Climate and nuclear news, Australia, to 10 December
Father Christmas will most likely be homeless in a couple of years. Alarm among scientists at ‘Extraordinarily hot’ Arctic temperatures. Problem of carbon release as permafrost melts.- For 2016, Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations are Rising at the Fastest Rate Ever Seen.
- Climate Change will lead to uncontrollable migration.
- The climate-water conflict – climate change increases risk of nuclear war.
- Insurance companies losing ability to manage risks, as climate change brings extreme weather events.
Finkel Report recommends emissions trading, warns on Australian govt’s climate policy chaos. Australian govt promotes coal and nuclear, despite public opinion and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank policy. Australia’s electricity industry strongly calls for a carbon price, and switch to clean energy. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull talks complete rubbish on climate policy. Australia’s gutless Minister for Environment and Energy – Josh Frydenberg.
Australia can get to zero emissions, as rooftop solar booms. Rooftop solar energy boom, but warnings on quality.
Australia’s dangerous uranium deal with India. Two Australian uranium mining companies going down the gurgler? According to Bob Hawke, Aborigines can get a decent life only if Australia imports nuclear waste?
South Australia. Australian government’s nuclear waste dump for Barndioota – a sly prelude for importing nuclear waste.
Queensland. Traditional Owners construct ‘legal line of defence’ against Adani and Qld Govt. Not justified, not financially viable – Adani’s huge coal mine project. Australian Labor says No to Adani coal loan.
South Australian Labor govt clings to its nuclear waste dream. South Australian nuclear waste dump enthusiasts write to politicians.
New South Wales. Sydney students pioneer a shared solar and battery system for apartment block.
Victoria. Barwon Water and the City of Greater Geelong investigate solar array for landfill site. New 116-turbine wind farm for the Wimmera, Victoria. MP James Purcell calls for nuclear power for Portland, Victoria.
Northern Territory appoints too many mining representatives to its Mining Advisory Committee
Western Australia. Toro Energy, uranium miner, CEO Vanessa Guthrie chucks away the poisoned uranium chalice.
Nuclear history – from the archives – theme for December 2016
Today, journalism is in a sorry mess. Yet still, there are courageous examples of investigative journalism – such as the McClatchy report on nuclear workers’ health. All too often, revealing and informative reports on nuclear matters are forgotten, as celebrity sex scandals and sport dominate the mass media.
This month we will remember and refresh stories from our archives. It’s important that, while we look at current events, these events are illuminated by knowledge of their history. Especially today, as the nuclear industry struggles desperately to survive – and to portray itself as “clean, green and of course, peaceful”, the truth of its dirty history must be remembered.
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of the week – Disrupting War & Militarism in Oceania. Active solidarity. Radical practice.
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