Koch brothers’ influence will reach Australia to fight carbon tax
The nastiest end of the anti-tax campaign will come from a right-wing extremist grouping that includes Fox News’s Glenn Beck and is backed by the notorious Koch brothers. Koch and Koch are oil barons who run the largest private company in the USA and fund climate sceptics, race haters and the Tea Party, with funding tentacles reaching into Australia……
Another step towards renewable energy – Unleashed (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 25 Feb 2011, “…..The “can’t do” campaign will be meeting in PR war rooms across Australia this morning, deciding how much to spend on lobbying, advertising and astro-turfing. Continue reading
Legal proceedings begin on Muckaty nuclear waste dump plan
“Everyone knew that the wrong people gave permission to have that land destroyed by these government people who weren’t listening to the main Traditional Owners.
Traditional Owners angry at Muckaty decision, ABC Rural, Northern Territoary, By Caddie Brain, 25/02/2011 Mediation proceedings begin today in the court challenge over the nomination of Muckaty station as the proposed site for a nuclear waste dump.Traditional Owners have reaffirmed their opposition to the facility claiming that the government failed to consult all traditional owner groups. Continue reading
Mirrar Aboriginals tell European Parliamentarians of Ranger uranium mine dangers
Speaking through an interpreter, Mirarr elder Annie Ngalmirama said the people’s key concerns included mine waste and water management, contamination threats and the long-term social and cultural impacts of mining.
Scott Ludlam quotes prestigious international medical group on danger of uranium mining
“I think we disregard [these health professionals] at our peril….[M]embers of parliament and advocates who are hitching their political fortunes to this most volatile and dangerous of industries, should be warned and should listen to the words of these health professionals. “…There are no second chances with this unforgiving technology. This is an industry that we should be getting out of rather than getting ourselves further into.”
Australian senator questions uranium policies; cites IPPNW resolution « IPPNW peace and health blog, February 25, by John Loretz Senator Scott Ludlam, a member of the Australian Parliament from the Green party, has been asking the government some pointed questions about the health and environmental effects of uranium mining. Continue reading
Despite government repression, Jaitapur anti nuclear protests continue
protestors were being tried in false cases. Another local said water pumps which were being to draw water in one of the villages were severed a few days back. Pravin Gavankar, a local activist, claimed that, “Over 191 people had been subjected to preventive arrests since the protests began in 2006.”.
Jaitapur won’t relent, The Times of India, Sandeep Ashar, TNN, Feb 26, 2011, MUMBAI: Opposition from local villagers to the Jaitapur nuclear power plant is unlikely to recede even as chief minister Prithviraj Chavan visits the site on Saturday. Despite efforts by the government to win support of the locals for the project, most villagers are united in their demand for its cancellation…… Continue reading
Australia’s secretive nuclear waste Bill tramples on Aboriginal rights
“It’s a secretive piece of legislation in that it takes away people’s rights. It specifically removes procedural fairness and legal recourse from the people of Muckaty and it really restricts options for people all round Australia to have their say.
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25 Feb 2011,By Santilla Chingaipe, Controversial legislation allowing the creation of Australia’s first nuclear waste dump has been passed in the House of Representatives. Continue reading
Aboriginal traditional owners challenge Australian government to meet them over nuclear waste dump issue
“Come Out and Camp with Us” Traditional Owners Challenge Government to Meet Over Muckaty Waste Dump, 26 Feb 2011, Muckaty Traditional Owners met outside the offices of the Northern Land Council in Tennant Creek today to protest the passing of the National Radioactive Waste Management Bill through the House of Representatives.
The protest coincided with a federal court mediation in Melbourne about the contested Muckaty site nomination, attended by Traditional Owner Mark Lane Jangala. The Traditional Owners resolved to continue fighting the proposed waste dump and reiterated calls for politicians and the NLC to come to Tennant Creek and meet with the community. Continue reading
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