Jim Green (activist)
Australian environmentalist
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jim Green is an anti-nuclear campaigner with Friends of the Earth Australia, and a regular media commentator on nuclear issues.
Jim Green | |
|---|---|
Green at the Melbourne GPO in March 2011 | |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | University of Wollongong |
| Occupation | Anti-nuclear activist |
Early life and education
Jim Green 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,[1] titled "Reactors, Radioisotopes & the HIFAR Controversy".[2]
Issues
Green campaigns against the use of nuclear technology in Australia, and as of June 2026[update] is national nuclear campaigner for Friends of the Earth Australia.[3] Green, along with nuclear radiologist Peter Karamoskos, say there is growing scientific confidence in the linear no-threshold model for ionising radiation.[4]
Green has been a regular media commentator on nuclear issues,[5] and wrote numerous articles for Green Left between 2005 and 2009.[6]