ABC News
More than 80% of the mining industry in Australia is foreign owned, according to a report just released by the Greens. They claim tens of billions of dollars in earnings from mining will leave Australia in the next five years and are calling for a “Resource Super Profits Tax” to ensure more of that benefits the nation.
posted by seamas on June 29, 2011 at 2:49 pm · filed under 
ACF
New research by the Australian Conservation Foundation suggests a National Heritage listing for Western Australia’s Kimberley region would create local jobs and benefit the local economy. The group says mining benefits the region’s economy far less than is commonly thought, while retail trade, accommodation and food are much more important and depend on preserving the Kimberley’s natural environment.
posted by seamas on April 19, 2011 at 7:42 am · filed under 
The Age
Highly contaminated water has leaked from a second reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, following the devastating earth quake and tsunami that hit the country’s east coast. Radioactive leaks are further hindering efforts to stabilise Fukushima’s nuclear reactors.
posted by seamas on March 27, 2011 at 7:21 am · filed under 
Australian Conservation Foundation
The Australian Conservation Foundation has said that the Japanese crisis should warn Australia to steer clear of the risks of nuclear energy. BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto sell Australian uranium to Japan. “Australia has a direct link to this tragedy as Tepco, the company that operates the Fukushima reactors, buys and burns Australian uranium. Nuclear is a high cost, high risk electricity option that has no place in a sustainable energy future,” said the ACF’s David Noonan.
posted by ruby on March 16, 2011 at 3:30 pm · filed under 
The Australian
Politicians in Australia are debating whether nuclear power should continue to be promoted as a power source following the Japanese earthquake and the resultant explosions in their nuclear power plants. Mr. Abbott has said that the Coalition has “no policy for promoting nuclear power.” However, Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop has said that “If reduction of carbon emissions is a top priority for humanity across the globe, nuclear power must be considered.” Factions within the Labor party have also released conflicting evaluations of nuclear power’s future potential.
posted by ruby on March 15, 2011 at 11:38 am · filed under
The Age
Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson has signalled that Labor might be changing its policy on supplying India with uranium. India is not a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. The minister’s comments come after the publication of a cable leaked by WikiLeaks in which the minister told US officials that a nuclear fuel deal with India could be sealed in the next three to five years despite the ban.
posted by ruby on February 16, 2011 at 12:11 pm · filed under
CSIRO
CSIRO and the Western Australian Department of Water have discovered a way of using mining industry by-products to adsorb contaminants and reduce algal blooming on rivers. They tested a suitable by-product by adding it to the soil of a turf farm in the Swan Canning catchment, which successfully removed 97 per cent of phosphorus and 82 per cent of nitrogen from groundwater. As well as a potentially effective solution against algal blooms, the strategy is cost-effective and environmentally-friendly, making use of mining by-products which would otherwise become waste.
posted by anna on January 31, 2011 at 4:40 pm · filed under 
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