Antinuclear

Australian news, and some related international items

Paladin, Ashurst – now Roger Helbig trys to shut down Antinuclear – we must be having an impact

a-cat-CANHere’s what Roger Helbig sent me today:  ” Your first immediate action is to take my name out of your
e-mail subject line.  I have already advised WordPress and I will make
every possible effort to take down your WordPress blog and eliminate
your ability to ever have another WordPress blog.”   along with a lot of other threats of legal action.

This humble little website is now in the company of some much more illustrious sites. For example – “It has come to our attention that an Helbig,-Rogerindividual by the name of Roger Helbig, has been going to great effort to damage our reputation”  http://www.salem-news.com/

There are dozens more .. you see, Roger Helbig makes a profession of harrassing and preferably shutting down, any voices that criticise the use of depleted uranium.

“Lieutenant Colonel Roger Helbig, USAF, Rtd (it appears) is one of a small Pentagon-inspired group devoted to denigrating and undermining the efforts of those drawing attention to the dangers of DU, which three UN Sub-Committees have designated a weapon of mass destruction. Rokke is just the latest in a long line of Helbig targets. Journalist Bob Nichols, Project Censored award winner for his DU coverage, writes, ‘Individuals on web sites throughout the United States have complained about the abusive and aggressive actions of an Air Force Lieut. Colonel named Roger Helbig’.
 
David Lindorff, another award winner and the (UK) Observer’s David Rose, have also suffered a barage of abuse for stories exposing the dangers of DU
Nichols cites Helbig ‘attacking hundreds of sites and harrassing web moderators.’ Informative DU sites (such as www.Pandoraproject@yahoogroups.com and www.notinkansas.us – the latter’s meticulously researched alerts included the chilling warning of US military in Iraq reagrding bathing in shower water taken from Tigris river: ‘GI’s Beware Radioactive Showers’) are also victims. Researcher, John Ervin, posted on www.apfn.net: ‘They’ve already sent Lt. Colonel Roger Helbig after me.’
 
Leuren Moret, President of Scientists for Indigenous Peoples and City of Berkeley (Ca) Environmental Commissioner states: ‘Helbig has been harassing me nonstop for two to three years.’  ….”
http://www.123people.com/ext/frm?ti=personensuche%20telefonbuch&search_term=roger%20helbig&search_country=US&st=suche%20nach%20personen&target_url=aHR0cDovL21hZ2lja2RyYWdvbmZseS5ibG9nc3BvdC5jb20vMjAwOC8xMC9sdGMtcm9nZXItaGVsYmlnLXJob3RlbDEtdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy5odG1s&section=blog&wrt_id=262

Also

http://www.inthesetimes.com/search/results?cx=001426508291867289762%3Aj9oedch9yge&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&q=Roger+helbig
and http://aotearoaawiderperspective.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/the-pentagon-bullies-meet-roger-helbig/

February 12, 2013 Posted by | Christina reviews, civil liberties, media | 1 Comment

Cameco’s Kintyre uranium project not economically viable

graph-downwardCameco shares down following $168M write down on its Kintyre uranium mine The Canadian Press February 11, 2013  SASKATOON – Cameco has confidence in the long-term value of its Kintyre project but it’s not economically viable at current uranium prices and had to be written down by $168 million, CEO Tim Gitzel said Monday.

He said uranium would have to be at least US$67 per pound “to make that project interesting.”…..  it is not economical at radiation-sign-sadcurrent market prices and drilling results last year weren’t as encouraging as hoped “so we’ve put it into our bull pen for now.”He said the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis has caused “a pause” in demand for uranium.

“There’s been high-profile countries like Germany, who had 17 reactors operating before Fukushima and quickly shut down eight and are just running nine now and plan to phase out (the rest) over time,” said Gitzel….

February 12, 2013 Posted by | business, uranium | Leave a comment

Just about a million small solar panel systems in Australia – top solar postcodes

solar-on-house956,000+ Small Solar Panel Systems In Australia http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3587   12 Feb 13, 

The number of  small solar power systems installed in Australia has grown by more than 300,000 since the end of 2011.
Recently published data from the Clean Energy Regulator relating to systems installed under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme shows the nation’s rooftops collectively host at least 956,193 solar panel arrays as at January 31 this year. At the end of 2011, there were 644,045 systems.

The true current installation figure is higher – Renewable Energy Target (RET) legislation allows a 12 month creation period for Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs), so 2013 and 2012 figures will continue to rise due to this 12-month window.

The systems represent 2,308,026 kW of solar power capacity – enough to provide all the power needs for around 461,000 average Australian homes.

Australia’s top 20 solar PV postcodes and number of installations as at January 31, 2013: Continue reading →

February 12, 2013 Posted by | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, solar | Leave a comment

Indonesia solar power project being developed by Australian solar consortium

Australian solar consortium to develop 250 MW Indonesian project REM , 11 February 2013 SGI-Mitabu, a joint venture between The Solar Guys International and Mitabu Australia, is developing a 250 MW solar power project under an agreement with Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy. What’s more, it says it will finance the whole thing through reliance of a form of Islamic financing.

As reported by David Twomey of Econews Australia, the venture will launch a seven-year $100 million sukuk, or Islamic bond, later this year. That amount will be enough to finance the first, 50 MW stage of the project…….http://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/article/australian-solar-consortium-to-develop-250-mw-20130211

February 12, 2013 Posted by | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, solar | Leave a comment