There is new hope for people in poor mental health as Australia’s suicide rate falls by almost half in ten years. see abc.net.au/lateline story below. The good news is tempered by serious problems in dispensing opiates recently revealed in W.A. and the lingering, deadly stigma of being mentally unwell. But isn’t it great and encouragingContinue reading “At last some good news on suicide – Mental Health programs save lives.”
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Western Australia’s planned Uranium mines under scrutiny
Rockingham media pick up on the debate that Colin Barnettt doesn’t want. Thanks to Mark Winter (frostyfae.wordpress.com ) for the heads-up nd his ongoing activism. Also see nouranium.wordpress.com for more info, YouTube video and ways to have your say about the mine that will start at Wiluna next year Please visit WA’s peak anti-uranium group Continue reading “Western Australia’s planned Uranium mines under scrutiny”
ANALYSIS-In big green push, Australia thinks too small on solar | Reuters
SOLEL make 300MW solar thermal plants for base load, AUSRA is close behind -why aren’t they being used? Image – jdlasica via Flickr ANALYSIS-In big green push, Australia thinks too small on solar | Reuters . * New laws promise boost for solar investment * Complex rules limit size of installations * Little incentiveContinue reading “ANALYSIS-In big green push, Australia thinks too small on solar | Reuters”
US Beats Australia To The Punch Again! Climate change, clean energy, carbon issues.
Sen. Milne Wikipedia From; Mark Winter Speaks out US Beats Australia To The Punch Again!. America last week publicly announced their draft of the “American Clean Energy and Security Bill” In response, Greens Senator Christine Milne said “The world is moving on and leaving Australia behind. It is time the Rudd Government opened itself toContinue reading “US Beats Australia To The Punch Again! Climate change, clean energy, carbon issues.”
Spook scandal: the hidden face of the nuclear industry | Greenpeace International
Image via Wikipedia Spook scandal: the hidden face of the nuclear industry | Greenpeace International. International — Twenty-four years after the attack by the French secret services against our ship the Rainbow Warrior – which cost the life of a Greenpeace photographer – the nuclear industry is once again at the heart a major spyContinue reading “Spook scandal: the hidden face of the nuclear industry | Greenpeace International”
Google shows alternative energy firms the way- Solar Thermal needed in Western Australia!
Image via CrunchBase This is a great tool. It levels the playing field a bit between conservationists and the explorers who had this mapping capability for a long time. The key has got to be the values put in for exclusion. What do you think? Any big Solar like Ausra or Solel have a fewContinue reading “Google shows alternative energy firms the way- Solar Thermal needed in Western Australia!”
West Australian Govt lies about cutting scrutiny of Uranium & other projects – Greens WA’s MLC elect Robin Chapple speaks out – we all need to speak out or suffer the consequences
Robin Chapple Greens MLC elect speaks on uranium & other projects by stealth Click the above link for short interview. Phone numbers, SMS and email for talkback to follow. From Perth’s Sunday Times ( supporting documents to be posted soon.) More leaked documents add to drama Article from: Narelle Towie, environment reporter March 28, 2009Continue reading “West Australian Govt lies about cutting scrutiny of Uranium & other projects – Greens WA’s MLC elect Robin Chapple speaks out – we all need to speak out or suffer the consequences”
Colin Barnett turns tyrant on project assessment – including nukepower & uranium
from: nouranium.wordpress.com Dracula in charge of the blood bank: WA Greens expose horror plan for the State Government’s assessment processes A confidential document viewed by the WA Greens (attached here -> pdf ) has revealed radical plans to overhaul legislation so that the Premier would have sole power to decide which projects are allowed toContinue reading “Colin Barnett turns tyrant on project assessment – including nukepower & uranium”
West Australian Mining Town says NO to URANIUM – go figure! Maybe it ISN’T safe!!!!!
Thanks to eco warrior Robin Chapple for the newstip. Thanks to WIN television for covering it – this is a good yarn, and I’m not sure mainstream media will cover it or understand it’s significance Please share this news as a wake up call that BigNuke is on the move, thrashing around like a dyingContinue reading “West Australian Mining Town says NO to URANIUM – go figure! Maybe it ISN’T safe!!!!!”
Ziggy Switkowski says you want Nuclear Power Plants – did he ask? thanks to ABC for covering it.
Aussies will accept nuclear power, conference told – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Is he TELLING us we will accept nuclear power? Who is he talking to? He admits a new Nuke plant would take 15 years – by then the cost of clean renewables will be less than dirty atom splitting. Notice how variousContinue reading “Ziggy Switkowski says you want Nuclear Power Plants – did he ask? thanks to ABC for covering it.”
Uranium waste to be dumped in Western Australia? say it ain’t so!
IT APPEARS SO – see http://nouranium.wordpress.com/ for the gory details. and Speak out radio 6PR talkback 24/7 922 11 882 ( producer ) For excellent videos on yuranium and nuclear waste – visit http://www.youtube.com/user/SocialJusticePerth
YouTube post on Pangea’s plans to store nuclear waste in Australia
The safety dealbreaker for uranium mining has again been highlighted with the news of new radioactive leaks in the world heritage listed Kakadu National Park. Then there’s what to do with the long lasting toxic waste ( see post on US nuclear waste plans in disarray earlier in this blog ) This accidentally released videoContinue reading “YouTube post on Pangea’s plans to store nuclear waste in Australia”
Uranium mine water leaking into Kakadu – ABC News
Uranium mine water leaking into Kakadu – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Please let Colin Barnett know his plans have sprung a leak – see post and video below
No to uranium mining in West Australia – Premier Colin Barnett’s legacy could last 25,000 years
The Premier is a decent man. I’ve come to know him a little through decades of interviews while he was in government and opposition, backbench and front. W.A. children are still suffering from lead poisoning from an ore transport safety debacle in Esperance port. We are still paying for the safety and maintenance failure inContinue reading “No to uranium mining in West Australia – Premier Colin Barnett’s legacy could last 25,000 years”
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