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Seems Peter Garrett has changed his mind a lot lately on matters he used to consider important enough to campaign against in his previous life. Before joining tha Labor Party, he had run for the Senate as a candidate for the Nuclear Disarmament Party. Yesterday, he has added his approval of a new [...] Continue reading Peter Garrett approves Four Mile uranium mine http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/08/2620602.htm Well what can you say? If this is the reaction of China to a failed business deal it really shows what their attitude is to the rest of the world. The current unrest is also indicative of a government that dislikes exposure and further reacts as if theirs is the only opinion that matters. [...] Continue reading dummy spit by China This type of release is a the beginnings of a leadership challenge or at least putting people on notice that he is available. Joe Hockey is probably one of the very few who seems capable of running the liberals as well as being more likeable. The current bird is badly wounded and IMO will not [...] Continue reading Joe Hockey Jockeying for leadership? http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/27/2474780.htm Quote Obama begins reversing Bush climate policies US President Barack Obama has begun reversing the climate policies of the Bush administration, clearing the way for new rules to force car makers to produce more fuel-efficient and less polluting cars. The President told the US Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider immediately a request by California [...] Continue reading Finally – a step in the right direction? A day when we should all consider the best way to move forward together. While the day itself means different things to many people, we should move past any baggage that may be associated with it and use the day as a reason to move on. Geoff The Australian dollar is staging a somewhat slow comeback over the last few weeks. Christmas is over. Easter is coming and so hopefully a tax correction in my favour. Price of oil is going upwards so now is a good time to buy a heat exchange from www.telepoint.com.au Bit sad really but I had to [...] Continue reading The world is moving on. By adopting a mediochre target of 5% reduction in greenhouse gases and then trying to say it is more because of a quote of numbers and ideas the Prime Minister has let us all down. When the community is saying it accepts the costs involved, when they are saying they want a better world in [...] Continue reading Prime Minister lets us all down As we seem to be headed into a world that will be making the exact same mistakes as the last 15 years, one can only hope that leaders get the gumption to make the changes needed. Not looking good IMO While this is a really small reference there are not enough references to the “hidden costs” of carbon economies. While we are all happy to take the assumed benefits of expansion and productivity the carbon that powers this is rarely, if ever, taken into a/c The article appears to be more in relation to a [...] Continue reading The cost of carbon? Just love the bleating of the free market proponents saying the current problems are not a result of the free market not working? Beats me – or it must have been the regulation of the free market? Perhaps it was excessive greed by a few in the free market. The free market is working well [...] Continue reading The FREE market at work. Obama has very comfortably won the US Presidential election. His acceptance speech was quite powerful and I think bodes well for the US (and possibly the world) He has been elected on a strong mandate for change. On about Feb 1 , 2009 He will beaten up a lot because he has not achieved or been [...] Continue reading The waiting is over It is a sad day when relatively straight talking can be construed as not being political enough? Rudd has critscised China over Tibet a few days ago, he said that there was not doubt there were human rights abuses in Tibet and that they should all sit down and talk. China is upset. Commentators are [...] Continue reading Kevin Rudd is not political enough? ABC ran this article today and I am even more convinced that we still do not get it! Emissions trading ‘could produce $20b windfall’ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/20/2194865.htm This income is not a windfall or a bonus, it is a part payment for damages already done, to even suggest it could be used for anything but paying for [...] Continue reading They just don’t get it………….. |
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