Risk of Al Qaida revenge – they seek nuclear materials
Yesterday, Australia’s Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd, had a
long article in THE AUSTRALIAN, pushing for nuclear safety. ” The time has come – 25 years after the tragic accident at Chernobyl – to do all we can to prevent nuclear incidents” – says Kevin All very worthy, no doubt.
But there is a doubt.
Today, we learn that Osama bin Laden has been killed.
And – 9/11 Mastermind Reportedly Warned of ‘Nuclear Hellstorm’ if Bin Laden Killed – “…. Wikileaks cables show U.S. authorities uncovered a
number of attempts by Al Qaeda to obtain nuclear materials,….”- http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/05/02/11-mastermind-warns-nuclear-hellstorm-bin-laden-killed/
Now where do these world-wide “nuclear materials” come from? Why – Uranium – which Kevin Rudd’s Australia is selling as much as it can! – Christina Macpherson
Noongar Aboriginal people confront Warren Mundine on uranium mining
Noongar people berate Mundine over uranium, National Indigenous Times, 3 May 11, Noongar anti-nuclear activist, Marianne McKay interrupted a speech by Warren Mundine at the Australian Uranium Summit in Perth to tell him he had “no shame” if he wanted to promote and support uranium mining. Continue reading
South Australia to be radioactive industries hub?
Christina Macpherson, 3 May 11 Today’s glowing uranium industry news for South Australia carries the promise of future developments. South Australia has long
been suggested as the location for a radioactive nuclear waste import industry. Could this be a logical extension of its nuclear bomb testing past, and its uranium mining future?
Today, Mineweb tells us: South Australia seen as China’s next mining investment frontier. A mining conference in Adelaide today was told that Chinese mining and metal companies view South Australia as the world’s next mining frontier.
While Sydney Morning Herald enthuses about opening up of Woomera to uranium mining
the area was estimated to contain..about 78 per cent of the nation’s uranium… “jolt to drive further development in the future.”[ says Premier Rann]
SA hopeful of mining in Woomera zone, Sydney Morning Herald, Tim Dornin, May 2, 2011 , South Australian Premier Mike Rann says he’s hopeful of a decision soon from the federal government to unlock the mineral wealth in the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA).
Aboriginal objections to uranium mining’s “Self Regulation”
150,000 litres of contaminated water a day escapes from a tailings dam at Rio Tinto’s Ranger mine, in Kakadu.
Mining must come clean, Northern Territory News, ELLIE TURNER | May 3rd, 2011 TRADITIONAL landowners and support bodies are pushing for an overhaul of the uranium mining industry’s “self-regulation”. Continue reading
Western Australia’s gas project – a precedent for nuclear waste importing?
Australians seem to be preoccupied with their domestic lives, looking outwards now and then for football, rugby league, royal weddings, blessed popes..
It is a worry that in the bigger picture for this country, hugely important decisions are just not on our radar. An example is the Liquified Natural Gas industry. The maneuverings and manipulations in this might well be the precursor to maneuverings to bring about a nuclear waste import industry.
The background of the LNG development is one of a rushed process, lacking rigourous scientific and environmental study.
The main political players – W.A. Premier and Federal Resource Minister Martin Ferguson both show that their political ambitions and subservience to big corporations are their main consideration. Martin Ferguson’s conflict of interest is apparent.
The LNG project threatens the environment, and the substantial tourism and fishing industries, including existing Aboriginal enterprises.
The deliberate tying of of the location of the gas hub to the proposed ‘Indigenous benefits package’ for Kimberley Indigenous communities makes a mockery of the principle of “informed consent” for Aboriginal people – Christina Macpherson
Safety questions not answered in WA gas deal
Kimberley gas safety deal sought, FLIP PRIOR, The West Australian, April 29, 2011, Woodside has refused to offer guarantees to traditional owners on what it would do in the event of an industrial disaster off the Kimberley coast from a gas precinct at James Price Point, Continue reading
Uranium mining in Australia makes no economic sense
….“With nuclear power in decline, ambitious projections about the future of uranium mining are either delusional or disingenuous. Uranium mining makes no environmental sense and it has become clear that it makes no economic sense, given that it already contributes just 0.3 percent of Australia’s export revenue and just 0.03 percent of Australian jobs.”
Australia – Nuclear industry over-taken by renewable energy – WA Senator, —Social justice and Sustainable Living, Tony Serve , 2 May 11 Nuclear powerhas been out-performed and over-taken by the renewable energy sector and Australian governments must embrace the rise of clean power, say the Australian Greens. Continue reading
Bloomberg predicts Australia’s renewable energy growth
Bloomberg Forecasts Renewable Energy Growth in Australia, Solar Novus Today, 3 May 11 Australia’s current policies to promote renewable energy will drive at least AUD 36bn of new investment from now to 2020, according to energy market research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Continue reading
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