Interesting

Renfrey Clarke, 17 May 2009

“One hundred percent renewable energy in Australia by 2020!” That was the bold call endorsed by members of more than 150 climate action groups at the Climate Action Summit held in Canberra in January.

By and large, the establishment media have ignored this call — or else dismissed it as green “extremism”.

Renewable energy sources are said to be incapable of replacing fossil fuels, especially coal. They can’t supply 24-hours-a-day “base-load” power, say most media commentators.

Kenneth Davidson. May 4, 2009

There are better options than carbon pollution reduction schemes.

IT LOOKS as if the Rudd Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme is dead in the water. The Greens hate it because they believe it gives Australia's biggest polluters a licence to pollute. The Coalition hates it because they believe it doesn't offer enough concessions to big polluters.

Mining stalwart sees no future in carbon plan

Paddy Manning, Sustainable Investing
April 25, 2009

Kevin Rudd should meet Graham Brown before he decides to spend billions of dollars on carbon capture and storage. A coalminer for more than 20 years, Brown retired in 2007 and is happy to call a spade a bloody shovel.

Brown, 57, has his own theory on why good money is being wasted on a technology very few have faith in.

July 01, 2008

Sydney, Australia — Replacing coal-fired power generation with renewable energy would create thousands of secure and clean jobs, as well as cutting greenhouse gas pollution. But the Federal Government must ensure a ‘just transition’ to protect workers and communities, concludes a ground-breaking new report.