Anti-Nuclear Alliance of WA | Conservation Council of WA
MEDIA RELEASE: Friday 6th August
No nukes is good news…
Today protesters gathered outside Federal MP Dennis Jensen’s office, to protest against the politician’s remarks on climate change and nuclear power.
The Federal Member for Tangney is a promoter of nuclear power and is highly sceptical about human impact on climate. “The residents in Tangney need to be aware of his position and remember that he has made statements supporting both a nuclear power station and a nuclear waste dump in their backyard. Dennis Jensen supports a cradle to grave nuclear industry in this country” said Sarah Holt-Foreman of the Anti-Nuclear Alliance WA
Sarah Holt Foreman said “Today is the 65th anniversary of the atomic decimation of Hiroshima, killing hundreds of thousands and affecting millions of people. It is important to remind the pro nuclear lobby that nuclear power is the only energy source that produces weapons grade material, and presents a proliferation risk.”
“Australia has at times pursued nuclear power programs. In the late 1960’s plans were pursued to develop a reactor at Jervis Bay on the East Coast, Prime Minister John Gorton later admitted a weapons agenda. There are examples all over the world where civilian nuclear power programs have provided enrichment to produce weapons grade material, or a cover for developing weapons capabilities.” Said Mia Pepper, Nuclear Free Campaigner, Conservation Council
“It is time for Dennis Jensen to start looking at renewable energy and the huge potential for this country to become leaders in supplying and using clean energy, instead of holding on to a technology which has been trialled for over 50 years and has repeatedly failed on safety, cost and sustainability.”
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