Antinuclear

Australian news, and some related international items

The week that has been, in nuclear and climate news

a-cat-CANIt’s getting harder, and more ridiculous, to separate nuclear issues from fossil fuel issues. Nuclear and coal power are really intertwined, indeed depending on each other, and both contributing to global warming.

And now there’s the global oil corruption scandal, which really can’t be ignored. Australia is right in the thick of it. 

Australian and Marshall Islander nuclear test survivors demand a ban on nuclear weapons.

CLIMATE and ENERGY. Urgent need to shift to zero carbon power – as soon as 2018. Axe over controversial Shenhua coal mine in New England. Australia’s home solar battery company launches new product. Australia wasting over $2.5 million investigating ‘wind turbine syndrome‘. China’s State Grid Eyes Australia

POLITICS. We assume that Julie Bishop will oppose radioactive trash import, as she fears nuclear terrorism

It’s wrong to sell Australian uranium to critically unsafe Ukraine. The country that fuelled Fukushima to sell uranium to the country that gave us Chernobyl

SOUTH AUSTRALIA changes to Aboriginal Heritage Act – a precursor to nuclear waste dumping?

Desert Liberation Front (anti uranium) to rally outside Olympic Dam

 Nuclear waste dump plan

WESTERN AUSTRALIA Faults exposed with Mulga Rock uranium mining proposal 

QUEENSLAND Federal solar funding switch to hurt state

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY funding battery storage in homes.

VICTORIA.  At last Victoria might now get going, farming solar energy.

NEW SOUTH WALES.  Origin energy buys power from Moree solar farm.

 

 

April 2, 2016 - Posted by | Christina reviews

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