Energy Efficiency

If ever there was a product that latched onto the Peak Oil crisis, none has been more efficient at sucking disproportinate government financial support than ethanol. In Australia, the master public purse parasite has been Manildra, even coughing money into independent (oxymoron in every sense?) Rob Katter’s election war-chest, but is the writing on the [...]

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In Australia, there is talk of nuclear power as the solution, but really, the following story of inaction by the government is a warning to us here in Australia. In the USA, tens of thousands of tons of potentially lethal radioactive waste have been piling up across the nation for more than a generation, but [...]

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When the world’s largest mining boss Marius Kloppers warns Australia should look beyond coal and towards other energy sources, you have to wonder whether its spin or otherwise.  According to the BHP Billiton CEO, the Australian economy will suffer if it does not significantly reduce its carbon emissions in anticipation of a global carbon price [...]

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By Mason Inman – for National Geographic News – Published September 8, 2010 This story is part of a special series that explores energy issues; for more, visit The Great Energy Challenge. No matter how bad coal might be for the planet, the conventional wisdom is that there is so much of it underground that [...]

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