Energy Efficiency

In 2011, South Australia drew more than 20 % of its electricity from wind turbines; while in Victoria the Baillieu government all but gutted the industry by requiring two-kilometre set-backs from houses, ruling out new turbines in vast tracts of the state and the NSW O’Farrell government considers whether to follow Victoria or South Australia. Why? The [...]

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… says Premier and Minister for Reconstruction Anna Bligh. 29/07/2011 – Anna Bligh said containing the Hendra virus is too important to allow political manoeuvring to influence the Government’s position; she said ‘there is a lot that we do not know about the Hendra disease but all the evidence we have points to the risk [...]

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When the rebate for solar hot water systems came out, the systems rose in price; same with with solar power and then insulation, so what is it with the ‘levelling the playing field’ that businesses undertake? The following calculations come from Dave Kimble. Emissions from petrol-powered passenger cars represent 7.7% of total net emissions (41.6 [...]

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Julia Gillard as first female federal political leader means what for climate change action; nothing in the short term but just maybe in the long term everything. The public must now be aware of the true powers running this country; for conservatives its corporate government (although Labor is not above jobs for the boys with [...]

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The Green Loans, insulation and school stimulus programs have just postponed D Day (Depression Day), not put it off and while electricity authorities started to blame emissions control as the reason for rising energy costs, we now know that electricity prices will go up regardless. Origin CEO (Grant King) told the committee for economic development of [...]

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