Dickie
Its good to see somebody thinks we need to get involved in making some changes. Its starts with Mr and Mrs ordinary people insisting we make changes right now. One good way to reduce is to stop intensive farming. Despite all the proof of the effects nobody is addressing it.
I think its going to be a case of we will reap what we have sewn.
Lets look on the bright side shall we Dickie. Soon we will have a new leader for the ALP with all the right qualifactions for the job.
He will go to Church and pray. Should do well with family firsts leader while turing their backs on common deceny.
Oh the higher moral ground.
Doesnt it make you feel ill. Too many people in this world now but still we will protest abortion Dickie. That ought to fix things.
Shheez.

Of course that has nothing to do with the problems however- The fact we simply have too many people. Remember when Australia had four million people then seven million and so on.

We seemed to have enough water as well didnt we. Never mind Kevin and Steve will make it rain as they walk on the higher moral ground.


I enjoy reading you post as you always put some thoughts and facts into them.

Antje Struthman

So true, Antje!

Remember the old adage: "So many politicians are blessed with great vision which far exceeds their ability". And they all remain in the same cot when one attempts to debate GW: "A cut in emissions is not politically or economically feasible!"

Unhappily they fail to acknowledge that global warming preceded greenhouse gases and I am concerned with a potential runaway global warming effect as a result of humans' ongoing pollution of this planet. The skeptics also fail to acknowledge that the burning of fossil fuels creates much more harm (scientifically documented) to this planet and its inhabitants, than just the hypothesis of GW.

Rhian advises that part of Stern's recommendation for adaptation is "to build more dams and desalination plants" Clearly this shows the ignorance of economists writing on a subject of which they know little and I doubt whether these types of authors know the difference between a VOC and a sock! Already the $350m desal. plant in WA is causing much concern where salt is being dumped in Cockburn Sound. This practice potentially has a devastating impact on marine life.

Any bush scientist can write what he likes. The Al Gore movie and Tim Flannery's book have both been peer reviewed and accepted as fact. Since I have not yet sighted either, I shall refrain from any further comment at this time.

Desal. plants are polluters and the WA government has ignored a submission from 2 prominent engineers to drain the Wellington Dam of 45 gigalites (free of charge) of saline water with no pollutant emissions. This water would then be desalinated by a reverse osmosis process to drinking water. Rather, our "Masters" prefer to annually dump this water into the ocean!

Our federal pollies claim that regulations for the use of our uranium overseas are very stringent - to prevent nuclear proliferation. Why are we not placing stringent regulations for pollution control on those nations who wish to buy and burn our coal? Are we so lacking in competent diplomats these days?

You and I both know Antje, that while the Nero "heros" fiddle.....!

Rhain.

Umm Well its so nice to know they have arranged more fire men after they created it. Ok . Weed growing into river dams lakes choking the life out of the place and fires. Gee remember when the stock took care of all of that. Yesterday they were running around backburning setting fire to wild life especially to our last know area of of K bears.[ Good on them]
They reckon it was real sad the burn them alive but you never know it just [might] end up saving somebodys house from burning.

Hey thats one of the new emergency back up systems your refering to.
Seems a lot of fires are started by lighting in the last few years.
Or are they?
When are the Goverment ever going to tell the truth.
We are in a lot of trouble in this country. A few sanctions should do the rest. Dont kid yourself it wont happen here.
Gee but I forgot we now have Rudd to take care of us.' Another' poly with a so called farming background.
Tell you what we dont see him as a blokes bloke and hes got no appeal to the ladies so I dont know who he will impress other than the Church leaders.

Antje

Graham

In June this year, pre-eminent atmospheric scientists Professor Bruintjes and Richard Stone, during a visit, identified the problem of reduced rainfall over the catchment areas.

They said the problem was not uncommon since many areas where rainfall dropped off were in the pollution shadow of large industrialised developments and as it happens, the catchment areas are downwind of the highly polluting, unregulated, industrial strip.

So, Graham, you state: "I worry about greenhouse, but I also accept that it is largely out of our hands".

Given the advice from Prof. Bruintjes and Stone, kindly spell out for me (in simple terms), the reason for your apathy towards anthropogenic greenhouse and your belief that man cannot begin to fix what he has stuffed up - if only in a parochial sense!

I'm concerned that your theories to date, may indeed earn you the title of the "Straw Man".

Well Said Dickie