tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13662496.post5807688226336649675..comments2024-03-05T22:10:22.733+11:00Comments on Peter Campbell's blog: Will Kevin Rudd be a coal eating surrender monkey?Peter Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11193189968913129464noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13662496.post-77662540241463914162008-12-19T12:57:00.000+11:002008-12-19T12:57:00.000+11:00Hi - I'm not even going to comment on how disguste...Hi - I'm not even going to comment on how disgusted I am at the 5% announced. <BR/><BR/>Yes I am. <BR/><BR/>Disgusted. I'm ashamed to be Australian. Living over in NZ I'm already having to apologize for various Australian crapologies - this is one more of which to be embarrassed. If it gets any worse I won't be able to step outside my door without a paper bag over my head.<BR/><BR/>Disgusted.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497683565965322222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13662496.post-59180682308531698192008-12-15T10:04:00.000+11:002008-12-15T10:04:00.000+11:00BeyondGreen, thanks for your comments. I agree th...BeyondGreen, thanks for your comments. I agree that government and industry inaction on clean transport options has been a disgrace, in the US and in Australia. <BR/><BR/>They have completely ignored the obvious need for electric zero emission cars, now they want massive bailouts from taxpayers so they can keep building gas guzzling ones. This would reward their lack of foresight and their incompetence. It would be throwing good money after bad. Having just bailed out the failed world financial system, now governments are considering bailing out the failed world car industry. Is everyone now going socialist? This is really bizzare.<BR/><BR/>Here is a link to more information on the <A HREF="http://www.greenlivingpedia.org/Australian_electric_car_network" REL="nofollow">Better Place</A> electric car network. This is where the car industry should be going. Also have a look at <A HREF="http://www.greenlivingpedia.org/Green_cars" REL="nofollow">Green cars</A>.Peter Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11193189968913129464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13662496.post-58977750252842572062008-12-15T08:17:00.000+11:002008-12-15T08:17:00.000+11:00Nothing new here. I've always maintained Rudd and ...Nothing new here. I've always maintained Rudd and Howard - on economic and environmental policies - are largely the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13662496.post-60524682832025130012008-12-15T01:55:00.000+11:002008-12-15T01:55:00.000+11:00Of the money we have seen thrown around thus far l...Of the money we have seen thrown around thus far let me ask you this, that 168 billion that our country borrowed to give away to us in the form of an "economic stimulus package" ...did it do a darn thing to create jobs or stimulate our economy? NO, nothing. And we borrowed the money from China.<BR/> <BR/>This past year the high cost of gas nearly destroyed our economy and society. More people lost jobs and homes as a direct result of that than any other factor in our history.<BR/> <BR/>Fannie and Freddie continue to get all the blame. Of all the homes I have seen lost in my area SW FL and believe me I have seen many, none were due to an adjustable mortgage. They were due to lack of work.<BR/> <BR/>Families went broke at the pump alone. Then added to that most saw record rate hikes at their utility companies. The high cost of fuel resulted in higher production and shipping costs that were passed on to the consumer, in most cases higher prices for smaller packaging. <BR/> <BR/>Consumers tightened their belts, cut back, went out to eat less or stopped totally. Drove around on tires that needed replacing longer, some even quit buying medicines they really need.Unfortunately cutting back and spending less results in even more layoffs. A real economical catch-22. <BR/> <BR/>And, as we are doing the happy dance around the lower prices at the pumps OPEC is planning to cut production to raise prices. They are even getting Russia in on the cutbacks. Oil is finite. We have used up the easy to get to reserves already. It will run out one day.<BR/> <BR/>We have so much available to us. Solar and Wind are free sources of energy. Of course to get the harnessing process set up is somewhat costly it is still free energy. <BR/> <BR/>It would cost the equivalent of 60 cents per gallon to charge and drive an electric car. The electricity to charge the car could be generated by solar or wind at least in part and in most cases totally. <BR/> <BR/>If all gasoline cars, trucks, and suv’s instead had plug-in electric drive trains, the amount of electricity needed to replace gasoline is about equal to the estimated wind energy potential of the state of North Dakota. What a powerful resources we have neglected.<BR/> <BR/>Jeff Wilson has a profound new book out called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence Now. www.themanhattanprojectof2009.com Powerful, powerful book! Also, if you think electric cars are way out there in some futuristic lala land please check out the web site for a company Better Place. http://www.betterplace.com/ they are setting up infrastructures in San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland as well as the state of Hawaii to accommodate electric car use.<BR/> <BR/>I think we need to rethink all these bailouts and stimulus packages. We need to use some of these billions to bail America out of it's dependence on foreign oil. Create clean cheap energy, create millions of badly needed new green collar jobs and get out from under the grip foreign oil has on us. What a win -win situation that would be for America at largeBeyondGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747686313911392716noreply@blogger.com