SAY NO TO A NUCLEAR AUSTRALIA

Thanks to Snowy.

10:15 AM, Mon 12 Feb 2007 .. Posted in The Human Side .. 5 comments .. Link

I'd like to put up a link to another blogger's entry today. Snowy is one of our most outspoken fellow bloggers, and I read his blogs religiously. He's been a boon to blognow, his blogs are always raw and real... but I like them most because he often makes comment or asks questions when many others wouldn't. I don't often comment but I enjoy reading his opinions, as many of them are similar to mine... except when it comes to nuclear being an acceptable power source. I'm loathe to say that his opinions are wrong, because what place is it of mine to say that, really? But at the same time, I don't see a good reason to use such a dangerous process, especially when it leaves such an evil residue for us to try to hide. It's going to take an awful lot to convince me that nuclear power is an acceptable alternative to use.

The point is... Snowy made an entry the other day, entitled 'My take on the climate change debate' that I wanted to showcase here. The reason I'd like you all to read it is because he's managed to make some good points. The main of which is that, for the time being at least, we're probably going to have to face up to the fact that we'll have to accept one of two evils. About this point, I agree with Snowy. The processes and technologies needed to harness energy from renewable sources are there... many of them are being successfully used in other countries as we speak. In many cases though, there are drawbacks... many are not viable 100% of the time, some are only viable in certain conditions which limits their use, some are not aesthetically pleasing, some are noisy or space-consuming, some don't deliver a competitive production capacity, some technologies need more development... and most are not as profitable, in the long run, as coal and nuclear. These things all add up and conspire against new and/or improved technologies, but I happen to think that there is a lot of promise in all of them. However... I do see the difficulties, and I do think that the battle for a completely renewable power source will be hard to fight... and expecting it to happen soon is ludecrous. In the meantime, therefore, I do believe that we will have to choose between nuclear and coal... unfortunately. For the record, in that case my vote does go to the lesser evil... 'clean coal'.

So, I've decided that that is going to be the subject for the next entry. I was going to leave it until further down the list, but... what the hell, I'm a woman, I'm allowed to change my mind. I'll do a bit of research (I should have a bit of spare time up my sleeve later on) and see if I can't come up with at least a few impressive facts. But for now, check out Snowy's entry and read the comments that he's received... sort of like a prelude. Thanks for doing all the groundwork, Snowy.

Interesting Reading.

1:33 PM, Fri 9 Feb 2007 .. Posted in The Human Side .. 0 comments .. Link

The links are up... well, what I've got so far. It's all over there in the right hand column, under the heading Interesting Reading. There's the usual hippy stuff like Greenpeace - Aust/Pacific who work hard specifically to look after this part of the world. Plus, a brilliant page with heaps of good stuff to read, Greenpeace International - End the Nuclear Age. Also, typical tree-hugging animal-worshipper that I am, I couldn't forget to put a link to The Australian Wilderness Society on the blog. Then there's the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. More of the same info, well set out...

And whilst I've been surfing around looking for stuff I came across some interesting blogs (I hope you don't mind me referencing you, guys... if there's a problem, just let me know). Of course, we know rrpl from his comments here. His blog, Australia SAY NO to Nuclear Power brings up some good points on good subjects. Another good one is 600 Letters About Global Warming This is a favourite read of mine, if only to giggle at carlos' verbal prowess... plus getting up the pollies is always a bonus. Another of the more recent environmental blogs is Renewable Energy. This blog is a nicely concise explanation of alternative energies. I'd recommend you have a look there. Keep up the good work, Mr Green.

And, even though an article on sustainability might not at first look like it should be connected to an anti nuclear forum, check out Search for Sustainability. It is a concern in the power struggle, after all, isn't it... sustainability? Let's face it, the sustainability of any power source that we adopt has to factor into the equation as a large percentage. But I also believe in adopting a sustainability approach to our lives in general in as well. By taking accountability of at least some of our own needs when we can, we can save heaps (of anything... power, water, money, fuel, lives, etc). However, the willingness of the public to make a few sacrifices (and how many) is another large chunk of the pie, one that we might never see again. Huskydog has put it quite nicely in his article titled 'Sustainability: It's about Intention'. It's not quite about energy sources, but it relates in this case too.

A little background music, please.

12:15 PM, Wed 7 Feb 2007 .. Posted in The Human Side .. 0 comments .. Link

This is just a quick cheat entry. For my regular readers, this entry will just be going over old ground. For those of you who haven't read much of my other blog, I thought I'd provide some links. It seems that nuclear energy seems to be one of the thorns in my crown... as you can see, I've done a few entries on the subject in the past. Some brilliant comments have been made, and some brilliant ideas have been thrown around... and since this is the anti nuclear forum, it only seems fair to bring them back up again.

"Let's go nuclear... June 6, 2006" Not only did I want to point out some of the dangers associated with nuclear energy, but also outline some of the renewable energies that are available today. I was amazed at the response I received from some of the other bloggers. It seemed that I wasn't the only one who was concerned.

"The response to the Nuclear debate. June 7, 2006" was simply the response I made to the surprise of getting so many good comments the day before.

"Nuclear? I spit on you. January 17, 2007" was originally inspired by an entry made by a fellow blogger. Once again, many good points were made, and generally speaking, a good blog was had by all.

Discussion is what we need to promote here. We need to get lots of ideas into that big old melting pot and give them a really good stir. If anyone has anything that they think they can contribute to this discussion, please... feel free. We need ideas... lots of them... conflicting ones too. After all, it makes sense to hear the other side when you want to discuss an issue. That is, after all, how you solve problems.

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Interesting Reading

Greenpeace - Aust/Pacific
Greenpeace International - End the Nuclear Age
The Australian Wilderness Society
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
CSIRO Energy Research
TreeHugger
Real Climate
Change.org
Green Options
Matter Network
AGO- Map of Renewable Energy Generators