Thanks to those who reminded me that the British PM is NOT Theresa Merkel, (as I wrote last week). As one reader suggested, I must have been doing some wishful thinking – a Freudian slip. Now I know that the PM is Theresa Mayhem.
17 June, as delegates gather in New York for UN negotiations on nuclear weapons ban treaty, women and men and children around the world will be marching in support of that treaty plan.
Collapsing ice shelves will further accelerate global sea level rise. Cities and states may be able to officially join the Paris Climate Agreement. The “growth economy” must end, along with the coal industry. Record drop in global coal production. Solar power speeding the death of coal-fired power.
AUSTRALIA
Congratulations to those who received Queen’s Birthday awards for work on the environment.
NUCLEAR
Ukraine uranium sales plan: Unreasonable, unstable and unsafe.
Senator Scott Ludlam probes the Australian government’s plan to dump Lucas Heights’ nuclear waste on rural South Australia.
South Australians very definitely dumped the nuclear dump plan, but a new battle looms.
Liberal MP Jane Prentice speaks out in favour of nuclear power. New South Wales DEPUTY Premier John Barilaro renews calls for nuclear power. Tomago Aluminium boss wants government to invest in nuclear energy.
CLIMATE and ENERGY
- Peter Martin’s guide to the Finkel energy review, and Tony Abbott’s obstructionism. Liberal hard right oppose the Finkel Clean Energy Target. Turnbull once again in a bind with Liberal climate denialists over Clean Energy Target plan. Power firms offer Finkel support.
- Finkel energy review ignores battery storage, and falling cost of renewables. Giles Parkinson outlines ways to improve the Finkel Energy plan.
- Josh Frydenberg, Minister For Fossil Fuel Energy, prevents hybrid renewable energy plus battery storage microgrid at Lord Howe Island.
- Hard to keep up with Australia’s renewable energy news, especially from REneweconomy.
- Pipeline of solar farms across Australia to begin from Western Australia.
Adani coal project Green light for massive coal mine? Adani has not secured the financing it needs for the project. Aboriginal leader, previous supporter of Adani coal project, now rejects it. Federal Inquiry needed: Adani should be questioned on history on environment and ‘allegations of fraud, corruption. Adani Group embroiled in corrupt arms deal in South Africa. Adani could be looking for an excuse to back out of unviable Carmichael coal project.
Aboriginal issues Traditional Owners slam passage of Native Title amendments. Professor Marcia Langton promoting Big Coal, not Aboriginal Rights. Marcia Langton “poorly informed” on Adani coal mine, says leading native title lawyer.
INTERNATIONAL
Renewable energy news– the latest.
NORTH KOREA. North Korea moving surprisingly fast towards launching long-range, nuclear-capable missile. Increased activity around N. Korean test site may indicate 6th nuclear test.
JAPAN Accidential exposure to Plutonium: what this means for Japanese nuclear workers. Burst nuclear container scattered contaminants, Court rejects citizen group submission, allows restart of Genkai nuclear plant. Review of safety of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant will mean along delay in restart. Underwater robot to probe damage at Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant. Japan accused by UN special rapporteur of eroding media freedoms and stifling public debate of issues such as the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. Radiation levels exceeding state-set limit found on grounds of five Chiba schools.
USA
- U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis will consider scaling back some nuclear weapons systems. USA government renews old bunkers, for political leaders and other top brass, in event of nuclear war. US Senate’s move to impose new sanctions on Iran contradicts the nuclear deal.
- Lobbyist for Nuclear-Plant Tax Credits succeeded by funding politicians. USA Congress Committee narrowly votes to extend tax credit for nuclear power.
- American government’s (tax-payer funded) project for “Nuclear Universities”
- South Carolina electricity customers must pay up for nuclear reactors, whether or not they are actually built. State of Nevada moves to prevent restart of licensing for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site. Kentucky Governor signs measure lifting nuclear moratorium. Nuclear Leaks: The Back Story the NRC Doesn’t Want You to Know about Palo Verde
NORWAY. A warning to Norway, on Russia’s bad history of nuclear waste disposal.
UK. No planning in UK’s Brexit for the problem of EURATOM and UK’s trade in nuclear materials.Hitachi getting out of its financial risks in construction of new Nuclear Power Plant at Wylfa.
SOUTH KOREA. Permanent shutdown of unit 1 of South Korea’s Kori nuclear power plant
BANGLADESH. Ship at Bangladesh found to have illegal levels of radioactive material: too dangerous to scrap.
TURKEY. Turkey to go into big debt to Russia for $20 billion Akkuyu nuclear power plan.
FRANCE. France set to close some nuclear reactors.
UKRAINE. Chernobyl nuclear station – smoke detected at crippled Unit 3.
NEW ZEALAND. Auckland commemorates 30 years of nuclear-free New Zealand.
INDIA. American corporations hope to use Indian insurance companies, for nuclear build in India.
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