Australia’s major political parties fail on nuclear waste dumping
“When you attempt to impose nuclear waste dumps on unwilling communities it’s very likely to backfire and the dump won’t be established because community opposition will prevail,”
Anti-nuclear alliance gives thumbs down to parties – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 17 Aug 2010, An alliance opposed to a nuclear industry in Australia says neither the Government nor the Opposition deserves to win the federal election.At a meeting of the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance in Alice Springs, traditional owners have raised renewed concerns about a proposal to house a nuclear waste dump at Muckaty Station near Tennant Creek. Continue reading
South Australia could be renewable energy hub
According to the Greens South Australian Senate candidate Penny Wright, four potential wind energy projects on the Eyre Peninsula could more than double South Australia’s wind-sourced electricity generation capacity to 7500 megawatts if better transmission infrastructure were available.
Greens Envision South Australia As A Renewable Energy Exporter : Renewable Energy News, 16 AUGUST, 2010, The Australian Greens have proposed upgraded electricity transmission infrastructure across Australia that would see South Australia become a renewable energy exporter. Continue reading
China to be in charge of Western Australian uranium mine
Australian Greens nuclear spokesman Scott Ludlam yesterday called for prompt Foreign Investment Review Board assessment of the proposed acquisition and canvassed the desirability of a broader Senate committee inquiry into China’s growing interest in Australian uranium and rare earths resources……
China set to control WA uranium miner, The Canberra Times, BY PHILIP DORLING, 10 Aug, 2010 0 Nuclear armed China has moved to increase its stake in Australia’s uranium industry with a major Chinese state-owned enterprise set to take control of a Western Australian uranium exploration and mining company…… Continue reading
Australian Democrats say nuclear power is no solution to Climate Change
Climate change – Nuclear power still not a solution, Darren Churchill, 16 Aug 2010, Nuclear power still costs the earth and is not a solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions say the Australian Democrats.Australian Democrats’ lead candidate in the ACT, Darren Churchill says that only genuine ecologically sustainable energy sources can make the difference. Continue reading
Nuclear industry manipulating older Aboriginals into leasing their land
“The old people particularly, and the tricks that companies use to get people to sign and not realising the full impacts of what they’re signing, and what that means for their ground water especially.”
Traditional owners ‘pressured’ into nuclear land leases ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 16 Aug 2010, The Australian Nuclear Free Alliance says traditional owners, particularly the elderly, are facing increasing pressures from mining companies and governments to lease their land for nuclear development. The alliance of mainly traditional owners held its annual conference near Alice Springs over the weekend. Continue reading
Resources ‘boom’ failing Australia’s economic competitiveness
there are the fraught issues of energy and climate change…….The lack of investment [in new renewable energy technology] will only further harm Australia’s competitiveness.
Australia slow to wake up to reality, Stuff.co.nz, By ROD ORAM – Star Times, 15 Aug 2010, IS THE great Australian boom, the longest in any developed country, over? Yes, said Ross Garnaut, one of the country’s most respected economists, in a seminal lecture last week. Continue reading
Don Bambrick speaks out on nuclear power
Where is the public discussion on Nuclear power or expansion of uranium mining?
Nuclear Power and Uranium Mining, mysunshinecoast. Don Bambrick, Independant Senate Candidate for Queensland, 14 Aug 2010, Continue reading
ERA tightlipped on uranium miners’ accidents
Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia refused to discuss the two accidents with the NT News.
Miners fear life after chemical leak, Northern Territory News, NIGEL ADLAM, August 13th, 2010 TWO uranium miners thought they were going to die after fleeing to a “safe room” to escape a chemical leak.They almost lapsed into unconsciousness as ammoniaseeped into the room through the door. Continue reading
Australia well placed to adopt American solar thermal plants
The International Energy Agency has found that renewable energy like household solar power systems and solar thermal power plants are competitive with traditional forms of power generation in the sunniest parts of the world, but a lack of financing is holding back investment in concentrated solar technologies.
Harness Solar Power To Minimise Coal Electricity Generation Emissions : Renewable Energy News, 14 Aug 2010, American plans to build large-scale solar thermal plants near coal-fired power stations should be duplicated in Australia says a local renewable energy industry figure. Continue reading
Victoria, Australia, to lead the way in wind energy
The wind farm, situated between the towns of Macarthur, Hawkesdale and Penshurst in Victoria, is slated to become the largest wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere
Vestas awarded order for the largest wind power project in Australia Industrial Fuels and Power August 13th, 2010 Denmark-based Vestas has successfully secured the order for the largest wind power projectd in Australia. Continue reading
Koongarra uranium mining would endanger precious wetlands
“Woolwonga is so valuable ecologically that we oppose in principle any mining development upstream of it,” the inquiry report said.
Rich uranium mine stays locked up, Northern Territory News, NIGEL ADLAM, August 11th, 2010 “….. The Fox Inquiry said in 1977 that Koongarra should not be mined as it is close to the internationally important Woolwonga wetlands. Continue reading
Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan
The price tag may make it sound like a pipedream but the scheme earned the endorsement of the federal Liberal MP Malcolm Turnbull who added his support at a forum at Sydney Town Hall last night.
How to be fully renewable in 10 years, Sydney Morning Herald, BEN CUBBYAugust 13, 2010 AUSTRALIA could switch completely to renewable energy within a decade by building a dozen vast, new solar power stations and about 6500 wind turbines, according to a major new study. Continue reading
Incident involving worker safety at Ranger uranium mine
Chemical scare at Ranger uranium mine By Louisa Rebgetz ABC News, Aug 12, 2010 Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia has confirmed four workers at its Ranger mine in the Northern Territory needed medical help after being exposed to chemicals during a shift. Continue reading
Australia’s Liberal Coalition would prevent uranium mining at Koongarra
Federal Coalition at odds with CLP over Kakadu – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), By Jane BardonUpdated , Aug 11, 2010 Uranium-rich land offered to Kakadu Opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt says an Abbott government would protect Koongarra. (Lateline) The Federal Coalition says it would match Labor’s commitment to prevent uranium mining at Koongarra by taking up a traditional owner’s offer to incorporate it into Kakadu National Park. Continue reading
AREVA unhappy, Australia’s tourism happy, about Kakadu expansion
AREVA wants the Government to explain its decision and says it is now seeking legal advice…Meanwhile, Tourism Top End says it is hopeful Labor’s pledge to expand Kakadu will mean more areas will be opened to tourists.
Kakadu expansion plan bewilders uranium miner – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), By Emma Masters, Aug 11, 2010 “….A French mining company seeking to exploit uranium-rich land surrounded by Kakadu National Park is calling for the Federal Government to explain why it has promised to stop future mining. Continue reading
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