nuclear power in Australianuclear power in Australia
From Crikey: If a government wanted to figure out how best to defend the country, it wouldn’t hold an inquiry into the air force. It would hold an inquiry into[...]
Tag: Environment
peak oilpeak oil
This PDF (700K) gives a useful summary of the Peak Oil issues. It’s on the Defence in the National Interest (DNI) web site, an interesting site of US conservative political[...]
economics of nuclear powereconomics of nuclear power
It’s interesting to note in this press release from the Australian Greens that Dr Ziggy Switkowski (head of the Prime Minister’s nuclear taskforce) that nuclear power is not economically viable[...]
new hybrid Camrynew hybrid Camry
Toyota in the US has released a hybrid Camry which seems to be the larger Prius that many people have wanted. Since it’s release the Prius has been greatly desired[...]
electric carselectric cars
Here’s an interesting post on the Green’s site about the Indian Reva electric car and the attempts to get a permit to drive it on Australian roads. From the Reva[...]
Virgin – no free water and renewable energyVirgin – no free water and renewable energy
When returning from Ruxcon I took a Virgin Blue flight. The Virgin web site has a FAQ with the following advice regarding DVT: Drink plenty of water and other fluids[...]
why I joined the Australian Greenswhy I joined the Australian Greens
In 2004 I was browsing the web sites of the various political parties to see how they met my needs. The only party that stood out was the Greens. The[...]
IT companies and toxic wasteIT companies and toxic waste
Greenpeace has an interesting article about how IT companies rank in toxic waste problems. Dell rates quite well, I feel happier about my recent purchase of a large Dell TFT[...]
more on clean energymore on clean energy
One new technology for saving fuel in cars is the 6 stroke engine. This is an engine that has two power strokes for every intake of fuel. The first power[...]
clean energyclean energy
There are many people claiming that nuclear power will solve all the ills of the world. However this does not seem to be possible. Firstly you have to consider the[...]