I'm forming an opinion about the recently proposed emissions trading scheme.

I'm beginning to think that it is far more than merely not good enough: it's a disaster, for both the economy, and the environment, and will have the worst possible outcome for both.

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Inspiring success story of a village and a couple of NGO workers making biofuel.

Here we were hoping to compete with the big oil producers in the back yard of a small village and using an untried collection of old car parts, old pipes and taps attached to a used chemical container, all put together in an image downloaded from the internet.

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Yes folks, I have a new job. I'm now the "Internet Sales Co-ordinator" at Computerbank Victoria

What does this mean? It means I rummage through piles of odd IT and multimedia gear, research specifications online, and then list them on ebay. For a day a week of this and a couple of hours from home, they pay me $23.50 an hour ( Read more... )

The OzPolitics self-test here gives me a pretty accurate result. Try it and see what you think.

But it's the statistical analysis of test results that I find really interesting. Have a look at the figures under

Party accuracy analysis -
Party match rate by self reported party preferenceie - How accurately does [partyonevotesfor]'s actual ( Read more... )

Why geeks will save the earth has an interesting angle on the breakdown of compassion when dealing with large numbers of suffering people ( more than 8 ) and why those with a certain Aspergery outlook can engage with the concept of mass deprivation more constructively.

An interview with Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest: How the Largest ( Read more... )

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Large, well established warehouse

We are looking for a socially aware male (pref) artist, performer, craftsperson, technician or student to live and work in our well appointed artist run warehouse with four women and two men. ( Read more... )

A few energy related links:

Want a safe, cheap hydrogen source for your fuel-cell or conventional internal combustion engine car? How about making your H2 on the go from potato syrup? A tank full of enzymes does the trick ( Read more... )

Revolution, flashmobs, and brain chips. A grim vision of the future ( Read more... )

New Scientist's special report: Climate change: A guide for the perplexed lists and debunks the 26 most common myths about global anthropogenic climate change. With links to primary sources and a guide to reading the data.

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