Gross feed in tariff good news for solar households
Solar households to get paid for all their power ABC News Nov 10, 2009 The New South Wales Government has reversed its policy on solar power – meaning households with solar energy systems will soon be paid for all of the electricity they generate.
The state Government is adopting a gross feed-in tariff system for solar energy rather than the net model which is in place in other states.The Environment Minister John Robertson says it means households will be paid for all of the electricity produced by solar panels, not just the surplus which is fed back into the grid.“It will be the highest payment for families anywhere in the country at 60 cents per kilowatt-hour,” he said.”This will provide households the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint and also ensure they’re generating electricity using solar cells.”
Solar households to get paid for all their power – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
ANSTO quickly backtracks on crooked opinion poll
After this morning (26/10/09)changing the wording on its nuclear opinion poll, so that it changed results from “Against nuclear” to “in favour” of nuclear, viewer reactions caused ANSTO to rethink this blatantly dishonest (and rather stupid) strategy Continue reading Radiation chemical spill at Lucas Heights nuclear reactor
Staff not evacuated after spill at Lucas Heights THE AUSTRALIAN October 21, 2009 Australian Associated Press OPERATORS at Sydney’s Lucas Heights nuclear reactor were not evacuated after a radiation chemical spill, a Senate committee has heard. An internal audit conducted by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation found safety procedures were breached in August 2008 after a vial of molybdenum 99 – used in the production of nuclear medicine – was dislodged.
Asked by Australian Greens senator Scott Ludlam if the molybdenum was left unreported for three hours, ANSTO chief executive Adi Paterson said the organisation’s report had referred to this incident………..
A spokesman for Senator Ludlam said that if safety procedures could not be followed at Australia’s nuclear reactor, “God help” Australia if ANSTO was put in charge of a full scale nuclear power facility.
Staff not evacuated after spill at Lucas Heights | The Australian
Eastern Australia – radioactive risk from BHP’s Olympic Dam uranium mine
Australia: Red Sky in the Morning, Radioactive Warming Political Affairs By Peter Mac 14 Oct 09 “………..there is a strong possibility that future dust storms sweeping across from South Australia will be radioactive and will carry toxic metal contaminants. Continue reading
Radioactive problems remain in Hunters Hill
Radioactive homes need rules Science Alert 05 October 2009
There are serious gaps in how Australia deals with the problem of radiation contamination of suburban homes, a leading lawyer told the CleanUp 09 conference in Adelaide on 30 September. Continue reading
Australian Liberal MP opposes nuclear plant
MP warns against Port Stephens nuclear plant
ABC Newcastle News 26 Sept 09 The state Liberal Member for Port Stephens, Craig Baumann, says he is not against nuclear energy, but will not tolerate a power plant being built in his electorate.
Yesterday, Acting Opposition Leader Julie Bishop said nuclear energy needs to be considered as a way to address climate change.Three years ago Mr Baumann strongly criticised an Australia Institute report that named Port Stephens as an ideal site for a nuclear power station.He says such a plant would ruin the area.
ABC Newcastle NSW – MP warns against Port Stephens nuclear plant
Lucas Heights nuclear reactor a target for latest terrorists
The Age, Britt SmithAugust 4, 2009 Holsworthy Barracks on Sydney’s outskirts, the alleged target of a suspected terrorist suicide attack, is home to thousands of troops and a major anti-terrorist unit………
….Its eastern boundary is near the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor…………………
Police say they foiled a mission by Islamic terrorists to launch a suicide shoot-out on Holsworthy in what they say would have been the worst-ever terrorist attack on Australian soil.
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