This week in climate/nuclear news Australia and beyond
I never want to minimise the nuclear perils. But, it is a dying industry, and can look irrelevant as news about the climate crisis continues to be revealed.
One thing about nuclear power – the mainstream media continues to mindlessly hype the industry as the climate solution, while in fact nuclear is the third highest carbon emitter after coal-fired plants and natural gas. Even if they were “zero carbon”, nuclear reactors would never be installed in time to make a difference.
CLIMATE – where to start? Combined environmental crises could trigger ‘global systemic collapse‘, scientists warn. Some climate modelling is now predicting an unprecedented and alarming spike in global temperatures — perhaps as much as 5 degrees Celsius. Ya know that things are getting serious when it hits industry and markets – The northern hemisphere winter has been unusually mild: That’s making life difficult for oil and gas traders,
Antarctica posts a record high temperature. Arctic ice melt is changing ocean currents . Coronavirus likely to be connected to climate change – bats the likely first vector. Fires and floods: Australia already seesaws between climate extremes – and there’s more to come. Delhi’s disaster – disappearing water supplies.
A little bit of good news – Nuclear energy exhibit to be closed, turned into clinic for doctor-hungry Yamaguchi town
AUSTRALIA
NUCLEAR.
- Philip White shows folly of nuclear activities for Victoria: Submission No.112. SUBMISSIONS 122 Australians want Victoria’s Nuclear Prohibition Laws to stay. Victorian govt Nuclear Inquiry – published Submissions strongly anti -nuclear. My Submission to INQUIRY INTO NUCLEAR PROHIBITION (focussing on thorium etc). Victoria’s Nuclear prohibition laws Inquiry – these are the Committee Members.
- Liberal MP Katie Allen touts nuclear energy for Australia. Climate action distracted by talk of uncosted, unbuilt, unproven and unpalatable technologies such as nuclear. Coalition nuclear stooge MPs line up to push for removing Australia’s prohibition on nuclear activities. Know your Federal govt pro nuclear stooges.
- The sorry Kimba nuclear waste saga– Michele Madigan spells it out (and it’s not over). The shambles of the Australian government’s Kimba nuclear waste dump plan. Kimba nuclear waste deal makes the “sports rorts” look like petty cash. ANSTO Senior Nuclear Officer Admits Admits ANSTO reclassifies High Level Wastes as Intermediate Level. Bangarla legal case: voting manipulation brought about “Yes” vote for Kimba nuclear waste dump ballot. Nuclear Stigma is, and will continue to be the cancer that erodes Kimba future. Kimba nuclear waste dump: PM and South Australia Premier Marshall must step in.
Flooding events highlight the danger to proposed uranium mining sites Yeelirrie and Wiluna.
CLIMATE.
- Australians will cringe, when our govt gives its climate-denialist policy in Glascow. Australian Parliament and its coal-smudged deals.
- #ScottyFromMarketing appoints nuclear-coal enthusiast as Australia’s new resources minister. #ScottyFromMarketing “won’t be bullied” by climate science.
- Liberal politicians jump on the climate bandwagon to promote nuclear power. Coalition compares wind and solar to “dole bludgers”, pushes for coal, nuclear.
- Zali Steggall , independent MP for Warringah, luring Liberals towards climate action. Adam Bandt, The new Australian Greens leader looks to hopeful action on climate catastrophe. Bandt vows to hold torch to Coalition on climate.
Coalition hands out $4 million to pursue new coal generator in Queensland. Private investors won’t touch new Coalition-backed coal plant, Labor says.
Why can’t the Australian government do the right thing by the persecuted Julian Assange?
RENEWABLE ENERGY – lotsa news – check out reneweconomy.com.au
INTERNATIONAL
Climate emergency plans must have a ‘no new nuclear’ clause.
Nuclear power went backwards in 2019, and the outlook is bleak.
Nuclear power and harm to animals.
Permafrost thawing -“fast and dramatic, affecting landscapes in unprecedented ways.ar compensation claims from Tahiti.
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1.This month.
Zoom webinar – “Nuclear Winter: The Environmental Consequences of a Nuclear Exchange.”
April 7th at 11:30 am PST / 2:30 pm EST
Nuclear Winter: The Environmental Consequences of a Nuclear Exchange”
Join us for an informative webinar with renowned atmospheric scientist, Professor Brian Toon, as he discusses the environmental risks and global impacts of a nuclear war. Despite the potential damage caused by the blast from even small nuclear weapons, many countries continue to invest in and expand nuclear arsenals. Professor Toon will provide a scientific assessment of civilian fatalities, agricultural failures, climate concerns, and complications with food supply that would follow any international nuclear conflict. We need to plan how to prevent nuclear conflict and avoid catastrophe. Politicians and military planners must be made aware of global climate and agricultural complications that would ensue. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from, and engage in, this vital conversation
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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