It’s like LA, only prettier.
3 Likes
3 Likes
2 Likes
A:
Nothing in that ad is false.
B:
However, there is an extremely strong argument that dealing with climate change is absolutely going to require the construction of a shitload of hydro and wind and other renewable power resources.
Even if we have a massive focus on degrowth and efficiency, we’re still going to need substantial generation capacity. That infrastructure has to go somewhere, and often the location will be dictated by environmental conditions rather than human preference.
C:
This does not provide any justification for continuing the long tradition of ignoring indigenous autonomy, economic justice, responsibility for environmental protection, etc. Dealing with those issues in a just way is difficult and expensive, yes. That is no excuse for ignoring them.
2 Likes
2 Likes
Lots of us may take umbrage (it tastes better than Vegemite) at the fact that many states that are missing.
But I guess since there’s not as much fresh (?) water in Oz than there is in Michigan, there’d be no place for that state, eh?
1 Like
I don’t know, FNQ has much more of a Florida vibe to me…
And Melbourne would like to think that it’s NY, but in honesty we’re probably somewhere in Canada 
3 Likes
2 Likes
3 Likes
Tasmanian tree tories doing their usual thing, but the wind farms will probably go ahead.
The idea is to refine zero-carbon renewable hydrogen, sell power to the mainland (which might require the construction of a second Bass Strait power cable) and use Tasmania’s hydro for pumped storage (buy power when cheap, use it to pump the dams full, sell it back when power is expensive).
However, the economic sustainability of all that is heavily dependent upon the continuing non-existence of cheap clean renewable power on the mainland.
2 Likes
They got the French Revolution one a bit wrong.
1 Like
Yes, that’s a wasteful way to open a bottle of champagne.
Given the state of Tas politics this is unlikely to have a worthwhile outcome, but regardless:
1 Like
Meanwhile…
2 Likes
1 Like