Deification of Uranium continues

Peter Beattie now thinks uranium is OK. I guess that’s in reaction to a call from his mate Kevin.

A STAUNCH critic of the Labor Party’s move to lift a ban on new uranium mines, Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has sensationally backed down, allowing for the development of up to $3.2billion in uranium deposits in the state.

His rationalization of this astounding ‘about face’;

…. Mr Beattie told The Australian he had reluctantly accepted independent advice that increased uranium mining would not threaten Queensland’s coal industry.

Threaten our coal industry…rubbish. I can just see our coal buyers saying ” Beattie says uranium is OK after all. Let’s change from coal to uranium overnight”. “What’s that? It take a decade to build a nuclear reactor..ah well lets just stop buying coal anyway and not have power until the reactors are on-line” The No New Mines policy does have to change but can we have some honesty in the debate.