Nuclear, climate, pandemic news to 2nd June
The media’s, politicians’ and the public’s gaze has now shifted from the health aspects of coronavirus, to the economic effects of the pandemic, and of the response to it.
Which brings us to the question of – what should governments be doing with tax-payers’ money?
Well, one thing they shouldn’t be doing is wasting it. Yet, in the case of the nuclear industry, that is what’s happening, and especially in the cause of nuclear weapons. Alex Smith, of Radio Ecoshock covers not only the shocking economics of the nuclear industry, but its unsafety in this time of pandemic, the associated secrecy and bungling in America, Russia, Japan, China, Canada, Europe and beyond. And this includes the vulnerability of nuclear facilities to the effects of global heating.
AUSTRALIA
And yes, so far, Australia is doing very well in its response to the pandemic.
NUCLEAR.
Australian nuclear dump decision trashes indigenous peoples’ rights.
Submissions to Senate Committee on Radioactive Waste Management Amendment Bill:
- Friends of the Earth condemns shameful Radioactive Waste Management Bill, offers positive alternatives.
- Sebastian Tops: National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment Bill uses vague unspecified term “controlled material” for secret reasons? “
- Bob and Sue Tulloch: scrutiny needed on Radioactive Waste Management Amendment- paves the way to import foreign nuclear wastes.
- David Myer : nuclear lobby bullying their way by their effort to change the National Radioactive Waste Management Act,
- Brett Pike: The overwhelming majority of South Australians do not want a nuclear waste dump in their State.
- Maurice Blackburn: nuclear waste Bill Amendment is against natural justice, excludes Aboriginal community and concerns.
- Nancy Lennon: ensure that key environmental laws are applied to National National Radioactive Waste Management Act ANSTO’s dodgy classification of nuclear wastes. Legal action to follow the shonky National Radioactive Waste Management’s processes?
- Megan Johnson: National Radioactive Waste Act – not democratic, not transparent, a hasty inadequate plan.WASTE OF TIME – submissions re radioactive waste dump Inquiry- ONLY TECHNICAL MATTERS will be considered.
BHP Olympic Dam copper-uranium mine operates on outdated 1991 era Occupational Radiation Exposure Limits.
A tribute to the Maralinga traditional owners.
Australia must not forget – the plutonium abuse of an Australian child, by Argonne National Laboratory.
ERA’s focus is now on rehabilitating the Ranger uranium mine site. Prospective Northern Goldfields uranium miner fails to submit environmental and mine closure plans on time.
Australia’s national environment laws ‘actually allow extinction to happen’.
CLIMATE. The Australian government has officially given up on climate action. Wind, solar and drought drive down emissions, but Australia still lags on targets. Morrison government has not modelled a zero emissions scenario. Federal energy and emissions reduction minister Angus Taylor says higher emissions targets ‘not necessarily good policy’. Australia won’t budge on 2030 climate targets, keeps mum on longer term intentions. Covert-19: Government stacks Covid Commission with oil and gas mates, cosy deals follow.
In 2019, fire chiefs were ‘gagged’ when trying to give climate change warnings to government.
News Corp cuts represent an huge threat to Australian democracy - enormous power of Rupert Murdoch over Australia’s media. Australian media is not doing its job to expose power and corruption.
RENEWABLE ENERGY. Networks can now replace costly poles and wires with solar and storage micro-grids. Ausgrid seeks thousands of NSW homes to join expanded virtual power plant . NSW calls for wind, solar, storage ideas for first renewable zone in central west. Huge Uungula wind project edges closer in NSW renewable energy zone. Sun Cable’s solar and battery mega-project may be first of many. Suntech’s 9.4MW Robinvale solar farm completed in Victoria. Lawyers’ picnic, and $47m at play, as Sunraysia solar farm faces further delays. “Once in a lifetime opportunity:” NSW farmer on why he wants to host a wind farm.
INTERNATIONAL
Eminent Persons Warn Against Any Demonstration Nuclear Test Explosion. – “grave challenge to global peace and security” – Nuclear watchdog on potential U.S. nuclear test.
The Environmental Legacy of Nuclear Weapons Production: Five Case Studies — HUMAN WRONGS WATCH
‘The Triumph of Doubt‘ – corporations’ war on science.
Research is needed into health effects of 4G and 5G [electromagnetic] radiation.
Extreme heat, humidity, air pollution – combined threat to South Asia.
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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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