Energy Efficiency

The best Australia can hope for from either mainstream political party on the subject of climate change and clean energy is that they don’t really mean what they say. Both the ALP and the Coalition have brought policies that most independent analysis suggests will fail to reach the presumed bipartisan target of a 5 per [...]

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Chinese officials have warned of a severe threat to wildlife from one of the country’s worst reported oil spills as an army of volunteers was dispatched to beaches to try to head off the black tides. At least one man has drowned in crude during the clean-up operation, which has expanded as the area of [...]

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The latest U.S. Treasury Z1 Flow of Funds report was released on March 11, 2010, bringing the data current through the end of 2009. What follows is the most important chart of your lifetime. It relegates almost all modern economists and economic theory to the dustbin of history. Any economic theory, formula, or relationship that [...]

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Survey reveals pollies’ climate change confusion By Margot O’Neill for Lateline A new survey of Australian politicians shows a clear majority believe climate change is happening, but many appear to be unsure about some of its consequences. The University of Queensland (UQ) survey of more than 300 federal, state and local government politicians found that [...]

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Well, if it’s good enough for the government to guarantee the performance of banks – who largely caused the GFC – then why not a Policy to introduce a $5 billion loan guarantee scheme that would complement their target of a zero carbon economy? The Greens released the policy at the launch of their Tasmanian federal [...]

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