Warning on expansion of Olympic Dam uranium mine – report from the ground
“Recent research from Monash University has demonstrated that the mine could operate profitably exporting copper, gold and silver but not uranium. We would like to see the radioactive risks left out of this mine expansion. It is incredibly disappointing that BHP continues to peddle the fiction that uranium export is necessary and unavoidable.”
ROXBY EIS CONCERNS ENVIRONMENTALISTS FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH 23 May 11, The annual Friends of the Earth’s Radioactive Exposure Tour has visited the Olympic Dam mine a week after BHP Billiton‘s Supplementary EIS was released.
The expansion plans which include a 3.5km X 4.1km open pit mine have triggered concerns with environmentalists from Darwin to Melbourne. Continue reading
Canberra rally against draconion nuclear waste dump legislation
June 14 Canberra rally | Beyond Nuclear Initiative, 23 May 11 In the June sittings of Parliament the Senate is set to debate the National Radioactive Waste Management Bill (NRWMB). This draconian piece of legislation would be used to impose a radioactive waste dump on contested Aboriginal Land at Muckaty, north of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory. Continue reading
Nuclear lobby targets Jaitapur villagers with comic book propaganda
AREVA, Cameco, and other nuclear companies have become skillful at targeting indigenous peoples with comic strip books and promotions. They’ve also used these tactics in schools – getting to unsophisticated people with cheerful, simplistic propaganda.
the comic narrates the story of Jagdishpur, a village that had been underdeveloped due to ignorance and superstition, but undergoes a transformation when a nuclear power plant is built there.
Comic relief for Jaitapur N-plant fears Hindustan Times, Mumbai, May 23, 2011 The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) has turned to comic strips to dispel safety fears of villagers about atomic energy. The move by the Government-run nuclear plant operator is an attempt to address opposition by locals and activists to the planned nuclear power project in Jaitapur, Maharashtra and questions that may come up at sites of other proposed projects. Continue reading
Australian govt introduces legislation to increase spying on Julian Assange
Last week the government introduced legislation to define ASIO’s role more broadly to include collection of intelligence ”about the capabilities, intentions or activities of people or organisations outside Australia.”…
ASIO eye on WikiLeaks,The Age 23 May 11, “………declassified official briefings do not support Ms Gillard’s public assertion that Assange broke Australian law by publishing leaked US government secrets.Confirmation of Australian intelligence reporting on WikiLeaks comes as the government moves to broaden ASIO’s ability to spy on Australians involved with activities outside Australia that are of interest to the government. Continue reading
Australia’s Climate Commission warns on need for urgent action
Climate jury finds dire need for action to slow warming, Sydney Morning Herald, Ben Cubby, May 23, 2011 THE evidence for global warming is now ”exceptionally strong and beyond doubt” and actions this decade will determine the impact of climate change for the rest of the century, according to the first big report produced by Australia’s Climate Commission. Continue reading
Commercial success with decentralised solar energy
“We’re recommending it to everyone,” …. “We’ve certainly got our money’s worth.”
Many local companies laud effects of renewable energy efforts, 22 May 11, By Marc Munroe Dion, Herald News Staff Reporter FALL RIVER — It’s been 15 months since linen manufacturer Matouk, 925 Airport Road, installed about 200 solar panels atop its building, which houses the company’s offices, manufacturing space and factory store. Continue reading
Plan for solar panels in all new buidings in Japan
Japan ‘plans solar panels for all new buildings’, Google News, (AFP) – 23 May 11, TOKYO — Japan is considering a plan that would make it compulsory for all new buildings and houses to come fitted with solar panels by 2030, a business daily said Sunday.The plan, expected to be unveiled at the upcoming G8 Summit in France, aims to show Japan’s resolve to encourage technological innovation and promote the wider use of renewable energy, the Nikkei daily said….. AFP: Japan ‘plans solar panels for all new buildings’
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