A great article, Acacia Rose. I wish I could post the entire article on my website - instead of just a few snatches of it. You have beautifully connected the global warming/drought crisis with the foolish and lobby-driven actions of government.

As you say, it is becoming ever apparent that this drastic Australian climate crisis needs prompt and definite action - on Mandatory Renewable Energy Targets, targets for emissions reduction and energy efficiency.

And - Australia desperately needs to show herself as a citizen of the globe. We're going to need trade. and help from other countries - we have to get rid of our isolationist Bush-Dubya-worshipping image and for goodness' sake - ratify Kyoto and get with the rest of the world.

Is it any wonder that so many of us are turning to the Greens and Democrats - while the Tweedledum-Tweedledee major parties remain subservient to the mining lobbies.
Christina Macpherson www.antinuclearaustralia.com

One one hand the article is talking down the major parties water trading scheme, only to turn around and suggest leasing Snowy water. Is it pro-privatisation? This doesn't make any sense when the current lessors of the water are also the Snowy shareholders.

It goes on to demand how an increase in renewable energy targets is required, but apparently hydro-electricity is not renewable anymore? What technology then?

How about comparing the price coal-based generators pay for their resources per kilowatt for any comparable renewable technology?

And why not discuss the issue of paying drought relief to areas that have been in drought for years, only to have their product trucked hundreds of kilometres to market when/if things turn around?

It is impossible to ensure food, water and more importnt ENERGY security while Australia Has an IMMIGRATION program.

Australia's immigration program is akin to watching Howard and the State labour premiers and MPs masturbating in public. Its abhorent and disgusting and they should be horsewhipped. They are addicted to immigration because it gives them and their secret foreign and domestic investment cronies huge benefits at the expense of ordinary citizens.

Just because we vote for these bastards doesn't mean we must give them the right to tunnel-funnel, desal, workchoice and immigrate us into the richest slaves and gridlocked-discriminated-second-rate-citizens in the western world.

Citizens must demand that immigration no longer be part of the mandate of government. For without that clause in the constitution you effectively have legislated corruption. A corruption among politicians like Titanic Captain Howard who Knows or OUGHT to know that a 2025 PEAKOIL will wipe out 3 out of every 4 Australians and world citizens. Yet Captain Howard seeks gold and glory over the next two decades to give a certain few families and corporations the best chance of controlling and surviving the coming PEAKOIL holcaust.

We can nip these self-pleasuring politicians in the bud. All we have to do is choke off IMMIGRATION. And thus Cut off the vote-rigging and taxation benefits that accrue to them over time from immigration.

This won't hurt Real Australians. Australia does NOT need immigration to have a robust Scandinavian style, quality economy that can weather PEAKOIL and provide food, water and clean energy to a troubled world. But this will make lazy corrupt immigraphantic polititians think twice before continuing their betrayal of the Australian public.

Great article, Acacia! You deserve to win in Eden Monaro. Good Luck

(I would say more, but it's very late and I am tired.)

It is odd how few comments such a good article attracts. And they are not conflictual comments. Those of us who can see the problem agree. And we know it is bad and real. And want to do something about it. Why are we so few?

Hello everyone,
Thanks Acacia Rose for your words on climate change, food and water security.

There will be a walk against warming all around the country especially in capital cities.

See http://www.walkagainstwarming.org/

Let the politicians know you care.