Jim Green

Jim Green is the national nuclear campaigner with Friends of the Earth Australia and a member of the Nuclear Consulting Group.

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Dutton’s nuclear thuggery

Dutton’s nuclear thuggery

Former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull famously described Coalition leader Peter Dutton as a “thug”. That description appears particularly apt in Dutton’s nuclear power plans.

Peter Duttons nuclear power policy is a suicide note

Peter Duttons nuclear power policy is a suicide note

Peter Dutton thinks the Coalition is on a winner by promoting nuclear power but unbiased opinion polls find that support for nuclear power in Australia falls short of a majority, that Australians much prefer renewables, and most do not want nuclear reactors built near where they live.

The latest nuclear power renaissance is going in reverse

The latest nuclear power renaissance is going in reverse

Nuclear power went backwards last year despite the hype about a new nuclear renaissance'. Meanwhile, renewables enjoyed record growth for the 22nd consecutive year.

Small nuclear reactors: a history of failure

Small nuclear reactors: a history of failure

Dozens of small modular reactor designs are being promoted but precious few will reach the construction stage and the likelihood of SMRs being built in large numbers is negligible.

AUKUS a cover for the Coalitions nuclear power agenda

AUKUS a cover for the Coalitions nuclear power agenda

The federal Coalitions dissenting report on a Senate inquiry into nuclear power claims that Australias national security would be put at risk by retaining federal legislation banning nuclear power and that the decision to purchase nuclear submarines makes it imperative for Australia to drop its ban on nuclear energy.

The war in Ukraine: Nuclear power, weapons and winter

The war in Ukraine: Nuclear power, weapons and winter

Six weeks intoRussia's invasion of Ukraine, the death and destruction has been devastating. In addition, thetargeting of nuclear power plantsby Russia's military has raised the spectre of a nuclear disaster.

The endless civil war among conservatives over nuclear power

The endless civil war among conservatives over nuclear power

The case for nuclear power in Australia is overwhelmingly weak, but that doesn't deter the culture warriors in the Morrison government or the Murdoch media.

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