every day SM on the issue of climate change you become more remote from reality and the group supporting your views is more in the minority, all in the service of the self interests of the owners of the fossil fuel industry

Dear Belly,

You're spot on. The economic interests behind the
"smokestack" industries are a powerful political
lobby that is reluctant to commit the necessary
resources to the task.

Belly,

I was being sarcastic. I have always said that climate change is significantly man-made, the difference in the way to address it is where I differ from the greens and Labor.

I am for nuclear power and HELE coal-fired generators which can achieve far higher reliability and lower prices than the Labor/green fantasy.

Well Shadow Minister we agree! we however will be dragged behind the weather shed and kicked about for it, NUCLEAR if just we, use it, will reduce more greenhouse gasses that any other thing we can come up with, we, you and I will be warned about five mile Island the Russian badly built thing, and Japans miss deeds in building in a totally inappropriate place, but yes it must become our future not taking a shot at Paul but as a conservationist I know reality must play a role in matters like this, trying to push things a majority will never support is wasting time and effort NUCLEAR is our future

Hi Belly,

There is no political will in Australia for the development of nuclear power, so forget that one. The reality is coal fired power will be a declining stop gap measure while we transition to renewable's. Politics will concern itself with the semantics more than the final outcome.

The Greens has an extensive 63 point energy plan, which is both sustainable and achievable. Something the Coalition government, despite 5 years in power. has failed to deliver.

http://greens.org.au/nsw/policies/energy

Again we agree.

This is making the argument difficult!!