On 9/12/2014 10:52 PM, JohnJohn wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 22:27:53 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>
>> On 9/12/2014 10:20 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>>> On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 14:05:12 +1000, JohnJohn >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 21:56:53 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 9/12/2014 8:22 PM, JohnJohn wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 19:53:52 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 9/12/2014 7:17 PM, JohnJohn wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 10:43:23 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 10:18:08 +1000, JohnJohn >
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 09:52:51 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:32:13 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 9/12/2014 4:55 PM, graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/09/2014 4:11 PM, Mayo wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> BTW, Greenpeace is being sued by a Quebec company for spreading lies
>>>>>>>>>>>>> about its operations. GP has the unmitigated gall to accuse the company
>>>>>>>>>>>>> of using intimidation tactics. Oh the irony!!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Graham
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Point taken.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes... because as we all know, corporations are struggling to get any
>>>>>>>>>>> governmental support these days, and are struggling to exert any
>>>>>>>>>>> influence on decision making <rolls eyes>...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I always wonder why almost all Australians - from greenies to farmers
>>>>>>>>>> - are against CSG/fracking, but politicians are drawn to it like moths
>>>>>>>>>> to the light.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Because in reality, we are ruled by corporations. They have gradually
>>>>>>>>> usurped the role of democracy. 'Government' is merely the interface
>>>>>>>>> between us and them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Let's all vote Green then. They're the least corrupt and the least
>>>>>>>> controlled by corporations. Until they come into power, of course.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And if they throttle your economy to a standstill?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then we all start building windmills to re-activate the economy.
>>>>>>
>>>>> They don't work when the wind stops blowing.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's the peak load dilemma.
>>>>>
>>>>> The answer is tidal power turbines.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tides are constant.
>>>>
>>>> Sounds good. Is there anything against that? A nearly extinct tidal
>>>> slug maybe?
>>>>
>>>>> But storage is key.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, batteries, nanobatteries.
>>>
>>> Or hydro power, which works very well here.
>>>
>> In _some_ locales, but isn't drought a factor?
>
> Not where I lived in Tasmania.
>

And the rest of Oz?