I heard in the news this morning that Senator Barnaby Joyce is pushing the government to do more about lowering petrol prices. On the face of it, this looks...
GDP growth is the Aussie government's main measure of success & progress. It is an indiscriminate tally of how much money is being spent. Now, a large part of...
My cynical view being expressed again here but....something fundamental has to happen (e.g. an oil shock, environmental disaster etc) before a market/economics...
I guess I ought to preface this by saying I am NOT an investment expert of ANY kind and these ideas might be totally wrong. My investment experience is that I...
Watching Sunrise this morning (4/8/06) and noted that federal Minister Joe Hockey stated that the entire government fleet of vehicles is going to be running on...
With oil prices set to increase in the long term as demand outstrips supply, one could argue that in the short to medium term a good investment/trading...
ps I should add that my previous post was a "fishing expedition". Rather, I am interested in the short- and long-term economic and financial aspects of "Peak...
The govt makes it sound like they're branching out into brand new territory but the manufacturers already warrant their engines for up to 10% ethanol blended...
I'm frustrated by the fact that the Uranium debate so often focuses on operational safety and waste containment. This implies that, if the public can be...
I went to a seminar in the south east on Friday. The title was "Global Oil Depletion and Bio-diesel" and it attracted an audience of about 100 locals, mostly...
... wrote: <snip> ... </snip> Provided appropriate safeguards are in place, I believe nuclear power to be a viable alternative to fossil fuels for the short to...
My crazy idea is a "Depletion tax", or alternatively titled a "Future generations tax"... Say you introduce a tax on the depletion of any finite commodity....
Great in theory jim, but how on earth would you get the goverment to act like that? And more importantly, how do you convince the public that it's a good idea?...
From the preamble to this Group: "What is Peak Oil going to do to the young professional, who has little money but big dreams? Are they going to find...
does anyone know what the tax revenue from petrol is currently used for? How much of this tax is currently used to fund research? ... a "Future ... Now, ... ...
Hi All, I am a Human Geographer with the Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation. Human Geographers investigate the connections between people...
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It isn't easy. Right at the time when people are really feeling the pinch due to high petrol prices and inflation, the only message of hope is "we must lower...
... used ... Well, according to Downer (in response to a letter of mine), they are investing $75 million in "Solar Cities". They have also set a "Mandatory...
The Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET) is 9500 GWh by 2010. Sounds like a lot. Crunch the numbers! 9500GWh = 34.2 PJ (PJ = petajoules, peta being 10 to...
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20054496- 601,00.html Panic fast-track for ethanol Steve Lewis and Samantha Maiden August 08, 2006 THE...
I just saw this "Peak Oil" discussion on an online forum that I regularly read: http://forum.ski.com.au/ultimate/ultimatebb.php? ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=003240...
... Interesting discussion. There seems to be a lot of talk about alternatives in there, but not much talk about simply using fuel more frugally & efficiently....
Hi all Received some information today about a DVD, End of Suburbia. See the website below. Following the links will take you to a preview and plenty of...
Welcome aboard Damian! I have seen End of Suburbia twice and I actually have a copy floating around somewhere (I think my uncle has it at the moment). It's a...
Hi all, In case you just got a huge string of messages from the forum (like I did), I thought I should let you know what it was about. Donna asked if I could...
I feel like I should re-title this form "Jim's Bi-Daily Rant"... The Federal Government has a "Liquid Fuel Emergency Act". There is a discussion paper that may...
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