$723,000,000 wasted on gas-gen
Slammed by the IEEFA as not making sense, the Government appears determined to spend $610 million of public money on the Kurri Kurri gas-fired power generator in the Hunter Valley, …
More reasons to give up gas
The Climate Council released its report today – Kicking the Gas Habit: How gas is harming our health. The findings of the report were that children living in houses with gas …
Fossil-fuelled divisiveness
The PM reached a new low this week, pitting rural people against city-dwellers over action on global warming. He said: We will not achieve net zero in the cafes, dinner …
Biden: you’re invited
President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders to his virtual Whitehouse Summit on Climate in 2 week’s time. It remains to be seen who turns up and it will …
Risks to Australia of a 3 deg. warmer world
The Australian Academy of Science has just released its latest report saying the world is well on the way to devastating climate change and global commitments made in the Paris …
Coal obsession rort
The Auditor-General last week reported Shine Energy incapable of delivering on the $3.3 million ‘bankable’ feasibility study for the Collinsville coal-fired power station. Due diligence was incomplete, checks were not comprehensive, a probity …
EV fast chargers a high priority, or is it?
In its list of high priority initiatives, just released, Infrastructure Australia has again included EV recharging stations on the national highway. It also calls for policy and regulation (for standards) to …
Renewable energy innovation rolls on
Try though the Morrison Government may to prop up fossil fuels, there are almost daily examples of the nation going renewable, especially in SA. The latest is a trial in …
Don’t mention electric vehicles!
Announcing its Future Fuels Strategy on the ABC last week, the Energy Minister was at pains to claim that plug-in hybrids are the natural choice, together with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Anything but fully …
Hooray for citizen action on coal
This week the people had decisive wins for climate change, challenging the expansion of coal mining and the dodgy practices of coal fired power generators. Led by 84 year old …