Antinuclear

The week that has been in nuclear news – Australia

Trumpiness AGAIN!  Yes! He’s pulled America out of the Iran nuclear deal. Doesn’t augur well for the North Korea – USA summit to be held in Singapore on June 12. Increased risk of war in the Middle East.

Thirty thousand experts, policy people and diplomats are in Poland, planning for the next round of climate talks, The 1.5 degree C limit is a matter of life and death for some Pacific Island nations. 2 degrees is beyond safe.

Isn’t it good to learn about some sane, co-operative action? The power of environmentalism – Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians unite in campaign for the environment.

Renewable Energy Now Employs 10.3 Million People Globally.

AUSTRALIA

NUCLEAR

Nuclear waste dump plan,  Some more submissions to the Senate Inquiry on Selection of Site

• Eddie Hughes MP– Nuclear Waste Dump Site Selection Process is Deeply Flawed.
•  David Noonan: No sound reason for ANSTO’s nuclear reactor wastes to go to Kimba South Australia as STRANDED WASTES.
•  Gary Cushway shows up the lack of indigenous support for nuclear waste dump.

Geophysicists say that North Korean nuclear blast ‘moved mountain’. Australia’s seismic station plays role in monitoring.

CLIMATE. Adani’s Carmichael mine in Queensland no longer a viable proposition.  Turnbull’s election budget dumps on climate and renewables.

RENEWABLE ENERGY.

• Australian Energy Market Operator chief Audrey Zibelman on changing energy market: “Get used to it”.
• Australia beats 100MW rooftop solar installs for 7th month in a row.
• SolarReserve may add 70MW solar farm to Port Augusta solar tower.
• Solar microgrid to launch in the heart of Victoria’s coal country.
• New home buyers in WA offered “game-changing” solar PPA.  A
• nother two solar farms join NSW and Queensland grids .
•  Massive 1.5GW solar plant proposed for south-east Queensland.

South Australian Parliament debating law to protect whistleblowers.

USA, Australia, want to keep fossil fuel lobbyists in climate talks – developing nations want them OUT.

May 11, 2018 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina reviews