4 comments on The Bullroarer - Tuesday 15th April 2008
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Perhaps I'm seeing conspiracies where none exist. Why the heck should the World Wildlife Fund back CCS? As opposed to renewables. Is this a 'green' endorsement and what is the quid pro quo? CCS evidently has cashed up backers. In Queensland I see the state government is behind the mysterious Stanwell Corporation with its ZeroGen project. In Victoria a recent poster suggested aluminium interests are behind their Gippsland CCS project. Throw in coal miners and now unions. I also note both projects plan to announce breakthroughs on the eve of the national Emissions Trading Scheme, perhaps delaying it. It could all backfire if Prime Minister Nelson is constructing coast to coast nukes by then.
I find it hard to imagine any conspiracy so powerful that it could install Nelson as Prime Minster :-)
I also find it hard to imagine any government building coast to coast nukes - the only way this could be electorally possible is for a full blown energy (electricity) crisis to occur - and we have enough coal to make that infeasible.
ETS will mean lots of wind and later solar and maybe geothermal - nuclear can't really compete on speed, cost or public acceptance...
Here's how;
1) the public thinks Rudd is a dud w.r.t. climate
2) the public thinks CCS will never work
3) the public can't wait for renewable baseload.