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- Angus Taylor backs the Government's climate targets Thu, 21 May 20, 3:11amThe Morrison Government has come under global criticism over it's climate change targets.
- Could smaller nuclear reactors be a possible energy source for Queensland? Wed, 22 Apr 20, 6:21amThe debate over nuclear technology is a controversial one, yet many leaders in the field believe it's time for an open and calm discussion about the energy alternative.
- The global climate alarmism propaganda campaign has failed – fossil fuels have priority Tue, 19 Nov 19, 5:00pmGuest essay by Larry Hamlin While climate alarmist propagandists in the developed nations have for decades been focusing their attention on the contrived alarmist politics of “settled science” and “supporting the...
- Fact check: Renewable energy Wed, 25 Sep 19, 5:04pmFormer prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says renewables plus storage is cheaper than coal or nuclear for new power generation.
- Fact check: Are renewables plus storage cheaper than coal and nuclear for new power generation? Thu, 12 Sep 19, 9:21amFormer prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says new generation from renewables plus storage is cheaper than new coal or nuclear generation. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
- Nuclear power not the answer as renewables continue to boom, report finds Tue, 27 Aug 19, 7:27amAustralia's continuing renewable energy boom means the development of nuclear power is not a viable option, a new report from public policy think-tank the Australia Institute concludes.
- Beijing wages war on pollution while investing billions to support coal overseas Mon, 1 Jul 19, 4:58amChina remains the world's largest producer of carbon emissions — where air pollution is still responsible for more than 1 million premature deaths a year — but also contributed to almost a third of the global renewables...
- Supreme Court votes to uphold Virginia's ban on uranium mining Thu, 20 Jun 19, 4:30amThe Supreme Court disappointed the Trump administration and an eager mining corporation by voting to keep the country’s largest uranium deposit underground...
- Pacific nuclear site contaminating clams and groundwater, despite U.S. denial Wed, 5 Jun 19, 5:30amGiant clams and groundwater near a U.S. nuclear waste site in the Marshall Islands have been found to have high levels of radiation. Despite claims that the waste is contained and the ocean contamination is old, local scientists...
- There are 451 nuclear power plants in the world (and Australia has none of them) Tue, 4 Jun 19, 4:12amSeveral National MP’s have pushed for the Australian Parliament to discuss whether the land with more uranium than anywhere else should use nuclear power...
- Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2018, International Energy Agency says Tue, 26 Mar 19, 7:30pmThe International Energy Agency reveals that despite a rapid uptake of renewable energy, increased demand for heating and cooling drove coal-fired power generation and carbon emissions higher.
- Trump's nuclear bailout could cost consumers up to $17 billion each year Fri, 8 Jun 18, 4:00amThe Trump Administration is taking unprecedented steps to bail out failing nuclear and coal power plants, effectively nationalizing the American energy market with potentially drastic consequences for the renewable energy...
- In the UK, wind energy provides more power than nuclear for the first time Sat, 19 May 18, 2:03amFor the first time, wind energy provided more power than nuclear energy to the United Kingdom grid. In the first three months of 2018, wind provided 18.8 percent of all power; only natural gas was a larger energy source....
- Labor warns national energy plan will lead to renewables lag Fri, 20 Apr 18, 11:03pmThe Federal Government is facing an uphill battle to convince some states to back the National Energy Guarantee, with some leaders saying the plan's targets are too low to drive any new investment in renewable energy.
- Sanjeev Gupta talks up renewables, not nuclear, after meeting Prince Charles Sat, 7 Apr 18, 1:26pmWhyalla steelworks boss Sanjeev Gupta believes renewables present a cheaper option for electricity generation in Australia than nuclear power, and is pushing ahead with alternative energy plans.