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CLIMATE and nuclear news this week; Australia

As I write, the world is reacting to Donald Trump’s announcement  that America will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.  We knew this was coming, but it is still a shock. USA, under Barack Obama was, along with China, a world leader, at least symbolically, in the struggle to save the planet from catastrophic climate change. (Andy Borowitz of the New Yorker, has an original opinion on this.)

Issues about climate change, and of the Adani coal project dominate the news at present.

NUCLEAR Meanwhile important nuclear issues are going on, under the radar. There are the Western Australian planned uranium projects of Yeelirrie and Wiluna

• Pro nuclear shills bring nonsense promises about Generation IV nuclear reactors to Australia. USA’s billionaires’ nuclear front group Breakthrough Institute spinning in Australia.
• The proposed federal nuclear waste facility is in fact an international dump. IMPOSITION of ANSTO reactor nuclear wastes onto South Australian community. Until June 21 – Submissions received by Australian govt on nuclear waste dumping in South Australia.
•  Australia’s nuclear lobby keen to have new submarines transformed to NUCLEAR submarines.

CLIMATE. Donald Trump is a “climate criminal” – Australian reaction to the USA climate deal pullout. Massive implications for Australia, in new report on sea level rise.  Sea level rise threatening Australia’s East Coast holiday beaches.

•  Adani will profit from APPROVAL for coal mine expansion, even if the project does not go ahead. Karla Way-McPhail, Annabelle Chaplain, – involved in coal industry , but on the Board to decide about Adani mine?  Adani coal mine dispute: it’s not only about money, and climate: there’s also black lung disease for miners.  Queensland govt dumps support for $1 billion rail loan to Adani.  Dispelling the myth that the Queensland economy actually needs the Adani coal mine.
• Australia’s government beholden to the fossil fuel industries, now want carbon capture and storage to be subsidised as “clean” energy.
• Queensland Land Court recommends scrapping Acland coal mine expansion.
• Fossil fuel generators manipulating Australia’s energy prices.

New South Wales EPA must review procedures for managing contaminated land

Uncertainty about future of existing Indigenous Protected Areas..

RENEWABLE ENERGY Ross Garnaut – green energy will be win-win for South Australia. Australian States lead in move towards renewable energy boom.   Solar power plant for Northern Territory Aboriginal community -cuts reliance on diesel. Telstra funding construction of $100 million solar farm in northern Queensland. If Glencore wants cheap energy for Mt Isa, it should go solar. Josh Frydenberg predicts ‘big battles’ within Coalition after Finkel review

June 2, 2017 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina reviews