Daily Links Apr 19
30,000 buyers and only 750 available to buy is not the market operating optimally. Government policy to drive change and help the country in transition away from petrol and diesel …
Daily Links Apr 18
Important article from yesterday’s Daily Links, in which Ross Gittins lays bare our serious mismanagement of the economics of our resources industry. How squabbling politicians let mining companies wreck our …
Daily Links Apr 17
When we say climate change is everything change, we might not have thought to include loss of archeological treasures. Iraq’s ancient treasures sand-blasted by climate change rfi.fr From: Maelor Himbury …
Daily Links Apr 16
The Australian community should be the recipients of this largesse, not just the subset who are the shareholders, where ever they live, of the resource companies. All power to your …
Daily Links Apr 15
Off list and a little while ago, but a major challenge is being posed for the UNESCO Western Port Biosphere Foundation (disclaimer: my last workplace). About 3000 hectares of land at Hastings many years ago was zoned ‘industrial’ and it is always being eyed off for development as the planning rules encourage it. The Biosphere was involved in the successful fight against a proposed gas plant, what chance of protecting the Western Port environment when hydrogen (from brown coal) is the product?https://amp.smh.com.au/business/markets/billion-dollar-hydrogen-plant-lifts-gippsland-s-job-prospects-20230306-p5cprg.html
Daily Links Apr 14
There’re easy wins here, Chris Bowen and Anthony Albanese. https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/world-s-rejected-cars-heading-our-way-if-poor-fuel-standards-remain-20230413-p5d04i.html From: Maelor Himbury <maelor@melbpc.org.au>Date: 14 April 2023 at 9:00:29 am AESTTo: undisclosed-recipients:;Subject: Daily Links Apr 14 Post of the Day …
Daily Links Apr 13
Santos is making serious enemies now. And their message is a good one. Knitting Nannas tell Santos to stop its Pilliga fracking plan greenleft.org.au From: Maelor Himbury <maelor@melbpc.org.au>Date: 13 April …
Daily Links Apr 12
From yesterday today: Santos warns Australia is ‘falling behind’ in drive to bury emissions theage.com.au He would say that, wouldn’t he. The fossil fools need CCS to allow their damaging …
Aboriginal Peoples News Apr 11
Australians will be asked: “A Proposed Law: to alter the constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve …
Daily Links Apr 10
Unless we’re better at selling our message as ‘the future we want’, we’ll be doomed by the future we get. Language, as George Orwell reminded us, is all important. https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3939949-how-to-avoid-apocalypse-fatigue/ …