Radiation’s cruel legacy to Australian soldiers
Many of the servicemen began dying of horrific cancers, while others, like Bob, passed their damaged genes onto their children
Nuclear tests ravage family’s health Nine News 24 April 11, A Perth family has been plagued by serious illness and premature deaths for three generations, after inheriting damaged genes from a serviceman used as a human guinea pig for British nuclear tests in Australia more than half a century ago. Continue reading
Within 30 km of nuclear reactor – 90 million people in risk zone
Population concentration near a reactor is not a measure of danger, which depends on numerous factors including earthquake risk, quality of maintenance, regulatory oversight and the amount of radioactive material on site. But it does suggest how many people will be at risk if something does go terribly wrong, as happened in Fukushima, and in Chernobyl 25 years ago,
90 million live within 30 km of a nuclear reactor, Montreal Gazette, 24 April 11, Study outlines number of people at risk in case of serious accident
About 90 million people worldwide live within 30 kilometres of a nuclear reactor, equivalent to the exclusion zone around Japan’s crippled Fukushima plant, a study released Friday shows. Continue reading
Australia needs to invest in renewable energy powered electric cars
Senator Milne believes the government needs to take direct action. She criticised the government’s decision to support the local car manufacturing industry via the defunct Green Car Innovation Fund. Senator Milne said the local industry remained focused on making petrol-powered six-cylinder vehicles.
“Investment in truly innovative car manufacturing in Australia would also see a shift towards electric cars, instead of paying companies to make slightly less inefficient six-cylinder petrol cars,” she said.
Investment needed for innovative electric carSydney Morning Herald, Stephen Ottley April 23, 2011 AUSTRALIA is in danger of being left behind by the rest of the world in the race to find an alternative to petrol-powered cars. Continue reading
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