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Is Machiavelli abroad? There is enough in this story to suggest that he is in Canberra just now.
Added 10-3-2009
How are we interpret the posturing and politicking in Canberra around the CPRS? I'm still naive enough to think that if we understand why they do what they do, we might make more effective responses. What is going on? Here''s a possibility.
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This very thoughtful article from The Age lays bare the human foibles hindering responses to climate change
Added 10-3-2009
The Western Port study that we did (see elsewhere on this website) predicted an increase to two days above 40 degrees by 2030. We had three last year, four this year. Our science needs updating already and we need to listen to our scientists.
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Sun-powered device converts CO2 into fuel
Added 25-2-2009
Here is photosynthesis of a different kind. Just imagine what we might do if we diverted even half of the money going into research for the oxymoron clean coal into such technologies as are reported upon in this New Scientist article?
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But what about night-time, where''s your solar energy then? they sneer.
Added 25-2-2009
Greenie-bashers are fond of pointing out that the sun doesn''t shine at night. However, there is already research into energy storage systems - and this Scientific American article reports on just one such project.
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Making life easier for emitters - the CPRS won''t do the job we''d like it do, says Richard Denniss, among many others
Added 18-2-2009
The government is reviewing its CPRS. Look for details for letting them know what you think - for there are many problems we can point out in its current form.
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