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On 'divestment' : Comments
By Don Aitkin, published 21/10/2014To summarise, various 'stakeholders' wanted the ANU to divest from all fossil fuels. Professor Young wanted a more nuanced approach, so he hired a consultant, and came up with something that looks like what Stanford University does (so it must be kosher).
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Yes we need to divest ourselves on a reliance on fossil fuels, but particularly the fully imported variety.
And no, we shouldn't waste any more valuable time before transitioning to more than viable, endlessly sustainable alternatives.
These include solar thermal, which now compares very favorably with coal-fired power roll-outs, in both time, comparable cost and 24/7 supply!
The fuel costs considerably less, and has a guaranteed, longer supply time, and indeed, completely contained costs!
I mean, and pardon the levity, the supplier is not likely to jack up prices on mere caprice or whim, or just to ensure the profit graph is on an eternally rising line.
Then there is cheaper than coal thorium, and we are reportedly able to supply the world for around 700 years!
And guaranteed to half the cost of coal fired industrial power, if connected to very adjacent micro grids.
Moreover, they can be mass produced and trucked onsite, where they could be powering up this or that industrial application, and in just weeks.
Rather than the twenty year lead time, always put by the usual suspects, in their drive to prevent commercial development and jobs!?
Finally, we must investigate the production onsite, of endlessly sustainable, bladder stored biogas, which scrubbed, will power up ceramic fuel cells and provide the cheapest domestic energy in the world.
Every family home produces enough biological waste to more than fully power their homes, and indeed, with the aid of ceramic cell technology, create a very handsome salable surplus.
The by products include, completely sanitized high carbon fertilizer; rich in both expensive phosphate and nitrates; plus, recyclable nutrient loaded water, eminently suitable to completely and forever, underpin a highly profitable local, [save the Murray,] algae oil industry.
The waste from which suitable as, [three for the price of one,] also endlessly sustainable fodder, or the basis of an arable land free, endlessly sustainable ethanol industry!
Can't lose on energy projects Tony!
Time is money and time's a wasting!
Rhrosty.