Can you believe Queensland’s Energy Minister – about uranium and nuclear?
‘No plans’ for uranium mining and nuclear energy http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/no-plans-uranium-mining-nuclear-energy-queensland/1948775/ Rae Wilson 17th Jul 2013
WATER and Energy Minister Mark McArdle has categorically ruled out nuclear energy options in Queensland during an estimates committee hearing.
He said there were “no plans at all” during questioning from the Opposition about uranium mining and nuclear energy.
The LNP lifted a 30-year ban on uranium mining last year and has been undertaking research into best practice for resuming mining in some parts of the state for export.
Mobile phones and kids; not ionising radiation, but still cause for concern
Cell phone radiation has been classed by the World Health Organization as a possible human carcinogen in the same category as diesel engine exhaust, some pesticides, and some heavy metals. As Dr. Devra Davis of the Environmental Health Trust points out, “we would never let a child play with some pesticides, heavy metals, or diesel engine exhaust. Yet people are giving their children cellphones.”
The people from down under are waking up to the importance of keeping children safe from cell phone radiation; all parents must wake up and act now
Parents should limit their child’s cell phone use; says federal radiation health watchdog http://www.naturalnews.com/041231_children_cell_phone_use_radiation_exposure.html#ixzz2ZQSQ02gK , July 17, 2013 by: Lloyd Burrell (NaturalNews) It’s an all too familiar scene: children, some as young as nine, spending an exorbitant amount of time on cell phones. What may not be as familiar, and therefore go unnoticed, is the sight of children who are suffering and sick from cancer, specifically brain cancer. Australia has noticed and is very concerned about the connection between these two trends. Through the federal government health watchdog, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), Australia has issued a warning. One which speaks volumes.
In a “fact sheet” distributed to parties interested in purchasing and using cell phones, the consumer watchdog group has put out a warning in regards to children and mobile phones. Or more importantly, children and cell phone radiation.
How many kids does this really affect?
As many as 25 percent of nine-year-olds living in Australia and three out of four teenagers attending high school in the land down under have regular access to a cell phone. ARPANSA recommends that parents assist their children in limiting their exposure to the radiation that is emitted from cell phones. The federal organization bases this on the research surrounding children and cell phone use. Continue reading
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