Antinuclear

Nuclear lobby’s underground campaign against renewable energy in Australia

While Australia’s nuclear lobby has gone a bit quiet , it’s still hard at work. Its best spokesman, Australia’s Minister For Nuclear Energy,  Martin Ferguson is dutifully campaigning on the nuclear lobby’s goal of stopping the progress of renewable energy.  Unfortunately, Ferguson has let them down a bit, stuffing up Australia’s Draft Energy White Paper.  I bet Ferguson is glad that people’s minds are on the Christmas season, and not on the inadequacies and inaccuracies of this draft.

In New South Wales, “astroturf” bodies are condemning wind power. the Waubra foundation and Landscape Gardeners are the best known of these. Behind them are pseudo environmental bodies, the Australian [against] Environment Foundation, and the rightwing Institute of Public Affairs.

Another reason why the nuclear lobby is lying low about its products is the gloomy state of the uranium market. Uranium company’s shares have dropped continuously over the year – Energy Resources of Australia’s by 82.1%, Cameco’s by 50%. Overall, uranium companies dropped by 54% over the past 12 months: it’s not just because of Fukushima.

For Australia, the bleakest news must be that China is doing  a rethink and a slow-down on its nuclear power project. Disastrous for Australia’s uranium companies who are pinning their last hopes on China!

Japan has announced this “cold shutdown” at Fukushima nuclear plant.  This is a creative use indeed of the term, designed to make everyone think that Fukushima is OK now. Not so –  indeed this is on of the most glaring lies that the nuclear lobby has come up with.

With all the lies going on – about Fukushima being OK, about ionising radiation being good for you, about wind power being bad for you  – this calls for a special focus on NUCLEAR LIES – which will be the theme of next month’s Antinuclear page.

Peace to all readers of this page  – Christian Macpherson

December 21, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina reviews