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admin /1 November, 2005
Storms could interrupt power supply: EnergyAustralia General
Manager Network Geoff Lilliss said it was important to remember that
summer storms could interrupt the power supply. “Heavy rain, strong
winds, lightning and fallen trees are among the most common causes of
blackouts and they can also cause a great deal of damage to your home,”
Lilliss said. “Just as EnergyAustralia prepares its power network for
summer, there are things residents should do to ensure their families
and homes stay safe.” (Erisk Net , 20 October 2005)
admin /1 November, 2005
Report
exposes how burgeoning levels of energy wastage could lead to stark
lifestyle changes in as little as 15 years if we don’t take action now.
Households
in 2020 could be purged of their modern luxuries and forced to revert
to simpler standards of living unless action is taken now to reduce
escalating levels of carbon dioxide emissions, according to independent research commissioned by the Energy Saving Trust .
A
panel of experts have predicted two alternative scenarios for life in
2020 within the report – ‘2020 Futures: Energy and Waste in an Age of
Excess’.
admin /1 November, 2005
With Hydro Tasmania’s dams at 38 per cent capacity, Basslink is unlikely to help the Victorian electricity market this summer.
Victoria
faces power shortages as a new power generator at Laverton has been
delayed. The connection to Tasmania to atke advantage of its plentiful
hydro-electric power will be useless because of drought. ERisk – 29 October
admin /1 November, 2005
BP wins hearts and minds with non-sniffable petrol. High cost of
distribution could be brought down over time by making it only fuel
available in Northern Territory.
admin /1 November, 2005
Ergon Energy advises Queenslanders to prepare for blackouts this
Summer. In a report tabled in Queensland parliament last week, Ergon
indicated that it expected blackouts similar to last year’s problems in
Queensland due to generation capacity taking many years to develop. The
company provides useful advice for surviving blackouts on its website .
admin /1 November, 2005
Following last year’s successful Peat’s Ridge
Festival, the UNSW Ecoliving Centre is aiming to make this year’s
Festival ecologically better than ever! The 2004 Audit showed the
Festival was overall a sustainable success, but there is always more
work to be done.
Taking
an advisory role, the Ecoliving Centre is aiming for the 2005
Festival to have a 0% waste rate. EcoLiving
