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Misinformation about nuclear power

On July 2, 2013 By Dr Ziggy Switkowski
Dr Ziggy Switkowski: “The concerns that people have about nuclear power tend to be around the management of long-lived radioactive waste.  The use of water, for example, there’s a NIMBY phenomenon about not in my backyard because the concern is that living adjacent to a nuclear power station puts you at heightened risk.  Now the reality is if [...]
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The impact of regulations on Australian mining

On July 2, 2013 By Prof. Sinclair Davidson
Prof Sinclair Davidson: “The Fraser Institute which is a Canadian think tank puts out a report every single year having a look at business confidence around the world and specifically looking at the mining industry.  And they actually rank different countries according to how well they’re doing and according to how mining executives believe those economies [...]
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Environmental activism ignores economic realities

On July 2, 2013 By Prof. Sinclair Davidson
Prof Sinclair Davidson: “I think we need to be very suspicious of anybody who takes the view that it’s my way or the highway.  And unfortunately the environmental activists seem to have fallen into that trap where they work very strictly on the perspective that you can either have an environment or you can have an [...]
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Study: the impact of implementing Greens policy

On July 2, 2013 By Prof. Sinclair Davidson
Prof Sinclair Davidson: “The Australian Greens want to phase out the coal mining economy here in Australia.  They believe it is dirty industry, some of them have even described it as being a rogue industry which is an extraordinary statement to make.  And they have a series of policies which begin with no new coal mines  no [...]
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Shipping in the Reef – myth versus fact

On July 1, 2013 By Brad Fish
Brad Fish: “Well some of the myths I suppose is that our developments are right on the Great Barrier Reef as far as coral reefs and so forth are concerned.  The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is, you know, 34 million hectares of land.  It’s a massive area sitting out there.  The ports are a very [...]
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Ship volumes on the Reef – myth versus fact

On July 1, 2013 By Brad Fish
Brad Fish: “Another myth which is out there is about shipping within the Reef and, there’s been statements about the Great Barrier Reef being a coal highway and so forth there. Some of the numbers put out there by organisations such as Greenpeace and so forth suggest there could be 10,000 coal ships by the end [...]
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The lucrative green egg industry isn’t green

On July 1, 2013 By Quentin Dempster
Quentin Dempster: “It’s an awful situation because the Australian economy since the second World War has been built largely on the undiminished reserves of coal. We used to be living off the sheep’s back through our very robust and lucrative wool industry. Now it’s the commodities, with Australia being one of the world’s biggest exporters of [...]
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Australians haven’t appreciated their cheap power

On July 1, 2013 By Quentin Dempster
Quentin Dempster: “Australia has had the great benefit of having some of the greatest reserves of black and brown coal in the world. Australians I don’t think appreciate that we have had the cheapest, about the cheapest electricity powered generation in the world. Other countries, they have to pay the people of other countries, have to [...]
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Australians worry about the cost of living

On July 1, 2013 By SmarterWorld.tv
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The compelling case for nuclear

On June 28, 2013 By Dr Ziggy Switkowski
Dr Ziggy Switkowski: “The case for nuclear is it’s a base load source of electricity, the technology is established so you’re not speculating upon the next generation of nuclear technology.  It’s affordable and in an environment like Australia the continent is geologically stable and we have a very sophisticated workforce.  All of those things come together [...]
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