Anti-war protesters marked the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, saying 鈥淣ever again!鈥 Jim McIlroy reports.
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On March 4, the first IQ虏 debate was held in Melbourne on the topic 鈥淪hould Australia embrace nuclear power?鈥.On March 4, the first IQ虏 debate was held in Melbourne on the topic "Should Australia embrace nuclear power?".
Arguing the pro-nuclear case, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation chair Ziggy Switzkowski and Erica Smyth, chair of uranium mining company Toro Energy were joined by NASA climate scientist James Hansen.
In their article 聯No to carbon trading: make the polluters pay聰 (GLW #691), Tim Stewart and Pip Hinman argue against the use of carbon pricing in general, and emissions trading in particular, as an important tool for reducing Australia聮s greenhouse gas emissions.