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Perhaps you would like our little orchestra to play something louder, to drown out that horrible grinding noise.

256 km Pt Hedland Radar Loop

Watching the Copenhagen Conference, I picture a scene like from one of those post-apocalypic films where several generations later, some remnants of society picking through ruins find references in old newspapers to the disaster that destroyed civilisation.

( At a time when Australia should be leading, we've been recognised as the worst country in the world for actively seeking a bad outcome. )

Climate Change - Images of a Changing World

In other news I had scrummy Kway Teow for lunch. And splattered it all over my favourite work shirt. That's okay, I only have to look professional for another four hours.

*cries*

Yes, it might already be too late - even if we reduced emissions to zero tomorrow - to prevent more than two degrees of warming, but we cannot behave as if it is, for in doing so we make the prediction come true. Tough as this fight may be, improbable as success might seem, we cannot afford to surrender.

I know this is an old joke, and any resemblance to Kevin Rudd is purely coincidental, but I just love the other delegates reactions.


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Something very troubling is happening right now in Canberra, as our pollies put the final touches on next week's Budget. It only became clear to us while delivering your People's Budget Submission - the halls of Parliament are crawling with lobbyists from the powerful and well-resourced polluting industries, using their industrial muscle to ( Read more... )

So Hot Dry Rock energy could surpass most other renewable energy options here in Australia.

It has the potential to generate electricity many times the current total annual electric power needs, apparently.

If I sound cynical, well *sigh* I really DO want it to work out.

OF COURSE it's going to be 36 degrees for the Walk Against Warming tomorrow.