Public interest the big loser in Qld nano debate
Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) and Friends of the Earth (FoE) today warned that tomorrow’s Science in Parliament briefing on nanotechnology, organised by Queensland’s Chief Scientist, shows unacceptable pro-industry bias and ignores...US EPA’s voluntary nano-notification scheme a failure
Nanotechwire.com news service warns that the US “EPA Nanotechnology Voluntary Program Risks Becoming a ‘Black Hole'”. The service reports that: “Six months after launching its voluntary reporting program for nanomaterial producers, EPA has made...Using nanotechnology to ‘re-engineer’ our environment? With federal funding??
‘Geo-engineering’ is the ultimate in pursuit of high risk ‘techno-fixes’ to the world’s big ecological problems. Its proponents want to use technology to attempt to ‘re-engineer’ the environment, for example by fertilising the ocean to produce huge...Greens Senator reveals big Australian Government confusion on nanotechnology
Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne has a long-standing interest in nanotechnology and new technology issues. In the June Government Estimates hearings, Senator Milne grilled Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr, the head of the Department’s Innovation...Crazytech
Stupid technologies we don't need.....
And that could destroy life on Earth.
And that could destroy life on Earth.