New South Wales Premier confirms ban on uranium mining
Uranium mining ban to stay, says O’Farrell, SMH, Sean Nicholls August 5, 2011The Premier, Barry O’Farrell, has said the state government is no longer considering a proposal to repeal legislation banning uranium exploration and mining in NSW, only days after the government said it was ”under consideration”.In response to a question by the Opposition Leader, John Robertson, about whether the government was considering overturning the ban, Mr O’Farrell, pictured, responded: ”No.’….’Having consulted … we made a deliberate announcement which the Premier has already made here today,” he said. ”We are not proposing to change the law on uranium mining in NSW”…Uranium mining ban to stay, says O’Farrell
Sacrificing South Australia’s environment for Mike Rann’s ego? Olympic Dam uranium mine expansion
South Australians have a right to be confident that a deal has not been fast-tracked for the benefit of an individual’s political legacy, particularly when the environmental ramifications are potentially disastrous,”
Fears of deals over Olympic Dam plan Adelaide Now, Greg Kelton The Advertiser August 05, BHP Billiton’s vast Olympic Dam project at Roxby Downs. ENVIRONMENTAL group Keep The Gulf Clean is worried the Olympic Dam project will be fast-tracked. It fears this will be done to allow Premier Mike Rann to sign off on the deal before he steps down as Premier. Continue reading
No more pro-nuclear religious indoctrination for US airforce
The Christians Bryan Cones at U.S. Catholic was elated by the news. “We can be grateful today that the U.S. Air Force will no longer include biblical or Christian justifications for the use of nuclear weapons in its ethics training for officers,”
Atheists, Christians Agree: Jesus Wouldn’t Launch Nukes – National – The Atlantic Wire, John Hudson,4 Aug 11, A curious mix of vigilant atheists and devout Christians are celebrating the Air Force’s decision to suspend a Christian-themed course taught to nuclear missile launch officers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
For almost 20 years, military chaplains presented these officers with slides filled with biblical references such as “Revelation 19:11 Jesus Christ is the mighty warrior” and Christian literature, such as St. Augustine’s Just War Theory, in an attempt to dismantle the moral and ethical qualms of annihilating human beings with nuclear weapons. Surprise! Not everyone liked it. Continue reading
Precipitous fall in shares of world’s largest uranium miner
Shares in Cameco fell precipitously, as the company lowered its long term forecasts for the industry.
Cameco Sinks As Sales Drop Post-Fukushima – – Forbes, 4 Aug 11, As the nuclear energy and uranium businesses recover from the crisis that was the Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan, Cameco posted second-quarter earnings that reveal big drops in revenue and profit. Despite hitting expectations, Cameco’s earnings sparked a sell-off given a more bearish look on their industry, ….. Continue reading
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