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The Gold Coast Greens are offering all Greens members and their friends/family the opportunity to purchase a ticket for the Al Gore film "An Inconvenient Truth" at the Gold Coast Arts Centre for the discounted price of $10. The showing we have selected is the 6:30 showing on Friday 29th September.
To book your ticket please contact Steve Dalton at the email address below by Tuesday 26th stating how many tickets you require. We need to know exact numbers so we can block book and pay for the tickets in advance. Payment is either up front by direct deposit to Steve or on the night (if you don't turn up though - you still owe me!).

Location:
Gold Coast Arts Centre

Website:
http://www.climatecrisis.net/

Website for Al Gore´s film: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

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The Asia-Pacific climate pact meeting in Sydney is living up to the worst fears of environmentalists, namely that it is a sham to window-dress a meeting of resource deals, Australian Greens climate change spokesperson Senator Christine Milne said today.

"News today that the United States is backing Australia in exporting uranium to China merely confirms the assertion that the climate pact is nothing more than the Asia-Pacific partnership for the export of coal and uranium to China and India," Senator Milne said in Sydney.

US endorsement of Australia's uranium export push follows revelations that China asked last year whether it could evade export controls on Australian uranium if China owned some Australian uranium assets.

The information is contained in answers to questions on notice asked by Senator Milne.

"Australian officials told their Chinese counterparts that this was not possible but the fact that China was thinking along these lines raises serious questions about the nuclear safeguards agreement the two countries are negotiating," Senator Milne said.

"If China is to limit its use of Australian uranium to civilian purposes then why would Chinese officials even consider how to evade Australia's export controls?

"This information adds to my concerns that if Australian uranium were exported to China it could be diverted for weapons use or allow China to redirect uranium from other sources to weapons use.

"Nuclear power, fuelled by Australian uranium, is no solution to climate change. It is dangerous, relies on hefty public subsidies and takes a long time to establish.

"The Howard government should abandon its uranium export push and focus instead on proven renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency to address climate change."

Senator Milne today attended a demonstration organised by community groups outside the Asia-Pacific climate pact meeting in Sydney.

Premier Beattie must end any speculation about a change in ALP policy on uranium mining in Queensland by telling the Queensland public exactly where the ALP stands on the matter.

Comments attributed to the Premier’s spokesperson, ruling out a change of policy in favour of uranium mining do little to appease the rising concerns of the public that Premier Beattie and the ALP may bend to pressure from uranium mining companies.

Queensland Greens spokesperson, Juanita Wheeler, said that the Premier himself needed to make a personal pledge to the people of Queensland that his commitment, and that of the ALP to oppose uranium mining in Queensland is steadfast.

“The credibility of the Labor Government, and that of the ALP in Queensland has been heavily eroded by numerous scandals, and the people of Queensland need assurances that their health and safety will not come second to lining the pockets or uranium mining companies,” Ms Wheeler said.

Ms Wheeler said there were no benefits to be gained by an increase in uranium mining.

“The world does not need more nuclear power. It is dangerous, polluting
and no solution to climate change,” Ms Wheeler said.

Ms Wheeler said that the threat of breaches to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was also reason not to embark down the road of uranium mining and export.

Ms Wheeler said there were serious concerns regarding the possible export of uranium from Australia to countries such as China and India.

“It is for these reasons, and not for the protection of the coal mining industry that the Premier and the ALP must unequivocally rule out uranium mining in Queensland once and for all.”