Carbon Trading Scheme can be cost-effective
30 Jul 2008
The political nonsense about the timing of a carbon trading scheme and the economic impacts on businesses is a complete furphy. No doubt added costs will increase costs to consumers - but added costs on businesses will be minimal as long as there is parity in the marketplace.
As a country, we really need to get our act together and understand what we are importing. Food is allowed in even though it may be grown and packaged in conditions which would see Australian producers hauled before the courts - yet it's on supermarket shelves every day. The same is probably true of many other commodities.
There's no need to get hot and bothered about how much a carbon trading scheme will cost the Australian economy whether we implement a system in 2010 or 2012 even if we are ahead of our trading partners. Whack on import duties on any goods from countries which don't match or better the program we have in place here. How simple is that!
It's certainly not 'pie in the sky' - in Europe, the French government, says the European Unon should impose special import duties on products made in third countries with lax climate change regimes. Go for it!
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carbon trading
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Cut your carbon emissions - run your car on water
21 Jul 2008
Running a car on water may seem like a pipedream - but water is just a mix of hydrogen and oxygen and the ability to separate them has been known for many years.
An electronic manual is available to show how the process works and how it can be built into any existing vehicle as a fuel source which can cut fuel costs by 40% or more and reduce emissions.
The Freeranger Egg farm is looking at converting its vehicles to run on water as a way of making the farm even more sustainable. For more info email the farm at freeranger@dcsi.net.au or talk to them at one of the Farmers' Markets they attend - Churchill Island, Inverloch, Cardinia Ranges or Korumburra.
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hydrogen fuel, low catr emissions
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Rally in the Strzeleckis - video on You Tube
6 Jul 2008
Rally told Minister 'caved in'
to logging company
video of the rally is on You Tube at http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ICycJXAS-J8
A community rally called to look at Strzelecki rainforest under threat from an agreement between the Victorian Government and Hancock Victorian Plantations was told on Sunday that Environment Minister Gavin Jennings had 'caved in' to company demands.
Ms Susie Zent, President of Friends of Gippsland Bush told almost 100 locals who had gathered to look at some of the forest which is now earmarked for woodchipping that “the Minister simply caved in rather than hold out for better deal.
A community forum will be held in Boolara Memorial Hall on Sunday July 27 to plan the next steps.The flier for this event can be downloaded at http://www.fourthcrossingwildlife.com/stomp.pdf
“We don't know what the Government is buying for the $5.5 million it is giving the company, because the community was excluded from the final negotiations.
“They haven't even shown us the maps which tends to indicate that they have something to hide,” Ms Zent said.
Friends of the Earth forest campaigner Anthony Amis said the deal had been given dubious credibility with the endorsement of The Wilderness Society and the Victorian...
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gavin jennings, hancock victorian plantations, strzelecki rainforest
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