The twentieth century way of life has been made available, largely due to the miracle of cheap energy. The price of energy has been at record lows for the past century and a half.As oil becomes increasingly scarce, it is becoming obvious to everyone, that the rapid economic and industrial growth we have enjoyed for that time is not sustainable.Now, the hunt is on. For renewable sources of energy, for alternative sources of energy, for a way of life that is less dependent on cheap energy.Â
CSG miners get to drill everywhere by: EXCLUSIVE by Alicia Wood From:The Daily Telegraph September 12, 201212:00AM 0 FARMERS have lost their fight for greater protection from coal seam gas (CSG) miners, with the state government refusing to fence off any land from exploration. The miners were was given the OK yesterday to start drilling Continue Reading →
Entire state up for grabs in coal seam gas and mining rules Date September 12, 2012 7 reading now 1 Read later Sean Nicholls Sydney Morning Herald State Political Editor View more articles from Sean Nicholls Follow Sean on TwitterEmail Sean inShare Email article Print FARMERS, environmental groups and miners have joined forces to condemn Continue Reading →
Wind power not enough to affect global climate, researchers find Posted: 10 Sep 2012 11:34 AM PDT Though there is enough power in the earth’s winds to be a primary source of near-zero emission electric power for the world, large-scale high altitude wind power generation is unlikely to substantially affect climate, according to new research. Continue Reading →
The moment we’ve been waiting for Inbox x GetUp! 10:59 AM (34 minutes ago) to me — Have you seen the coal seam gas (CSG) industry’s latest advertising campaign? The CSIRO’s slammed it for misusing their research to claim CSG is safe for Australia’s precious water and aquifers. Send the CSG spin doctors a message Continue Reading →
Pledge to triple wind and solar power in NSW Date September 7, 2012 – 12:24PM 3 reading now 1 Read later Ben Cubby Environment Editor View more articles from Ben Cubby Follow Ben on TwitterEmail Ben inShare Email article Print The NSW government has promised to triple the amount of energy generated by wind turbines Continue Reading →
Gales send turbines into overdrive AM By Timothy McDonald Updated 4 hours 42 minutes ago Photo: Peak wind generation accounted for up to 85 per cent of the state’s power. (timo29570: user submitted) Map: SA While gale-force winds kept emergency services busy across South Australia this week, they also fired up turbines on the state’s Continue Reading →