Category Archives: Reports

Energy/White Paper – Review by keywords

Squeezed in between some not so fair and balanced media reports, about Climate Summit in Durban and Christmas, Minister Martin Ferguson released his long awaited Draft Energy White Paper. It’s 396 pages, a lot to digest. Count of keywords can … Continue reading

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Energy/Scarcity – Peak Oil “we can’t see it coming!?!”

Wasn’t it interesting with Christmas and New Year proclamations, by world leaders, so much agonising over astrology of Economics, totally disregarding  grave risks posed by Climate Change. Some people in the community are reconciled(!) to Climate Change being a worry, not … Continue reading

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Energy/BigSolar-Success in Spain

If you need evidence that 100% renewable electricity has now arrived, here’s a link to video news about big CST(Concentrated Solar Thermal) plant, with molten salt storage, to keep steam turbine electricity running overnight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q9enAe7zjQ&feature=youtu.be by Bernie McComb

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Energy/Power – Mr Baillieu’s (not) smart meters

Interesting to hear Mr Baillieu in the news, announcing that his investigation into cancellation of Smart Meters had failed, that they’re necessary “to regulate” electricity prices. Surely the original concept was to de-regulate, to provide more competition, everybody a winner(disregarding … Continue reading

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Energy/Corporate – Leading by even better example

This week Minister Martin Ferguson releases his long awaited Draft Energy White Paper, for comment by “stakeholders”, a modest little holiday read of 329 pages. Here’s a useful summary, that  emphasis is on large, centralised power stations converted to gas, … Continue reading

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Energy/Corporate – Leading by example

Here’s another example of large corporations starting to lead by example, sizeable users of electricity, disconnecting themselves from bargain basement deals offered by big, dirty coal power barons Facebook leading by example contributed by Ray Astbury

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Energy/Electricity – New dirty power Ok!?!

Imagine Martin Ferguson AM, MP, Federal Member for Batman, Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism releasing a “long awaited energy policy paper” this close to Christmas! Election promise was to regulate emissions from new coal power stations. But now, because of carbon … Continue reading

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Climate/Durban – Great expectations

Immediately after the UN Climate Summit in Durban, there are encouraging reports. Despite delay, committments are made to legally binding emissions reductions. Here’s a couple of precedents which can be expected to accelerate action: 1. International Energy Agency:  “On planned … Continue reading

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Humour/economic theory to help world go around

Funny possible solution for Euro crisis, which could have shifted economics off front page news, so that media attention would have appropriate high priority for Climate Summit in Durban LittleGreekVillageP contributed by Bernie McComb

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Climate/temperature – Trend graphs

Here’s the history of global warming for temperature and CO2: KeelingCurvesP contributed by Ray Astbury

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