Posted by Sigismund on May 26, 2008, at 19:33:51
In reply to Re: Petrol prices, posted by caraher on May 26, 2008, at 14:43:13
That's right. The sooner they rise the better...not from the point of view of ordinary people trying to cope (and eat!!), but because nothing else will convince people that we have to do something.
Australia could have lead the world in solar technology. Instead our people went to California (where one is building a solar power plant), China (dunno what he's doing, but he's made a mint) and Germany (dunno). Instead the government thought it was more clever to use the issue to wedge the opposition with a suggestion of nuclear power. And otherwise did nothing. Whole suburbs have been built with houses with black roofs.
I don't get it: This has been staring us in the face since 1980. Peak oil has already passed, hasn't it?
It is interesting how Islamic banking and the Chinese are doing joint venures around this. Looks like globalisation is not the City on the Hill.
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