Danger for our region in uranium sales to India
there are fundamentally sound reasons why the Labor Party has resisted sales to India up to this point. The foremost reason is that India is not party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
Uranium sales to India a recipe for regional insecurity Sydney Morning Herald, Leigh Hubbard February 18, 2011 The wheels are firmly in motion for the Labor Party to reconsider its position on the contentious issue of uranium sales to India if this week’s comments from Resources Minister Martin Ferguson and Paul Howes from the Australian Worker’s Union are any indication. Continue reading
Grand Canyon’s biodiversitynow threatened by uranium mining
Mining has been banned within the Grand Canyon national park since President Roosevelt declared it a national monument in 1908.
Demand for uranium threatens Grand Canyon biodiversity Government report released on Friday will recommend whether raft of proposed mines in region should go ahead, Felicity Carus, guardian.co.uk, 17 February 2011 Continue reading
Arkaroola to be a National Park, perhaps not with uranium mining?
Clearly, there is overwhelming public opposition to mining in Arkaroola.
Editorial: Sentiment holds sway for Arkaroola | Adelaide Now, 18 Feb 2011, THE expected decision to declare the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary a national park is a welcome move. Continue reading
UK’s nuclear reprocessing will send plutonium into sea
Britain is on course to break an international agreement to reduce radioactive pollution of the seas, because of an increase in activity at the Sellafield nuclear site,
Sellafield activity ‘will ensure UK breaks nuclear pollution promise’ Group monitoring nuclear plant says ‘crash programme’ by government’s NDA will put UK in breach of Ospar convention Rob Edwards, guardian.co.uk, 17 February 2011
• ‘Sellafield is where we house the toxic legacy of our failed nuclear industry’ Continue reading
Uranium to India no advantage to Australian economy
Uranium sales constitute only a tiny fraction of total minerals export income. Lastly, the long resources boom, which has resulted in a national skills shortage and two-speed economy, pours cold water on any argument that we need uranium sales to sustain the sector, employment or the economy.
Uranium sales to India a recipe for regional insecurity Sydney Morning Herald, Leigh Hubbard February 18, 2011 “……..The drive by Martin Ferguson and Paul Howes to expand Australian uranium sales is based purely on the short-sighted goal of export dollars, cloaked in the guise of supporting regional energy development. But even in this regard, we know that the profits to Australia would not be significant. Continue reading
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