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
Using less power is costing us more by: Bruce McDougall From:The Daily Telegraph March 22, 201212:00AM 36 comments 0 ELECTRICITY use plunged during the second-coldest summer in more than 60 years but families will get no respite from power bills spiralling towards $2000 a year. Power use during the cool and wet La Nina summer Continue Reading →
Libs want to reinstate solar rebate Updated: 15:28, Thursday March 22, 2012 The opposition is trying to reinstate the solar hot water rebate scheme, which Labor suddnely scrapped in February. Under the Labor government’s renewable energy bonus scheme, rebates of $1000 were offered to Australians to install a solar hot water system, or $600 to Continue Reading →
Clive Palmer wants carbon tax fight by: Gemma Jones From:The Daily Telegraph March 22, 2012 1 Gold Coast United owner Clive Palmer. Picture: Mike Batterham Source: The Daily Telegraph MINING magnate Clive Palmer has urged a rally of climate change sceptics to dig deeper into their pockets and spend more fighting the carbon tax. Mr Continue Reading →
Premier Barry O’Farrell to announce solar hardship scheme by: Andrew Clennell State Political Editor and AAP From:The Daily Telegraph May 24, 20112:24PM 46 comments 0 Speculation .. it is expected NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell will back away from his decision to axe the solar scheme subsidy today. Picture: Tim Hunter Source: The Daily Telegraph HARDSHIP Continue Reading →
News 3 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS Talk of war and rising prices cast uneasy pall over IranCNN InternationalIsrael has threatened to bomb Iran to end or at least set back Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Iran insists its nuclear program is strictly for energy purposes and has said it will not hesitate to Continue Reading →
US ‘tells Russia to warn Iran of last chance’ US-led military strikes against Iran are inevitable this year if Tehran does not give ground at multilateral talks next month over its nuclear programme, according to diplomatic sources in Moscow. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov By Tom Parfitt, Moscow Continue Reading →