Mining and nuclear
EngageMedia
Friends of the Earth is calling on the Australian Government to intervene after the reported death of three and critical wounding of nine more protesters by Indonesian Police on the island of Sumbawa. FoE says the community was protesting against the opening of the Bima Gold Mine due to environmental concerns when police opened fire. The mine is a joint venture by Indonesia’s Sumber Mineral Nusantara and Australian owned Arc Exploration.
posted by seamas on December 27, 2011 at 3:52 pm · filed under 
Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Greenpeace is calling on the Queensland Government to reject an application by mining company Waratah Coal to create Australia’s biggest ever coal mine in the Galilee Basin. The group claims the proposed “China First” mine will see open cut mining in the 8000-hectare Bimblebox Nature reserve and result in millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions.
posted by seamas on December 26, 2011 at 3:15 pm · filed under 
The Wilderness Society
The Wilderness Society reports that a whopping 4.5 million hectares of land around the pristine rivers, lakes and wetlands of the Lake Eyre Basin will now be kept safe from coal seam gas and petroleum mining, irrigated agriculture and other destructive industrial activities, thanks to a decision by the Queensland Government. Ten additional Indigenous Wild River Ranger jobs will be created to help ensure the protection of these rivers.
posted by seamas on December 20, 2011 at 7:14 am · filed under 
ABC News
The Government’s proposed new mining tax has passed the lower house, with Labor and the Greens reaching a last-minute deal to balance a higher $75 million minimum profit threshold demand from independent Andrew Wilkie with measures to ensure the tax will still generate revenues meeting the original forecasts. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott strongly criticised the deal, the details of which remain unclear as the bill goes to the Senate.
posted by seamas on November 24, 2011 at 7:35 am · filed under
New Scientist
Six months after the Japan’s March 11 earthquake and tsunami, radiation levels remain high at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant. It was expected that the radioactive iodine, caesium and plutonium from Fukushima would disperse into the Pacific Ocean, however current levels indicate that contaminated water could still be leaking into the sea from the nuclear plant, or that the contamination is being trapped in the area by ocean currents.
posted by ruby on October 1, 2011 at 3:16 am · filed under 
The Greens
Newly released research from the Australia Institute once again illustrates the need for Australia to manage the mining boom properly, according to the Australian Greens. Greens Senator for Western Australia Scott Ludlam said the paper ‘Mining the Truth’ makes it clear the mining industry is dodging its social responsibilities while causing damage to other sectors of the economy. Senator Ludlam chastised the industry for paying less corporate tax than others and driving up the cost of living. He also described Labor’s proposed mining tax as “watered-down… weak and gutless”.
posted by seamas on September 9, 2011 at 7:20 am · filed under
Sydney Morning Herald
Both the West Australian State Government and Opposition have rebuffed mining giant Rio Tinto’s call for nuclear power to be considered in the state’s future energy strategy. Energy Minister Peter Collier says there is simply no demand for nuclear energy and that other sources are sufficient to meet the state’s power needs.
posted by seamas on September 1, 2011 at 7:27 am · filed under
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