ALEC News

The Arid Lands Environment Centre would like to welcome Jimmy Cocking as the new ALEC Coordinator. We look forward to working with Jimmy, who brings energy and experience from years of campaigning on environmental and social justice issues in Victoria and abroad.

27, February, 2008

The Beyond Nuclear Initiative (BNI) Alice Springs welcomes the commitment from Warren Snowdon today that Labor will be “finding a national solution” for radioactive waste management (ABC online 27/02/08).

November 27, 2007

The Arid Lands Environment Centre-Beyond Nuclear Initiative (ALEC-BNI) welcomes the incoming Labor Government’s commitment to repeal the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act that overrode Territory laws to force a federal radioactive dump on the NT.

August 29, 2007

The Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) has criticised Prime Minister Howard’s support for a federal radioactive dump in the NT, claiming the project and process has never been accepted or endorsed by Territory residents or the Territory government.

The Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) welcomes today’s announcement by Federal Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull that Alice Springs is the newest “Solar City”.