Off list here and George Monbiot discusses the rise of the oligarchs and their success in convincing the population that they would look after their interests. Take nine minutes and check this video, he lays out what we must do, starting in the US on November 3.http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article9740.html
Just as well that Energy Minister Angus Taylor says ‘Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus’ of the gas-led recovery, because theren’t many others who agree.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-19/government-backing-power-plant-gas-fired-distraction/12677222
“… 30 years ago … gas had merit as a transition fuel… . This is no longer the case.” This is what a previous Liberal leader says, the current Liberal leader should pay heed. Yet all our post-pandemic eggs are in the gas basket, it’ll come to grief!https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6929080/scott-morrisons-gas-plan-is-an-arrogant-irresponsible-disaster/?cs=14246
Re our Pentecostal PM’s post-pandemic gas obsession, home-grown tech entrepreneur Mike Cannon-Brookes reckons as follows: – AEMO? More gas generation not needed – CSIRO? Gas generation = expensive electricity – …
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Yesterday’s gas announcements have drawn ire and fire from progressives and goaded the usual suspects, McCrann, Shanahan and The Oz, out from under their respective rocks. Check the to-ing and fro-ing in today’s List. Still, I suppose you do want a return on political donations of $6.4 million over the last decade.
Off list with this. Well, the gas-led recovery is coming to pass, just as we feared. Can you imagine a more backward-looking cabal of ideologically-driven environmental vandals as those now in office in Canberra? When given a chance to start work on the future, they turn their backs. Yep, I’m quite angry about this.https://www.michaelwest.com.au/gas-gush-the-toadies-of-mainstream-media-trot-out-governments-fossil-fuel-fracking-campaign/
This is the You tube URL for the Greta Thunberg film trailer. As a complement to researchers across the sciences and to the mainstream science communicators, she is the phenomenon we need in exploring every motivation for bringing about change. Congratulations on your courage and persistence, Greta.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDdEWkA15Rg&feature=share
It’s a while ago that News Corp in the US dropped ‘fair and balanced’ as their strap line so we shouldn’t be surprised at this news. And there are other …
And do recall, the legislation Three S Sussan rammed through Parliament will devolve decision-making on environmental matters to the states. How’s that going to go, d’ya reckon? Does this example give you confidence? It’s not just koalas that should be afraid.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-12/nationals-dummy-spit-koalas-ongoing-struggle-relevance/12653466