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
NSW gets tough on CSG industry By Adam Bennett, AAPJune 23, 2012, 3:17 pm tweet0 Email Print AAP © Enlarge photo NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner has declared the royalty “holiday” over for the state’s coal seam gas (CSG) industry, while a new Land and Water Commissioner would be appointed to protect the rights of Continue Reading →
New chief to rule on coal seam gas issues Josephine Tovey June 23, 2012 Read later Ads by Google ABC CSG Website Errors www.wewantcsg.com.au ABC’s CSG data website has serious factual errors, see the facts here: THE state government will appoint a new special commissioner to oversee coal seam gas exploration on agricultural land and Continue Reading →
Explosives found at Sweden nuclear plant; Nation raises security …CBS NewsOfficials raise alert at Sweden’s 10 nuclear reactors after explosives – with no … lacked a detonating device, meaning there was no danger of an imminent explosion. … In 1980, the Nordic country decided to phase out the use of nuclear energy …See all stories Continue Reading →
Mother Nature Reminds Tokyo of Fukushima’s Ongoing Vulnerability Posted: 20 Jun 2012 03:55 PM PDT On 11 March 2001 Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) six reactor Fukushima Daiichi complex was effectively destroyed by an earthquake, which produced a tsunami that swamped the facility.Fifteen months later, it seems that Tokyo has learned little from the Continue Reading →
What a fantastic response. Full marks to the Telegraph for this. Families flock to join The Daily Telegraph’s People Power campaign by: Gemma Jones From:The Daily Telegraph June 20, 20124:40pm 0 Family Big Electricity Switch: Campai… Big Electricity Switch: Neutra… The Bowles family have joined the Big Switch to try and get their power bill Continue Reading →
The responses to this are phenominal. Target of 25.000 reached in under 24 hours. now 34.000 and still climbing. This shows the anger and concerns in the community and sends a message to the Govt. You’re empowered to give tax the flick with The Daily Telegraph’s People Power campaign.UPDATE by: Rosemarie Lentini From:The Daily Telegraph Continue Reading →