To 24 February – past week in Australian nuclear news
Not much has changed this week: the simmering North-Korean -USA nuclear continued to simmer quietly while the Winter Olympics were on: the global nuclear waste anxieties ratcheted up a little.
We got an insight into Donald Trump’s mindset about how to deal with teenage gunmen, (or anyone difficult?) . He suggests giving bonuses to teachers who carry guns into the classroom. As a former teacher, I shudder to think what might happen in some classrooms with a bunch of obstreperous kids.
Climate change: global sea level rise is inevitable, but more emissions will make it worse. Arctic temperatures soar 45 degrees above normal, flooded by extremely mild air on all sides.
AUSTRALIA
NUCLEAR. The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency asks for submissions, by 2nd March, on its draft Radioactive Waste Disposal Code. So far, they’ve published 16 submissions, all opposing the planned nuclear waste dump, except for one, from Denise Carpenter ( member of the Barndioota Consultative Committee. This Committee’s role is to help determine which is the best site for a National Radioactive Waste Dump.)
Meanwhile submissions to the Senate Inquiry into Selection for Nuclear Waste Dump Site close on 3rd April. The membership of this Committee is not known, but The Medical Association for the Prevention of War has written to Senators, outlining concerns about the dump site process.
Brewarrina residents step up campaign against proposed nuclear dump.
Hunters Hill residents still waiting on government to clean up uranium contaminated land.
Eleven members of the Turnbull Government openly support nuclear power for Australia.
Longterm slump in uranium industry looks like being permanent.
CLIMATE: ADANI COAL PROJECT Labor’s doublespeak about Adani coal mine plan. Townsville City Council censors documentary about Adani coal megamine plan. Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce bought up land near Inland Rail project.
ABORIGINAL ISSUES. Australia’s shocking cruelty to Aboriginal people with disabilities: Solitary confinement.
RENEWABLE ENERGY A renewable energy jobs boom is sweeping across regional Australia. Premier Jay Weatherill says that South Australia’s election will be a referendum on renewables. S.A. Labor shoots for 75 per cent renewables by 2025. Mark Parnell outlines The Greens environment policy for the coming South Australian election. Liberal Federal MP Warren Entsch urges Queensland Govt to promote renewable energy. Miles more at reneweconomy.com.au
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1.This month.
The Road to War brings a sharp focus to why it is not in Australia’s best interest to be dragged into a war with China which will almost inevitably go nuclear very quickly. The filmmaker has interviewed some of Australia’s senior foreign policy analysts who have vast experience behind them in analysing what really is going on here as the United States rattles its sabres with China. And sets us up to be its proxy, like the poor Ukranians have been fed into the Meatgrinder. So America can remain the Top Dog. The Road to War reveals how the United States through its spy base at Pine Gap and by stationing six nuclear capable B52 bombers in the Top End (without permission from the traditional owners) is making Australia a prime nuclear target if the current war of words suddenly melts down into full scale war.
The Road to War shows the implicit connection between Carbon emissions (the US military uses a whopping 70% of America’s annual petroleum to move its armies and vast War Machine around the globe to its 800+ military bases..but under a loophole wangled at Kyoto, the US military does not have to report its C02 annual emissions). The Road to War starts screening at selected cities and regional centres in March. See the trailer end for details.
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