[Greens-Media] WA Greens - Government Morally Bankrupt On Uranium - Paul Llewellyn

[Anderson, Sonia]

18 November 2008

GOVERNMENT MORALLY BANKRUPT ON URANIUM

The decision of the Barnett government to lift the ban on uranium mining is an unconscionable grab for short-term wealth against the long-term interest of the community and the planet, says Greens MLC Paul Llewellyn.

"Even assuming that Australia can successfully refuse to accept nuclear waste back, this will not make it vanish into thin air.  This waste is still being generated and will create serious and ongoing health risks if not for us, then for other members of the international community.

"It is morally wrong to feed into an industry that will generate a toxic waste that no-one is prepared to take responsibility for.

"Nuclear power is an expensive and cumbersome technology that will be overtaken by the clean energy industry, and we don't need to support it.

"We should be focusing on renewable energy to boost the global economy and resolve our dire climate change issues. This is our moral responsibility."

For more information contact Paul Llewellyn on 0428 317 182 or 9848 1555