News related to "Environment"

Nuclear famine: New IPPNW study shows a billion people at risk

Written 24/04/2012

A nuclear war anywhere in the world, using as few as 100 weapons, would disrupt the global climate and agricultural production so severely that the lives of more than a billion people would be at risk, according to research findings released overnight by MAPW's international organisation IPPNWⁱ.

Dr Sue Wareham on the radioactive legacy of uranium sales: Canberra Times

Written 16/03/2011

PUBLISHED CANBERRA TIMES, 16 MARCH 2011

Deaⁱr Editor,

The catastrophe in Japan has created not only human misery and a tragic wasteland of monumental proportions, but possibly a radioactive wasteland to which many will never return. Only nuclear power can leave such a permanent mark on our fragile environment.

MAPW calls for carbon audit of "wargames"

Written 08/07/2009

MAPW has asked Federal and Queensland politicians to support their request for the Australian Government to conduct a carbon audit of the Talisman Sabre joint US-Australian military exercises currently being held in Central Queensland.

Turning Roxby Downs into the world's largest uranium mine

Written 14/05/2009

South Australia may end up with the largest uranium mine in the world, if BHP Billiton have it their way. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was released on 1 May 2009 by BHP Billiton, promoting its plans to turn the Olympic Dam (Roxby Downs) into the largest open-cut mine in the world by digging a pit of about 14.4 cubic kms (4.1x3.5x1 kms).

New MAPW presentations on nuclear power and climate change

Written 26/11/2008

NEW in our resources section: two MAPW slideshow presentations which document the key reasons why nuclear power is not the solution to climate change - including substantial carbon emissions when all steps of the production process are taken into account; the health and nuclear war risks; and the sustainable alternatives

Indian doctors welcome Australian decision not to sell uranium to India

Written 11/06/2008

INDIA, 10 JUNE 2008. Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) - MAPW's sister organisation and fellow affiliate of IPPNWⁱ - have issued a press release welcoming Australia's decision not to sell uranium to India, and Prime Minister Rudd's announcement of a new international Commission to advance nuclear disarmament,