Jim Green (activist)

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Jim Green
Activist

Jim Green is an

anti-nuclear campaigner with Friends of the Earth Australia.[1] Green is a regular media commentator on nuclear issues.[2] He has an honours degree in public health from the University of Wollongong and was awarded a PhD in science and technology studies for his analysis of the Lucas Heights research reactor debates.[3]

Issues

Green and Peter Karamoskos (a nuclear radiologist) say there is growing scientific confidence in the

Lucas Heights",[5] adding "it is likely that of the people subjected to nuclear medicine in the year 2007 almost 500 will die from those nuclear medicine procedures at some time in the future."[5] Balanced against this view is the benefit to tens of thousand of people in having the medical conditions correctly diagnosed and treated, often saving their lives, and the highly successful treatment of serious conditions such as cancer.[citation needed
]

According to Green and Karamoskos, the alternative view, that low-level radiation is harmless, is limited to a small number of scientists "whose voice is greatly amplified by the nuclear industry". In Australia, for example, Green believes uranium mining and exploration companies have sponsored speaking tours by scientists who claim that low level radiation exposure is not only harmless but actually good for you.

Further reading

PhD thesis

Recent publications

See also

References

  1. ^ https://nuclear.foe.org.au/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Nuclear waste and indigenous rights
  3. ^ EnergyScience Coalition energyscience.org.au
  4. ^ Peter Karamoskos and Jim Green (18 April 2011). "Do we know the Chernobyl death toll?". The Drum.
  5. ^ a b "ParlInfo - Community Affairs Legislation Committee : 30/11/98 : Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Bill 1998 and associated bills". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

External links

  • Yellowcake Country? Australia's uranium industry