By *David Spratt *

May 5, 2009 -- Kevin Rudd's announced changes to the proposed Carbon
Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) has again split the climate movement,
and this time it's very serious, with three large, rusted-on-to-Labor
[Party] groups running cover for an appalling policy that won't
guarantee a reduction in Australian emissions for decades.

The grassroots movement which gathered in Canberra in January 2009, with
500 people and 150 groups, for the first national Climate Action Summit
and unanimously opposed the CPRS legislation, appears uniformly angry.
Sixty-six climate action groups have written to the Prime Minister Kevin
Rudd saying that: “We believe that you have abandoned your duty of care
to protect the Australian people as well as our species and habitats
from dangerous climate change.”

Full article at http://links.org.au/node/1035

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Submission by *Republic of Bolivia *to the Ad Hoc Working Group on
Long-term Cooperative Action under the [UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change] (AWG-LCA)

The climate debt of developed countries must be repaid, and this payment
must begin with the outcomes to be agreed in Copenhagen.
Developing countries are not seeking economic handouts to solve a
problem we did not cause. What we call for is full payment of the debt
owed to us by developed countries for threatening the integrity of the
Earth’s climate system, for over-consuming a shared resource that
belongs fairly and equally to all people, and for maintaining lifestyles
that continue to threaten the lives and livelihoods of the poor majority
of the planet’s population. This debt must be repaid by freeing up
environmental space for developing countries and particular the poorest
communities.
There is no viable solution to climate change that is effective without
being equitable. Deep emission reductions by developed countries are a
necessary condition for stabilising the Earth’s climate. So too are
profoundly larger transfers of technologies and financial resources than
so far considered, if emissions are to be curbed in developing countries
and they are also to realise their right to development and achieve
their overriding priorities of poverty eradication and economic and
social development. Any solution that does not ensure an equitable
distribution of the Earth’s limited capacity to absorb greenhouse gases,
as well as the costs of mitigating and adapting to climate change, is
destined to fail.

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Dear Friends,
 
Greetings from Water Initiatives Orissa !
 
As you are kindly aware, Water Initiatives Orissa(WIO) and the Indian River
Network(IRN) organsied the Odisha River Conference during 18 - 20 April 2009 at
Sambalpur, Odisha.  Participated by about 75 participants which included
activists, environmentalists, journalists, acamedicians, researchers and civil
society representatives from across the country, the Conference has just
concluded with a "Sambalpur Declaration" that calls for saving the rivers from
the current fate of high rate of degradation and giving communities their
traditional rights over the rivers, among other strong resolutions. 
 
We are pasting below the Declaration that calls for urgent attention to save the
rivers from further decaying.  We need your support to strenghen the network
and the activities envisaged in the Declaration. 
 
Looking forward to your support and cooperation.
 
With thanks and regards,
Sincerely,
 
Ranjan K Panda
Convenor, Water Initiatives Orissa

====================

Let the rivers flow….
Lets culture the habit of living with floods and coping to disasters, again !

 Let the rivers flow for them who love and live with (on) them
Key Resolutions of the Odisha River Conference
18-20 of April 2009
Sambalpur
==========
·         To conduct further studies to understand the importance of
rivers of Orissa – especially the socio-economic, ecological and cultural
dependence of the people of Orissa on the rivers.  And, to disseminate these
information among the communities and all concerned for the conservation of
rivers.
 
·         To establish a network of people and institutions so as to
work as a support system for conservation of rivers of Orissa and establish
people’s right over it, emphasizing riparian rights.
 
·         To document people’s institutions of water governance;
people’s knowledge on river management and work towards integrating those in
river basin planning and management.  To do this, initiate processes towards
community based and ecologically viable river basin governance that builds up
from below and where the traditional/customary as well as new panchayati raj
institutions also have a proper stake.
 
·         To pressurize the policy makers to have a fresh
water/ecological impact assessment of all dams and industrial projects that are
affecting the river systems and work towards advocating decommissioning of dams
and such industrial projects if necessary for maintaining and sustaining the
ecological health of the rivers and socio-economic-cultural benefit of
communities dependent on the same. 
 
·         To advocate for non-allocation of river and reservoir water
to industries and for allocation of the same to drinking water and irrigation.
 
·         To study pollution of rivers due to industrialization,
urbanization and other such reasons and work towards raising more awareness on
such negative impacts at the community level.  Also, to advocate for non
establishment of mineral and water intensive industries near the river systems
and at the cost of ecology. 
 
·         To work towards conserving the river eco-systems and their
catchments and promote basin based development approach.
 
·         To endeavour to revive the traditional water harvesting and
management systems and practices; for making policies that promote small
irrigation structures and rain water harvesting systems.
 
·         To study new threats like climate change and work towards
creating large scale awareness and community based adaptation systems.  In
this, working like a support organization that facilitates synergy between
people, experts and other such people and institutions concerned towards
conservation of the river ecology and sustainable living of the people dependent
on these. 
 
·         To study/monitor the role of and impact by grants/loan of
multi lateral finance institutions like the World Bank and ADB on the river
systems of Odisha and take the same to all sections of the society to be able to
properly generate public opinion and action to modify/stop such projects.
 
·         To propagate for management of flood rather than controlling
the same. Work towards developing the culture of living with floods.  In the
process call for increasing the number of small water reservoirs/bodies and link
them to the flood flow for proper cushioning.  Also promote suitable
ecologically sustainable agricultural practices.
 
·         To work towards combating drought and other disasters in
approaches where the communities take the lead and ecology is used as an
enabling and ever increasing factor rather than being degraded in the process. 
 
·         To establish link with all other such networks in the state
and outside; to initiate all such actions and advocacy efforts from time to time
that are required to save the rivers of Odisha from further degradation; to
revive the dying rivers and to conserve and river eco-systems. 
For further information, please contact:
 
Ranjan K Panda
Convenor, Water Initiatives Orissa
Cell: 09437050103
E-mail: ranjanpanda@...
 
Arttabandhu Mishra
Chairperson, Indian River Network



--
Ranjan K Panda
Dhanupali, Sambalpur 768005, Orissa, INDIA
Mobile:




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Letter sent to info@... (Anna Bligh) & http://www.kevinpm.com.au/
(Kevin Rudd contact form)

Please write a note of encouragement.

Dear Prime Minister Rudd

I read that the ALP is considering walking away from using our taxes to continue
funding research into clean coal, an unproven technology. I would applaud such a
decision particularly if said funds went into clean energy solutions such as
solar, wind and geothermal. Below is some information on Geothermal Energy, a
proven (clean) base load energy supply.

Geothermal Report @ April 23, 2009

What is Geothermal Power?
1. http://www.nevadageothermal.com/i/pdf/what_is_geothermal_power_feb_09.pdf
2. http://geothermal.marin.org/geoenergy.html

What's the latest?
1. Western Australia - Panax Geothermal Project:
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/minerals/press_and_events/news_releases/sa_govt_welcome\
s_panax_geothermal_project
2.
http://www.nevadageothermal.com/s/News.asp?ReportID=342560&_Type=News&_Title=Com\
pletes-Successful-Production-Well-Drilling-for-Blue-Mountain-Faulkner-1-...
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4846574.stm
4. http://hotrock.anu.edu.au/
5.
http://alt-energystocks.com/blog/2008/08/07/geothermal-leases-up-400-in-blm-auct\
ion-start-up-corp-captures-35/

Show me some proven Geothermal plants:
1. In Iceland 17% of all electricity is generated from geothermal energy.
Further info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_power_in_Iceland
2. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/12/las_vegas_does_1.php
3.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/HotSpringsAndGeothermalEnergy/Geothermal\
Energy/3/en

Strategic Plan for Geothermal Energy:
International Energy Agency: Geothermal Implementation Agreement
GIA Strategic Plan 2007-2012
http://www.iea-gia.org/documents/StrategicPlan2007-2012Final16Nov06secure.doc"
\t "_blank"

Other important publications on Geothermal Energy from the International Energy
Agency website:
http://www.iea-gia.org/publications.asp

Finally, I read here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/energy_and_environment/ a
"Use it or Lose It" Policy approach to existing oil and gas leases (Energy &
Environment Policy - the White House). Geothermal Land Leases (and freeholds)
should be under the same scrutiny.

I thank you for your time and look forward to hearing back on the outcome of
this important decision.

CO2 to Methanol <http://www.physorg.com/news159098987.html>



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Weaning China off coal
<http://www.alternet.org/blogs/environment/137299/can_china%27s_wind_pow\
er_save_the_planet_/>



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Tiller's reference to RECs relates to this condition in NuEnergy's
website:

5 Assignment of Renewable Energy Certificates to Us

5.1 Upon entering into the Agreement, You unconditionally undertake to
assign and are deemed to have assigned to Us any rights to or rights to
create Renewable Energy Certificates that may arise in relation to the
Goods.

5.2 You agree to complete and execute for the benefit of NU Energy any
documents, contracts, or papers reasonably necessary to give effect to
this assignment.

5.3 You unconditionally undertake not to otherwise deal with Renewable
Energy Certificates or a right relating to Renewable Energy Certificates
that may arise by reason of the installation of the Goods at the
Premises.


Thankyou very much, Tiller. This is just the type of information that
interested persons need.




--- In ClimateChangeAction@..., "Tiller"
<tillerseiling@...> wrote:
>
> The problem with the ultra cheap installers is that they
unconditionally keep the RECs.  They then get sold to high carbon
polluters to offset their emissions.  Its better to go with an installer
that will give you the option of keeping the RECs.  They're worth $900
but in your hands you can consider them as money in the bank.  Stick
them in your drawer so the polluters can get hold of them.  If you don't
keep the RECs you are doing squat to reduce emissions and in fact are
emitting more CO2 through manufacture, transport and installation of the
system.
>
> Cheers.
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Peter Bright
>   To: ClimateChangeAction@...
>   Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 11:22 AM
>   Subject: [ClimateChangeAction] Solar installation opportunity
>
>
>
>
>
>   Those interested in a 1000 watt photovoltaic installation on their
>   rooftops have an small window of opportunity left. Time is running
out
>   fast so please act immediately.
>
>   I've not deeply studied the web information but because of the
>   government's $8000 assistance package it seems you get your first
>   kilowatt virtually free - and you can add more solar modules later.
>   Unfortunately, the cost of such modules is still, in my opinion,
>   extremely high - around $9 per watt.
>
>   All that yakka over the decades that the price of solar modules is
>   coming down seems baloney to me.
>
>   This opportunity allows you to feed the power grid with rooftop
energy
>   via an inverter. Because no batteries are involved you can't
>   blackout-proof your home.
>
>   Website: NuEnergy <http://nuenergy.com.au/>
>
>   [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
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>



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The problem with the ultra cheap installers is that they unconditionally keep
the RECs.  They then get sold to high carbon polluters to offset their
emissions.  Its better to go with an installer that will give you the option of
keeping the RECs.  They're worth $900 but in your hands you can consider them as
money in the bank.  Stick them in your drawer so the polluters can get hold of
them.  If you don't keep the RECs you are doing squat to reduce emissions and in
fact are emitting more CO2 through manufacture, transport and installation of
the system.

Cheers.


   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Peter Bright
   To: ClimateChangeAction@...
   Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 11:22 AM
   Subject: [ClimateChangeAction] Solar installation opportunity





   Those interested in a 1000 watt photovoltaic installation on their
   rooftops have an small window of opportunity left. Time is running out
   fast so please act immediately.

   I've not deeply studied the web information but because of the
   government's $8000 assistance package it seems you get your first
   kilowatt virtually free - and you can add more solar modules later.
   Unfortunately, the cost of such modules is still, in my opinion,
   extremely high - around $9 per watt.

   All that yakka over the decades that the price of solar modules is
   coming down seems baloney to me.

   This opportunity allows you to feed the power grid with rooftop energy
   via an inverter. Because no batteries are involved you can't
   blackout-proof your home.

   Website: NuEnergy <http://nuenergy.com.au/>

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The Rainbow Power Company of Nimbin in northern NSW not only sells
environmentally friendly equipment but provides heaps of quality
information on usage.

Rainbow Power Company <http://www.rpc.com.au/>



NASA's Surface meteorology and Solar Energy  website provides technical
information in astounding detail. To access it, you must first register
with that organisation. Registration is free.

NASA <http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/sse/grid.cgi?uid=3030>



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Those interested in a 1000 watt photovoltaic installation on their
rooftops have an small window of opportunity left. Time is running out
fast so please act immediately.

I've not deeply studied the web information but because of the
government's $8000 assistance package it seems you get your first
kilowatt virtually free - and you can add more solar modules later.
Unfortunately, the cost of such modules is still, in my opinion,
extremely high - around $9 per watt.

All that yakka over the decades that the price of solar modules is
coming down seems baloney to me.

This opportunity allows you to feed the power grid with rooftop energy
via an inverter. Because no batteries are involved you can't
blackout-proof your home.

Website: NuEnergy <http://nuenergy.com.au/>







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[Ian Angus was a featured guest at the World at a Crossroads: Fighting
for Socialism in the 21st Century
<http://www.worldatacrossroads.org/>conference, in Sydney Australia,
April 10-12, 2009.Below is Angus' talk to the plenary session on
"Confronting the climate change crisis: an ecosocialist perspective".]

Full at http://links.org.au/node/1006

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Fascinating new designs
<http://www.metaefficient.com/renewable-power/rooftop-wind-turbines-read\
y-for-commercial-use.html/comment-page-2#comment-64191>



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Greetings to you all,

The IWMI Global Policy Dialogue Model (PODIUM) is a interactive policy planning
and scenario analysis tool which explores the trade-offs and future demands on
water resources on a national scale. It is intended to foster dialog and
stakeholder participation, and provide a basis for multi-sectoral planning and
analysis. It is not intended to be used as a quantitatively reliable predictive
tool, but is provided as an awareness raising exercise useful to explore the
complex interactions of water scarcity, food security, and environment needs, in
light of increasing populations and changing national diets...

Visit below for full details:
http://free-gis-data.blogspot.com/2009/01/global-policy-dialogue-model-podium.ht\
ml

Thanks for your time!

Sincerely,
The Publisher,
http://free-gis-data.blogspot.com

Hiya Members :-)
Hope everyone is feeling rested. Just a short note to let everyone know i am
back online via satelite dish at last. i have a new email address and will get
though backlog of emails as soon as possible.
Thanks for everyone's patience and assistance - special note of thanks to Peter
and Clemens.
:-) you guys are tops.
Hugz
Anne

Prize for 'Sun in the box' cookerPrize for 'Sun in the box' cooker
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7991654.stm>


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By *Laurie Guevara-Stone*, photos by *Mario Alberto Arrastia Avila *

April 2, 2009 -- A new revolution is sweeping the island of Cuba, which
is making massive progress on energy efficiency and renewable
generation. Indeed, such is the success of the two-year old program on
this small island of 11 million people, that many other countries could
learn from its efforts to be energy independent and curb climate change.

Full article http://links.org.au/node/987

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at http://www.feedblitz.com/f/?Sub=343373


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Greetings to you all,

Your online "Online Resources Center" for all your Irrigation, Climate, Ground
Water, GIS, Remote Sensing and Spatial Hydrology FREE data needs…  Also lots of
Tutorials, Articles, Reviews, Hot Jobs and news about GIS, Remote Sensing and
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Thanks for your time!

Sincerely,
The Publisher,
http://free-gis-data.blogspot.com

Note: This site will be updated with more and more free GIS stuff daily, so
please keep visiting in future!

Hi John,

I've found that when I change my Plan from one form to another, eg
Wireless (no phone necessary) back to Phone line, a mandatory change in
email address is imposed. The companies seen to desire that a 1 or a 2
be inserted.

When one wants to, or is obliged to change email addresses, excellent
relief is obtainable by paying one's provider a small sum per annum, eg
$25, for all emails from the old address to be automatically forwarded
to the new one.

It's probable that different providers have different rules and fees.

Peter

Quiet Tasmania <http://www.quietas.net>



--- In ClimateChangeAction@..., "John Hill" <wynhill@...>
wrote:
>
> Dear All:
>
> I am just upgrading to a new computer and, unfortunately, for some
reason the email provider says I have to use a new email address:
wynhill2@...
>
> I wonder if you would be kind enough to delete the old address
wynhill@... and replace it with the new one?
>
> Sorry to put you to this trouble (I am exasperated myself!),
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> John Hill
>
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>



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Dear All:

I am just upgrading to a new computer and, unfortunately, for some reason the
email provider says I have to use a new email address: wynhill2@...

I wonder if you would be kind enough to delete the old address
wynhill@... and replace it with the new one?

Sorry to put you to this trouble (I am exasperated myself!),

Yours sincerely,

John Hill

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Please pass on to all interested

CONFRONTING THE CLIMATE CRISIS

Friday April 10 - Sunday April 12, 2009 (Easter weekend)

Sydney



The many environmental crises threatening to destroy humanity and the
planet will be a major theme of discussion at the

World At A Crossroads: Fighting for Socialism in the 21st Century
conference in Sydney on April 10-12.



The conference will feature speakers from North America, Latin America,
the Asia-Pacific and South Africa, including

IAN ANGUS, founder of the Ecosocialist International Network, editor of
Climate and Capitalism, and author of Food Crisis: World Hunger,
Agribusiness and the Food Sovereignty Alternative, How to Avoid Action
on Climate Change: The fine art of greenwash in Canadian politics, and
Confronting the Climate Change Crisis.

Conference panels and workshops on environmental issues include:

"Capitalism's crises and our solutions" featuring DAVID SPRATT,
co-author of Climate Code Red, with
Reihana Mohideen from the Philippines and Michael Lebowitz from
Venezuela (Fri April 10, 9.30am).

"Challenges of building a climate change movement" featuring  SIMON
BUTLER, Green Left Weekly environment issues journalist and People for a
Safe Climate activist, and DAVID SPRATT, co-author of Climate Code Red
(Fri April 10, 11am).

"Public ownership and workers' control" featuring DAVE KERIN, initiator
of worker-run cooperatives in Victoria to build solar panels; and
MICHAEL LEBOWITZ on the experiences of self-management in Yugoslavia and
Venezuela (Fri April 10, 3.30pm).

"Confronting the climate change crisis: An ecosocialist perspective"
featuring IAN ANGUS, founder of the Ecosocialist International Network &
editor of Climate and Capitalism and DICK NICHOLS, author of
Environment, Capitalism and Socialism and Socialist Alliance national
co-convenor. Introduced by STUART ROSEWARNE, co-editor of Capitalism,
Nature, Socialism (Fri April 10, 5.30pm).

"Climate refugees and the `overpopulation' debate" featuring KAMALA
EMANUEL, Democratic Socialist Perspective (Sat April 11, 11am)

"Production and consumption as a source of global warming" featuring
HANS BAER, Centre for Health and Society, University of Melbourne, and
author of Global Warming and the Political Economy of Health (Sat April
11, 11am).

"Building a worker-green-community alliance for sustainability"
featuring TIM GOODEN, Secretary of Geelong and Regions Trades and Labour
Council; DAVE KERIN and MEL BARNES, Resistance activist in Tasmania's
Stop the Pull Mill campaign (Sat April 11, 2pm)

"Capitalism, agribusiness and sustainable agriculture" featuring TRISH
CORCORAN, KATE STOCKDALE and NICK SUDAKOFF  (Sun April 12, 11am)

"Sustainable cities: The transition to public transport, accessible
housing and liveability" featuring BEN COURTICE, DSP environment
movement activist; and JOHN RICE, Adelaide Ecosocialist Network (Sun
April 12, 3.30pm)



For the full conference agenda and to register, visit
www.WorldAtACrossroads.org <http://www.worldatacrossroads.org/> or phone
(02) 9690 1977


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Honda has begun selling new thin-film solar cells in Japan. The solar
cells are made with a compound of copper, indium, gallium and selenium
(CIGS), rather than the conventional silicon.

The cells are said to be "greener" because there is less carbon
dioxide generated during their production. Some pundits believe that
CIGS cells may become the low cost photovoltaic cell of the future.


New "Greener" solar cells from Honda
<http://www.metaefficient.com/renewable-power/hondas-silcion-free-solar-\
cells.html>



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Some good news
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/18/trees-tropics-climate\
-change>  about tropical trees.



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My friends at climatechangeaction@... ,
    The bushfires may be all around me, but I still found the time to put
together the next issue of my newsletter, Bobbing Around. You can find it
for some enjoyable reading at http://mudsmith.net/bobbing.html
    :)
    Bob
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http://bobswriting.com
http://anxietyanddepression-help.com
http://mudsmith.net
Commit random acts of kindness
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Heatwave and Climate Change
<http://bravenewclimate.com/2009/02/10/heatwave-update-and-open-letter-t\
o-the-pm/>



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Thank you for that.
I would like to draw your attention to an event (The Global Sustainability
Gathering) which may interest you.
http://thegsg.livejournal.com
please feel free to leave a comment there, the more inputs the better for others
to read.
 
in light
 
michael

--- On Thu, 12/2/09, Peter Bright <hobart_elf@...> wrote:


From: Peter Bright <hobart_elf@...>
Subject: [ClimateChangeAction] Tasmanian Times
To: ClimateChangeAction@...
Received: Thursday, 12 February, 2009, 9:57 AM






I draw members attention to the many high quality articles appearing in
the online publication Tasmanian Times <http://tasmaniantim es.com/>

By accessing this publication regularly (I've made it a Favourite) you
may gain a deeper understanding of the ongoing war between the Tasmanian
government and foresters on the one side, and forest protection
activists on the other.

One seeks to destroy Tasmania's old growth forests (massive carbon sinks
benefiting all lifeforms and the planet in general) for selfish reckless
gain, and the other seeks to protect and enhance them for the benefit of
humanity.

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       Make Yahoo!7 your homepage and win a trip to the Quiksilver Pro. Find out
more

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A "Wake-up" call
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/12/2489847.htm>



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www.worldofrenewables.com <http://www.worldofrenewables.com/>
www.worldofbioenergy.com <http://www.worldofbioenergy.com/>
www.worldofcogeneration.com <http://www.worldofcogeneration.com/>
www.worldofphotovoltaics.com <http://www.worldofphotovoltaics.com/>
www.worldofsolarthermal.com <http://www.worldofsolarthermal.com/>
www.worldofwindenergy.com <http://www.worldofwindenergy.com/>
www.renewableenergyjobs.net <http://www.renewableenergyjobs.net/>


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I draw members attention to the many high quality articles appearing in
the online publication Tasmanian Times <http://tasmaniantimes.com/>

By accessing this publication regularly (I've made it a Favourite) you
may gain a deeper understanding of the ongoing war between the Tasmanian
government and foresters on the one side, and forest protection
activists on the other.

One seeks to destroy Tasmania's old growth forests (massive carbon sinks
benefiting all lifeforms and the planet in general) for selfish reckless
gain, and the other seeks to protect and enhance them for the benefit of
humanity.









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Australia's Climate Action Summit, held in Canberra over four days from
January 31 to February 3, brought together many people from across
Australia, inspired to make a difference.

More than 500 participants, representing well over 100 different Climate
Action groups, peak groups and political parties, adopted of set of
campaign objectives for 2009. The goals decided upon are, they
concluded, ``in line with what science, and global justice, demands'‘.

The Climate Summit took place in a political context of the
environmental movement having received an enormous slap in the face from
the Australian government's Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in December.

Australia's emissions reduction target is a paltry 5% by 2020. Rudd's
proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), meanwhile, is
engineered to provide the biggest corporate polluters with free credits
and even allows the most energy-intensive industries to expand future
production.

Participants came together with a shared understanding that the movement
needed to take a fresh, people-centred approach in light of the new
government's policies. The growth of Climate Action groups around the
country has shown the willingness of people to get involved. Now a
national network of climate change activists and groups was needed to
coordinate and unite the various efforts.

Full article at http://links.org.au/node/891

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at http://www.feedblitz.com/f/?Sub=343373

This seems to have a surprisingly large output. Pedalling at a steady
state I can keep up until boredom sets in, I can generate 5 A at ~12
V on my exercise bike. Their claim is about double that.
:)
Bob

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Dr Bob Rich
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