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Australia’s environment minister could soon be above the law

Why? Because it will protect Greg Hunt from being challenged over deliberate or negligent decisions that do not comply with the law. Neither care nor responsibility. Does Coalition “strong leadership” make this a white fellers country to be proud of? … Continue reading

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Is utility 2.0 a forecast or a post-mortem?

As PM Abbott’s strong leadership harnesses his climate change denier buddies, to cut and cut again, into RET(Renewable Energy Target), will it make Australia look as dumb as recent effort to persuade Cambodia to take our asylum seekers?!?! This story … Continue reading

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Is The Solution To Climate Change In Vancouver?

Here’s a good news story about carbon tax. It compares economic growth between British Columbia and the rest of Canada. Also per capita CO2 emissions and fuel usage. BC has out performed the rest of Canada, economically and reduced emissions … Continue reading

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Beijing Expected To Endure Heavy, Choking Smog For Another Week

Beijing issued yellow pollution alert on Thursday, which was upgraded to orange on Friday, prompting city authorities to order 36 Beijing manufacturers to halt production and another 75 to reduce production in an attempt to clear the air a little. An … Continue reading

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Newest CST(ConcentratedSolarThermal) fire up

While “we love a sunburnt country…” gets taken further backwards, by Phoney Tony, with dependency on fossil fuels, here’s the latest completion of project that was proposed for Port Augusta >readmore> GizModo

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Amory Lovins: energy visionary sees renewables revolution in full swing

“Guaranteed price [offered by UK to French state company EDF] is over 7x the unsubsidised price of new wind in the US, 4 or 5 times unsubsidised price of new solar power in the US. Nuclear prices only go up. … Continue reading

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McArdle ‘plain wrong’ on energy says Howard adviser

LibNats in Queensland are just as silly about renewables as in Victoria, by new CEO of BZE. >readmore> SunshineCoastDaily

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HEATWAVES: HOTTER, LONGER, MORE OFTEN

So much extreme weather around the world, yet Phoney Tony and the gang hang on for grim death(what an expression?) to promoting as much exploitation as they can, of coal, gas and oil. How will they feel when not just Great … Continue reading

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Norway – big forest fires!!

Believe it or not, a country as cold and wet and close to the Pole as Norway experincing forest fires. Click on the link and you’ll find they even have hurricane warnings these days. Of course, Phoney Tony would definitely … Continue reading

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‘Out-Of-Control’ Rig – Gulf of Mexico – Gushing Methane Freely Into The Atmosphere

Here we go again, evidently not as bad as BP Deepwater Horizon, for now, but the same far offshore, deepwater problem, for which there are only dodgy solutions. Simultaneously, The Age today nominates that Exxon-Mobil nominates LNG floating platform for … Continue reading

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