Time for Australia to integrate smart grids and renewable energy
An emphasis on keeping electricity prices as low as possible led to severe under-investment in the grid and this resulted in the side-lining of issues such as energy efficiency, the integration of renewable energy sources….…
Smart Grids Transforming the Energy Industry, GLG News December 13, 2010 Continue reading
Rudd in Israel calls for openness on nuclear weapons
Rudd calls for inspections of Israel’s nuclear facility The Australian John Lyons December 14, 2010 FOREIGN Minister Kevin Rudd has arrived in Israel with a blunt message: allow international inspectors into your nuclear facility. Continue reading
Research debunks uranium companies’ spin on radiation
In 2009, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) stated that radon gas delivers twice the radiation dose to humans as originally thought….
companies such as Toro Energy, Uranium One and Heathgate Resources that have been promoting the view that low-level radiation is beneficial, and funding the Australian visits of people prepared to promote those views.
Radiating risk and undermining public health – On Line Opinion -By Peter Karamoskos , 13 December 2010 On several occasions in recent years uranium mining companies have brought guest speakers to Australia to argue that low-level radiation exposure is not only harmless but actually good for you. Continue reading
Terrorist freed now, though plotted to bomb Lucas Heights nuclear reactor
Willie Brigitte walks out of prison | Herald Sun, 13 Dec 10, AUSTRALIA’S most notorious terrorist, Willie Brigitte, has been freed from jail on good behaviour, despite having served less than half his sentence for plotting to bomb the nation’s nuclear reactor.The Caribbean-born Muslim convert, who lived in Sydney, was sentenced in France in 2007 to a maximum nine years for joining an al-Qa’ida-backed Pakistani terror cell that had conspired to blow up the Lucas Heights nuclear plant, Australia’s electricity grid and/or a military base.But the Sunday Herald Sun has learnt the 42-year-old extremist walked free from a French jail on September 25 this year……Willie Brigitte walks out of prison | Herald Sun
Australia’s intelligence analysts warn against attack on Iran
Australia’s top intelligence agency has also privately undercut the hardline stance towards Tehran of the United States, Israeli and Australian governments, saying that Iran’s nuclear program is intended to deter attack and that it is a mistake to regard Iran as a ”rogue state”.
WikiLeaks | fears of potential nuclear war in the Middle East, Sydney Morning Herald, Philip Dorling December 13, 2010 AUSTRALIAN intelligence agencies fear that Israel might launch military strikes against Iran and that Tehran’s pursuit of nuclear capabilities could draw the US and Australia into a potential nuclear war in the Middle East. Continue reading
Australia’s Prime Minister alienates many, with her reaction to Julian Assange
With this, especially the declaration of illegality, Julia Gillard offended the sensibilities of hundreds of thousands of Labor supporters, many of whom won’t be coming back to the ALP
PM tanks at home, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 Dec 10, Gillard’s ill-advised judge and jury comments convicting Julian Assange alienated a swag of Labor supporters for good.
THE WikiLeaks revelations have been an immense political disaster for the Gillard government. All it took was two sentences from the Prime Minister during a radio interview nine days ago, as the first of the 250,000 US State Department documents held by the website were published in overseas newspapers: “I absolutely condemn the placement of this information on the WikiLeaks website. It is a grossly irresponsible thing to do and an illegal thing to do.” Continue reading
Wikileaks reveals the influence of BHP Billiton over Australian government
The revelation is embarrassing for BHP Billiton, which has consistently refused to be drawn on suggestions it had engaged in a campaign
How BHP sank Rio deal, The Age, Philip Dorling and Richard Baker December 11, 2010 MINING giant BHP Billiton lobbied intensively behind the scenes to wreck a $21billion investment deal between rival Rio Tinto and Chinese government-owned Chinalco, leaked US government cables reveal. Continue reading
King Island shows the way to 100% renewable energy
The project will use leading edge technology to integrate wind, solar and storage capacity into the local grid…..“It will enable King Island to operate as a 100 per cent renewable system when wind and solar conditions allow…..“It will show the rest of Australia and the world the potential for renewable energy to contribute significantly to more sustainable and lower carbon-intensive power systems.
Renewable Energy Project Launched on King Island (Tasmania) Continue reading
Smart Grids, Broadband, and Renewable Energy for Australia
Smart grids and the national broadband network
Australia is in a unique position to benefit from two infrastructure projects that are being developed simultaneously…..no matter how one looks at this issue, the overriding solution is to move away from fossil fuels to renewables as quickly as possible.
Queensland coastal cities suggested for nuclear plants
In response to community concern, the Queensland Government has legislated to prohibit the development of nuclear facilities in Queensland….
Nuclear plant for Gladstone? Gladstone Observer Kieran Moran | 10th December 2010 GLADSTONE has been identified as a likely site for a nuclear power plant. Continue reading
Wikileaks reveal Australia deceived about US missile defence
The top secret Joint Defence Facility at Pine Gap near Alice Springs is also directly involved in ballistic missile defence by controlling and receiving data from US early warning satellites….
WikiLeaks fallout | Missile defence language deceives Labor’s Left, Sydney Morning Herald, Philip Dorling and Richard BakerDecember 9, 2010 T HE federal Labor Left faction was deliberately ”deceived” by the language used in last year’s Defence White Paper to describe Australia’s position on missile defence co-operation with the United States, a secret US embassy cable reveals. Continue reading
Australia’s clean, nuclear free, energy future
Siemens, a company with extensive involvement in the energy sector, has also mapped out an energy plan for Australia in which the contribution of fossil fuels to electricity generation falls from 93 per cent to around 10 per cent by mid-century, with the remainder generated by a mix of renewables consisting mainly of solar (35 per cent), wind (18 per cent), and geothermal (17 per cent)..
Clean And Green Doesn’t Have To Be Nuclear | newmatilda.com, Dr Jim Green, 9 Dec 10, “If nuclear power is the answer, it must havebeen a pretty stupid question.” So says Ian Lowe, Griffith University professor and president of the Australian Conservation Foundation. Continue reading
Research report shows Queensland’s world-class ability for solar power
The key findings of the Parsons Brinckerhoff report include:
• the quality of Queensland’s solar resource is comparable to the world’s best solar resources;
• deploying large-scale solar projects in Queensland is technically and environmentally feasible;
Study provides a roadmap for solar power in Queensland, My Sunchine Coast, 9 Nov 10, A new study indicates Queensland has all the necessary elements to become an international leader in commercial-scale solar power, including solar resources that are comparable to the best found anywhere in the world. Continue reading
Australian Greens urge transparency on BHP’s new statement on Olympic Dam expansion
Greens press for the release of BHP report on Olympic Dam project in South Australia – International Business Times, By Ricky Roxas | December 3, 2010 Korea negotiators reach… BHP Billiton Ltd acted too slow for public convenience in submitting its formal response on environmental concerns about its proposed mining expansion at Olympic Dam in South Australia… Greens press for the release of BHP report on Olympic Dam project in South Australia – International Business Times
Scotland’s plans on exporting nuclear wastes
Plans published on returning foreign nuclear waste, BBC News, 6 December 2010 Plans published on returning foreign nuclear waste Proposals have been published on how to handle nuclear waste from abroad, which is held at Dounreay.In the 1980s and 1990s, the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) signed contracts to recycle fuel from Australia, Belgium, Germany and Italy.
The countries were to take back the waste generated but some are not geared up to do so…….. BBC News – Plans published on returning foreign nuclear waste
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