Energy Efficiency

The State Government is facing a community revolt against its growth plans for the Sunshine Coast which now requires a minimum of 14,000 people at Palmview.
Angry community groups yesterday called on mayor Bob Abbot to tell the State Government to stop interfering with the region’s green objectives.
Mr Abbot has been told to tell Planning Minister [...]

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The Courier Mail recently ran a politcial press release as a story, with the usual mix of spin of gain to off-set some already released or to be released counter-productive story.
In this case it was the Clive Palmer coal mine touted to create thousands of jobs by the chief spruiker – who is not taken [...]

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While Queensland’s economic performance – under Labor – is dormant and falls to fifth in the States ranking, Qld MPs are pocketing $34,000-a-year more than their counterparts in Canberra and stand to gain a huge windfall under plans to overhaul federal salaries.
Yes, Captain kRudd’s government is investigating granting MPs a pay rise in return for [...]

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Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy and Minister for Trade The Honourable Stephen Robertson spins the commissioning of new substations to reinforce power supply to Gladstone area as a good thing.
He claims ‘electricity demand in the Gladstone area is being driven by strong long-term growth in the industrial, coal mining and minerals processing [...]

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