As nuclear propagandists clamour to sell us nuclear power as the answer to climate change, it’s sobering to remember that on April 26, 1986, the industry was brought to a standstill by the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl.
Two more genetic engineering (GE) scandals - rice in China and corn in the USA - both involving the unauthorised growing, production and distribution of genetically engineered food have again proved that the biotech industry is out of control and that they are neither able nor interested in preventing genetic contamination.
Ulsan, Korea, host city of this year's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting, is enthusiastically building a whale museum and a marine park in anticipation of the June meeting. But we have uncovered their plans to also build a whale meat factory and whale burial ground. Is this the "city for whales" as the Ulsan council enthuses, or the "city for whaling"?
If only this was an April Fools Day joke. Unfortunately, it's a true story about a committed environmentalist who is in danger of becoming a fossil fool.
The revelations of a new survey show that many Australians are very concerned about the same issues that Greenpeace seeks solutions for, climate change and nuclear proliferation.
