BOTH Newcastle and the vineyards Cold Chisel shows are a sell out! Anyone with half a brain knows that having a Pink-style concert at McDonald Jones Stadium would have sold out as well. Login or signup to continue reading RENEWABLES are slandered as only functional when the sun shines and the wind blows. Water hungry nuclear power plants, in contrast, similarly fail if adequate rain does not fall in the right areas.
By all means research nuclear, but be honest about its shortcomings, including that our Australian ore bodies are near weapons grade. Do you really want to open that can of worms, with the same launch signature as the USA? Nuclear submarines work because they are surrounded by water. If you want to use the heat well, develop hot air ships - where the (heat) power-to-weight ratio comes into its own.
LIKE his predecessor, a keen supporter of the fossil fuel industry, Peter Dutton is perhaps missing the big picture. His announcements on emissions and nuclear seem to make no business or practical sense for other players. As Andrew Forrest says (Newcastle Herald 19/6) "Abandoning emissions targets could 'decimate' economy", and a "transition to nuclear power would take decades and transform Australia into an energy laggard".
We don't have the time to stuff around with a delayed and far more expensive solution when affordable and clean renewables are available today. Mr Dutton still seems quite oblivious to the significance of climate change, ignorant to the pain and su.
