Great news. The pines in that gorge look spectacular.
Have been camping / 4WDing up near Wollemi in Yengo. This country has
some amazing and rugged bush land.
TCD
Government regulation can and does drive technological advance.
Case in point: There were two companies in Germany refining white pigment from naturally occurring titanium dioxide, one up north near the North Sea, the other further south on the banks of the Rhine.
At the time the process created a large amount of sulphuric acid as waste which the company up north dumped in the North Sea by tanker while the southern one pumped it into the Rhine. Both did that legally at the time.
The Rhine was facing ecological collapse due to all the crap put into it so the government simply banned it despite being lobbied by the polluter claiming a ban would cause them to face bankruptcy with the associated loss of jobs.
The ban went ahead and lo and behold within 6 months the company by the Rhine had developed a process which did not produce any waste acid at all.
In the UK we are at about 80% renewables.
There are many wind farms now.
The next thing will be the earth turning slower due to wind turbines resisting the wind !
There are many wind farms now.
The next thing will be the earth turning slower due to wind turbines resisting the wind !
In every direction I look there are huge wind farms as well as individual wind generators situated on surrounding farmer's fields.
Currently (12.55 pm), wind farms are supplying 31.6% of the UK's electricity needs, while the total production from renewables is 35.5%.
National Grid: Live Status
Currently (12.55 pm), wind farms are supplying 31.6% of the UK's electricity needs, while the total production from renewables is 35.5%.
National Grid: Live Status
I knew you guys were somewhere near 50%, so, very impressive.
I think we are somewhere below 10%. Much progress needed.
TCD
Just for the joke to try to smile in this too much horrible event,and as I like australians jokes about beers : if you switch off all Oz fridges for the beers and houses cooling you reach 90% of electricity saving...😀
You are of course right, i was trying to stay away from politics.
Lack of renewable investors is blamed on lack of solid policy
Renewable energy investment slows as policy uncertainty and regulatory challenges mount | Clean Energy Council
Back to the damn Guv again 🙂
TCD
Nice set of charts from the BBC
Climate change: Where we are in seven charts and what you can do to help - BBC News
Climate change: Where we are in seven charts and what you can do to help - BBC News
An interesting and alarming set of graphics.
The only light in the darkness is that beer is classed as a low impact food!
That data must be wrong. Off gassing from the consumers was obviously not taken into account!
I do agree that the data was well presented.
As recent news shows, both state and federal governments, of all persuasions, in Australia are guilty of failure to prepare. Oz leases aircraft from the USA but the fire seasons now overlap so they weren't available when needed most, when the fires started.
I remember reading that the consumption of a few beers can help prepare for the imminent destruction of planet Earth.
Arthur Dent: Why three pints?
Ford Prefect: Muscle relaxants. You'll need it.
Awesome TV Channel than BBC network... they often do a long an interresting work with quality in mind.
Hey it rains in the south of Oz... rain is sweet 🙂
@AllenB, yep and very risky when they are above, very hot air create a sudden lost of lift force... no air enough drop of the plane which is flying already at very low altitude... that's why it's so dangerous...all those guys have balls....
Hey it rains in the south of Oz... rain is sweet 🙂
@AllenB, yep and very risky when they are above, very hot air create a sudden lost of lift force... no air enough drop of the plane which is flying already at very low altitude... that's why it's so dangerous...all those guys have balls....
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