February 25, 2008 - ...why and how to offset. The most important thing to remember though, is that offsets come AFTER taking action to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Thus the process is: 1. Educate ourselves about climate change and environmental issues 2. Audit energy in/out at home, work and play 3. Take action to reduce waste generated, environmental degradation and emissions caused by our activities – by this I mean increasing efficiency (carpool or take public transport for instance), reducing power and water consumption, re-using and recycling where possible. The audit process will highlight where the problems lie 4. Invest in waste and...
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Opinion: The right side of history? Labor’s noble climate talk lost in coal smoke
August 30, 2019 - ...164,000ML a year. Some aquifers connect with water in the Great Artesian Basin, which is being used without metering. Water tables are being lowered in some instances and many water bores are failing. Other industrial water usage in the region includes five operational and six proposed coal mines. The Acland New Hope mine was subject to a Queensland Land Court judgment on water and health issues so damning that it is difficult to understand why this mine is allowed to continue. The number of coal seam gas wells is projected to triple, supported by the Queensland government. Pre-election, the Morrison...
(Unpublished) Letter to the Editor – The Australian
August 19, 2019 - ...in a specified period exceeds a pre-set limit.” Again, “AEMO was unaware of this protection feature before the Black System event.” And yet again, “Performance with respect to fault ride-through capability is generally assessed based on recorded network fault event analysis. No previous examples of repeated fault ride-through issues with wind farms have been reported to AEMO. Additionally, AEMO is not aware of any reported instances of this phenomenon internationally.” Certainly, the wind-farms were unable to respond because of their inappropriate settings for such a severe insult, but since then, AEMO has full knowledge of the adjusted settings and an...
Transitional Towns and Climate Change
June 7, 2008 - ...articulate, responsible and purposeful citizens has grasped the essential problem of modern statecraft – that it centres not on what governments do but on what they are. They are far too big to enable any realistic degree of democracy to operate; they are out of control and because of this they are staggering from one crisis to another crises of war, economic instability, social and community disintegration and environmental bankruptcy which cancel out any positive achievements they may claim. It is in this light that it is possible to envisage the breaking of the log jam of conventional politics which...
Media release: Home gas appliances can have lethal consequences, doctors warn
May 4, 2020 - ...education about the risks of indoor gas appliances, including the importance of regular servicing and adequate ventilation. 2. Provision of incentives for households to transition away from the use of gas to energy efficient electrical appliances, with particular support offered to low-income households as well as landlords. 3. Reforms to building regulations to mandate installation of non-gas heating and cooking appliances in all new homes. 4. Reforms to building regulations and local planning rules to stop the automatic connection of all new suburbs and homes to gas. 5. Consideration of the eventual phasing out of indoor gas usage altogether. FULL...