The Bullroarer - Sunday 24th May 2009
Posted by aeldric on May 23, 2009 - 11:23pm in The Oil Drum: Australia/New Zealand
SMH - Emissions scheme's $6bn boost to economy
THE Rudd Government's emissions trading scheme could deliver a massive investment surge that would add more than $6 billion a year to the economy, according to secret economic modelling work produced as Parliament considers the fate of controversial climate-change laws.
TV NZ - Celebrities call on Key to take climate action
Lucy Lawless, Stephen Tindall, Cliff Curtis, Peter Gordon and Jim Salinger are among a group of high-profile New Zealanders joining with Greenpeace to call for strong climate action.
The Australian - Climate change warning: emissions trading scheme to 'cost 24,000 jobs'
WA Today - Carbon scheme may generate $6bn a year
The Australian Metal Worker - Smelting and metal refining jobs to bear brunt of climate change legislation
SMH - The heat is on for Coalition to act on climate
In the next few weeks Malcolm Turnbull has to manage the most difficult issue of his leadership so far, as the climate change legislation is debated in Parliament. A poll released today by the Climate Institute will tell Turnbull what he knows. Most people think his party should pass the emissions trading scheme. In his heart of hearts, Turnbull also probably thinks it should - certainly it would make his political life easier.
Stuff.co.nz - Global demand for oil dives
World oil demand this year will post the sharpest annual decline since 1981 as the economy struggles to bounce back, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said.
Stuff.co.nz - Oil hits new 6-month high
NZ Herald - Graeme Baker: US energy deal makes sound business sense
The United States agreement to help the United Arab Emirates become the first Arab state with nuclear energy might seem questionable, given its stance on Iran's programme and President Barack Obama's call to halt proliferation.
Sky News - Energy companies face new risks
Accountancy House Ernst and Young says plunging oil prices during the past year have presented energy companies with new risks.
Brisbane Times - Waratah has plans for huge coal project
A Queensland mining company says it wants to build Australia's largest coal project, which would generate 6,000 jobs and about $4 billion in annual exports.
The Age - Debate over: droughts and floods on the rise
CLIMATE change has already claimed the lives of many thousands of people — and millions more are at risk — as severe weather events rage around the world and staple food crops are wiped out, meteorologists have told a world climate conference.
The Age - Outer suburbs forced to drive
HOUSEHOLDS on Melbourne's fringe are likely to own more cars than those in the inner city, underlining the link between infrequent public transport and car ownership.
A few links :
Scoop.co.nz - Michael Lockhart's Econation: What’s The Guts?
New Matilda - Leading A Dumb Horse To Water
Pigs Will Fly - Relocalisation Taking Off? Visit www.livelocal.org.au
And another - Bloomberg - Contact Wins Bid to Delay New Zealand Wind Farm Hearing
The Australian - Port in equation for LNG complex.
The Innovators (ABC Rural) - Innovators 4: Working Off Farm