To 22 February, Covid-19, climate, and nuclear news
- Global Tracker: Cases exceed 111.2 million; deaths pass 2.4 million
- Vaccine Tracker: More than 202 million shots given worldwide
- Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reduces transmission by 89%, study shows
Climate; disinformation is rampant. –”we have allowed governments around the world to throw away the time when we could have stopped the endless killer heat waves, fires, rising seas, superstorms, dying coral, dying everything. We let governments from Monarchies to Oligarchies to alleged Democracies endanger life on this planet, including our kids future.
If we can’t change that, we really are doomed.” – Alex Smith, Radio Ecoshock.
Nuclear – it is disappointing to me to listen to interviews with Bill Gates- he is not questioned on his statements pushing nuclear power for climate. It seems that being a billionaire entrepreneur qualifies him for a kind of reverent belief and trust . Meanwhile, a real climate expert , Michael Mann, has just published an authoritative book on the subject.
Hunting for good news – but it’s tricky. Lots of good news on things like individuals being kind to homeless people. But there’s a dearth of news about public, government, action to provide homes for the homeless.
AUSTRALIA.
Wise warning to Australian government to withdraw embarrassing Nuclear Waste Dump Bill.
Nothing clean about nuclear, coal or gas – Australian Conservation Foundation. Australian Liberal National Coalition enthusiastic for nuclear power. Nationals add nuclear enthusiasm to the government’s energy bill. Australia a renewables leader – or the ‘‘Saudi Arabia of nuclear energy”– Queensland neeeds job-supplying, clean, renewable energy, NOT antiquated nuclear power. News Corpse fervently promoting nuclear power to Australia.
Solar, storage to take over from Ranger uranium mine. Mediation continuing over rehabilitation of Range uranium mine.
‘Clean coal’ is nothing but a marketing scam: Energy experts.
Federal energy and emissions reduction minister Angus Taylor wants to include dirty energy in Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
INTERNATIONAL
Nuclear lobby planning to take over the U.N Climate Change Conference.
Living longterm in radioactively contaminated areas damages our health.
On nuclear power as climate solution, Bill Gates shows alarming ignorance. Bill Gates’undemocratic approach to climate crisis. New books on climate change; Michael Mann versus (nuclear promoter) Bill Gates.
The “negaWatt” – the best energy is the energy you don’t use.
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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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