Earthquake

Carbon capture and storage and the Melbourne earthquake

Submitted by takver on Wed, 20/06/2012 - 4:27am

Melbourne: Did the earth move for you last night? It did for me. Melbourne experienced one of the strongest earthquakes for many many years. Now consider what it might do if we had a couple of billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) geosequested beneath Southern Victoria and under Bass Strait. Because that is what Premier Ted Baillieu and Federal Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson have planned.

Geography: 
Victoria
Keywords: 
coal
carbon capture
Earthquake

Melbourne vigil for the people of Japan

Submitted by takver on Thu, 17/03/2011 - 11:43pm

A candlelight vigil in Melbourne on the steps of the GPO heard from people with close relatives caught up in the tragedy of the devastating earthquake, tsunamis and escalating nuclear crisis in Japan.

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Origami peace cranes cascaded down the old GPO steps into the Bourke Street Mall where many office workers stopped briefly to watch on their journey home.

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
nuclear
Japan
Earthquake
Tsunami
vigil

Japan nuke crisis sparks rethink of nukes globally

Submitted by kimk on Tue, 15/03/2011 - 1:37pm

“Fukushima is everywhere – We will get in the way,” says the yellow part, “Switch off all atomic installations worldwide,” says the red and white part. From a demo in Gorleben, a German nuclear waste dump.

The unfolding disaster of earthquakes, tsunami and nuclear meltdown in Japan has stirred up debate about the future of the nuclear industry while the Japanese government and pro nuclear advocates continue to minimise the situation. The nuclear situation is further intensifying the country's woes as thousands of bodies of tsunami and earthquake victims are being recovered.

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Geography: 
Global/International
Promotion: 
Feature
Keywords: 
nuclear
Japan
disaster
Earthquake
Tsunami
meltdown