AUDIO from Central Australian Aboriginal Media – fight against nuclear waste dump
AUDIO http://caama.com.au/fight-against-muckaty-nuclear-dump-continues Fight against Muckaty Nuclear Dump Continues 9 Oct 12, Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association Those protesting against a nuclear waste dump being located at Muckaty Station in the Territory gathered over the weekend for a big meeting.AUDIO: launch of Hiroshima Exhibition , by Tom Uren
AUDIO Veteran launches ‘anti-nuclear’ Hiroshima Exhibition http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/connect-asia/veteran-launches-antinuclear-hiroshima-exhibition/1027806 9 October 2012, Former Australian government minister and veteran anti-nuclear campaigner, Tom Uren, has clear memories of the day when an atomic bomb exploded over Japan. As a prisoner of war, he was in Nagasaki when the second nuclear bomb was dropped in 1945
Youtube : Australian Youth Climate Coalition and the Walk for Solar Port Augusta
AYCC’s Walk for Solar on ABC TV News Breakfast http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=V5gArQEL1dQ&feature=youtu.be Oct 1, 2012
On Sep 30th, 2012, AYCC National Director Ellen Sandell was interviewed on ABC News Breakfast about the Walk for Solar and repowering Port Augusta with solar thermal technology.
Melbourne University’s plan for 100% renewable energy for Australia in just 10 years
100% renewable energy in Australia in only 10 years – no carbon tax
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qImNRuV4G0Q&feature=colike
Melbourne University has released a 194 page blueprint for how to convert all Australia’s existing power generation to 100% renewable in just 10 years. The report is scientifically based, well researched and takes into account all aspects of such a plan including technology, jobs, upgrades, placement, transitionary effects and it is completely costed.
This country needs a plan that is bold. This country needs a plan that doesn’t involve a massive increase in the cost of living that will do NOTHING to reduce emissions but will ensure coal miners and their union heavies are kept in employment within their polluting industry.
I urge everyone to visit the link I have at the end of the video and below and download the plan. Set yourself a couple of hours to go through it. If you agree with it, email your local member and raise it with them.
It is time this country did something bold, something that will create 10’s of 1000’s of jobs and make the Snowy River Scheme look like a Sunday picnic. This could be our opportunity to show the world what we are capable of and set ourselves up as the global leaders in renewable energy technology.
Please go to the link.
http://www.energy.unimelb.edu.au/uploads/ZCA2020_Stationary_Energy_Report_v1.pdf
Very informative video about Julian Assange
Exposed: U.S. May Have Designated Julian Assange and WikiLeaks an “Enemy of the State 
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/9/27/exposed_us_may_have_designated_julian#.UGTIboIEhrU.twitter Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show WikiLeaks founder 
Julian Assange may have been designated an “enemy of the state” by the United States. U.S. Air Force counterintelligence documents show military personnel who contact WikiLeaks or its supporters may be at risk of being charged with “communicating with the enemy” — a military crime that carries a
maximum sentence of death.
We speak to attorney Michael Ratner, president emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights and a legal adviser to Assange and WikiLeaks. [includes rush transcript] GUEST: Michael Ratner, president emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights and a legal adviser to Assange and WikiLeaks.
VIDEO: busting the myths against solar energy
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 74 – September 26, 2012 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3397 by Energy Matters This week, Virginia reports on more solar myths busted, the Solar Credits subsidy threatened by big business and the importance of stable renewable energy policy for Australia.
AUDIO: Queensland is especially vulnerable to global warming
Global warming threatens Qld agriculture sector: report http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-25/global-warming-threatens-qld-economy-report/4278764 ABC News By Sharnie Kim 26 Sept 12, The Federal Government’s Climate Change Commission is warning in a new report of a looming crisis in Queensland’s agricultural sector.
AUDIO: Reports says Qld’s economy is vulnerable to global warming effects. (AM)
The Climate Change Commission says Queensland’s economy is particularly vulnerable to the effects of global warming.
It says rising temperatures and changing weather patterns will lead to falls in beef, sugar and cereal production.
Commissioner Lesley Hughes says it is critical to quickly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“The challenge that we have in front of us is how quickly we can act to avoid the worst of those changes,” she said.
But she says some change is inevitable and farmers must adapt.
“There will be some sorts of agricultural practices that simply won’t be able to occur where they occur now,” she said.
The Commission’s report also warns of threats to the state’s coastal developments, biodiversity and tourism sector.
Ms Hughes says urgent action is needed to reduce carbon emissions.
“Nowhere’s doing enough so I wouldn’t single out Queensland in any way – Queensland is particularly vulnerable,” she said.
“Its economy, its natural environment, its agricultural industries and its coastal infrastructure is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, so Queenslanders have to do their bit.”
If You Love This Planet – a radio programme that is making a difference
Since 2010, website traffic has increased dramatically from 40,000 site visits a month to an average of 275,000 monthly site visits today.
On March 11 and 12, 2013, we will convene a landmark symposium, The Medical and Ecological Consequences of Fukushima, at the New York Academy of Medicine. This conference will bring together doctors, scientists, government officials and journalists who will present uncensored documentation about the known and projected effects of the Fukushima meltdowns as reported in Japan and throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
Letter from Dr Helen Caldicott September 21, 2012 Dear friends and supporters of If You Love This Planet: I want to share with you the encouraging response to If You Love This Planet, which has become a powerful media presence in its first four years. As we produce our fifth year of programming, I am very enthusiastic about the difference the radio show is making.
Interactive Australian Map of Nuclear Sites launched today
Friends of the Earth is today launching australianmap.net, a new online educational resource which brings together information, photos and videos about more than 50 of Australia’s nuclear sites including uranium mines and processing plants, the Lucas Heights research reactor, proposed reactor and dump sites, and British nuclear weapons test sites.
An overview shines a spotlight on recurring problems in Australia’s nuclear history such as children being exposed to radiation, unresolved radioactive contamination issues, and the important role of nuclear whistleblowers. An article about the project, ‘Recovering Australia’s Nuclear History’, is posted at New Matilda.
Of course the map pictured below is NOT interactive, but the one at australianmap.net IS
We would be grateful if your organisation could provide a web-link to australianmap.net.
We invite you to put australianmap on your own website − for more information visit australianmap.net/embed
An A2 poster is also being produced and distributed at cost price − please contact us if you want to order some.
View australianmap.net online or download a PDF file which contains all entries and the overview. Another feature of the website is the interactive ‘Chernobyl in Australia’ map which allows people to choose potential reactor sites and different wind directions to see what would happen if something went terribly wrong.
australianmap material has been written and researched by Jim Green and Nectaria Calan with IT support from Glenn Todd.
Contact: jim.green@foe.org.au, 0417 318368
Calls for Australia’s nuclear wastes to go to Maralinga – Aboriginal political leader
AUDIO http://www.abc.net.au/rural/nt/content/201208/s3574500.htm Indigenous party wants radioactive dump built on nuked land ABC Rural News, By Steven Schubert, 23 August 2012 The founder of the First Nations Political Party is calling for the nuclear waste dumped proposed fo Muckaty Station north of Tennant Creek to be built at Maralinga in South Australia instead.
That’s the site where the British Government tested several nuclear bombs during the 50s.
Maurie Japarta Ryan is running for the party in the seat of Stuart at the election, and says he believes Maralinga would be a better site for the dump.
“Why wreck a pristine place where there’s water at Muckaty, why not use scientific evidence, which they all talk about, and move it to a place where they’ve already nuked Australian people at Maralinga in South Australia?
“What I’m saying is scientifically nothing lives there, nobody goes there.”…. http://www.abc.net.au/rural/nt/content/201208/s3574500.htm
Youtube – Julian Assange Granted Asylum By Ecuador
Aug 16, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zs0sNyrZ7s&feature=youtu.be by TheYoungTurks “WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was granted political asylum by Ecuador on Thursday, setting up a standoff with the British government, which has vowed to block his exit from the country. The announcement was made by the Ecuadorian foreign minister, Ricardo Patiño. He said that Ecuador was granting Assange political asylum because it believed he was being persecuted for his actions as the head of WikiLeaks…”.* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down….
ABC Radio reports that Assange may be granted asylum in Ecuador
UK press fuels Assange asylum speculation http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2012/s3568031.htm ABC Radio AM Mary Gearin reported this story on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 TONY EASTLEY: There’s speculation in London that WikiLeaks founder Australian Julian Assange will be granted asylum in Ecuador. Continue reading
Nuclear waste dump an election issue in Northern Territory?
Push to make nuclear waste dump an election issue. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-11/push-to-make-nuclear-waste-dump-an-election-issue/4192530?section=nt August 11, 2012 A protest group is pushing to make the proposal for a nuclear waste facility at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory an election issue, Michael Coggan 7pm TV News NT | Duration: 1min 43sec
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 71 – August 8,
some of India’s “energy poor” were winners during the events. Many households in affected rural areas had the lights stay on thanks to their small off grid solar power systems that incorporate deep cycle battery storage.
With the possibility of another such event occurring, decentralized energy generation using renewable energy sources will likely gain even more attention in India.
Energy Matters Video News – Episode 71 – August 8, 2012 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3330 by Energy Matters Presented by Energy Matters team member Virginia, we take a look at some of the stories from Australia and around the world recently added to ourrenewable energy news section.
This week, Virginia reports on solar to the rescue during India’s massive blackout, solar to be cheaper than brown coal by 2030, the Australian Solar Institute providing funding for research into solar solutions for rural areas and the Saphonian – a wind turbine without blades. In what has been described as the world’s largest blackout event, solar panels again proved their worth. Continue reading
Police block Roxby Downs protestors: police have extra powers in BHP’s “protected area”
The protestors intend to march again on Monday. Donna Jackson, from the Larrakia people – the traditional owners of
land around Darwin – says she travelled to the mine to protest against uranium being transported through the Northern Territory. “We don’t want uranium coming through our harbour. It’s too unsafe,” she said. “We have a big wet season every year, nearly two metres of rain and there’s been lots of spillage. (photo below from ABC)
(includes video} Anti-nuclear protesters disperse after police stand-off http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-15/anti-nuclear-protesters-disperse-after-police-standoff/4131790 July 16, 2012 Anti-nuclear demonstrators called off Sunday’s protest outside the Olympic Dam uranium mine in South Australia’s outback after a two-hour stand-off with police.
Organisers say about 450 people had just started their march from their campsite to the gate of the BHP Billiton mine, when their route was blocked by police officers. Continue reading
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