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Pine Rivers Shire resident asks his local councillors to form an "Oil Vulnerability Task Force" . . . so wake up John Howard, plus local and State Governments everywhere - you're in a Cloud Cuckoo Land of everlasting oil . . . . Back to the top
On Tuesday 23
January 2007
Cameron Leckie delivered a 10 minute
presentation to
Pine
Rivers Shire Council requesting that they
form an
Oil Vulnerability Task Force to study the
problems associated with the onset of
Peak Oil and what mitigating actions can
be taken to reduce its impact.
Feedback
Cameron received from a couple of sources suggests that the
presentation was well received. Apparently the presentation was an
education for some of the
councillors who were not familiar with the
concept of Peak Oil.
Sometime in the
next couple of weeks, the request will be discussed at one of the
councils committee meetings. At this stage it looks like it will the
Council’s
Corporate Operations Committee.
Cameron will keep us
informed of how this progresses.
And let's hope Beaudesert Shire councillors quickly respond to and progress the same issue - plus here's hoping John Howard takes responsibility for this core problem. What's the hitch John? Oil depletion too trivial for your personal reply? All you've done so far is push your ministers into the firing line, where they press the same shared "PRINT" button ad nauseum . . . You make "Yes Minister" look like a reality show. Or is the REAL problem an oily "Monster Under the Bed" FAR too scary for a Prime Minister to talk about? Sorry John, the secret's out . . . Pine Rivers Shire resident links up with Beaudesert Shire's local oil depletion planning efforts . . . and gets an article in his local press Back to the top
"I had an article in my local paper about Peak Oil, Climate Change and the petitions I have with the Qld Govt. The link is here:
http://www.questnews.com.au/article/2007/01/02/13743_nw_news.html Nuclear MP Peter Lindsay in Queensland's "Sunday Mail," 7th January 2007 . . . Back to the top
Maybe Peter should read the foreign press . . . Back to the top Nuclear Power is not the answer . . . . Back to the top
What with the recent furore in the Australian media about John Howard's penchant for nuclear power, this book by Australian medical doctor and paeditrician Dr. Helen Caldicott is a much needed wake up call and reminder. Here's a quote from The Nuclear Policy Research Institute:- “Never one to mince words, renowned physician and activist Caldicott presents exhaustive evidence to refute the now resurgent claim that nuclear power is the solution to global warming. Eschewing hyperbole and speculation, Caldicott diligently presents the facts about the grave problems attendant on nuclear power.” . . . And in further recent news, local Beaudesert Shire mum and part time nurse Kim Bax has been engaged in an email debate with nuclear power advocate and Queensland Federal MP for Herbert, Peter Lindsay. Those missives can be found HERE, on the "Local Articles" section of this site. Kim also challenges Peter Lindsay MP to a public debate with Dr. Caldicott, HERE. Wonder if he's up to it? We'll keep you updated . . . .
"Genetic-modification Free" kit just released Back to the top
Extract from the ABC's "Organic Gardener," Summer 2006/7 - "The anti-genetic modification organisation, GeneEthics, has released a free resource package called "Staying GM Free: A Resource Kit for Local Action." It includes sample policies from Australian GM-free councils; legal advice on staying GM free; information, links and a summary of key issues in the GM debate." The package can be down loaded HERE Back to the top Retired CIA analyst and a small local paper trounce the corporate media in telling it like it is on oil - a "must listen" interview. And Cuba shows the way on conservation . . . Back to the top
Urban planners ring LOUD alarm bells on oil depletion . . . Back to the top
"Independent America" (and how about "Independent Australia" too?) - by Kim Bax Back to the top
This first came to my attention Thurs 21 Dec 2006, DOCUMENTARY - "INDEPENDENT AMERICA," quote from SBS Australia, shown on Wed 29th Nov 2006 - "According to this film, America is the land of the free and the home of mass consumption. Between the nation's breathtaking coastlines, drivers on any interstate highway may be hard pressed to pinpoint exactly where they are. Why? Everything looks the same. The same malls, the same big stores, the same chain restaurants and hotels offering the same services – just about everywhere. However, across the country there is a backlash underway against what some call the tyranny of corporate America. There are boycotts and anti-chain legislation in communities across the nation and demands for diversity, economic freedom and in some cases, the right to survive. In this polarised country, even shopping has become a political act. This documentary follows former journalists and married couple, Hanson Hosein and Heather Hughes as they endeavour to make a 55 day road trip around America without setting foot inside a corporate chain restaurant, motel or store. Together they travel 13 thousand miles, through 32 states looking for an America unchained by corporate retail and for the hardy souls fighting for the right to remain independent." Click HERE for more info, and to see the trailer. Dealing with oil depletion at a local level Back to the top
Feature, Tamborine Mountain artist Peter Kuttner - by Kim Bax Back to the top
I spoke to Tamborine Mountain artist Peter Kuttner for the first time to-day, and discovered a lot more about his great work. Check out this brilliant article of his "The Man's Naked," published by The Brisbane Institute:- "Hans Christian Andersen's story of the emperor's new clothes is a much-loved classic about hoodwinkery, venality, wilful stupidity, sycophancy, peer pressure, and a refusal to be taken in. It is, alas, a story which could have been written about environmental protection in South East Queensland outside the region's sparse national parks. The line being sold about environmental protection in SEQ by most politicians, bureaucrats, developers, planners and much of the media, grouped in a seemingly monolithic alliance, is the ridiculous notion that development and growth are consistent with preserving the environment. It is a line that appears to have been accepted willy-nilly by a majority of SEQ's residents." Continued in full here Back to the top Like the International Energy Agency, the Pope acknowledges oil depletion . . . Back to the top
Extract,
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS
POPE BENEDICT XVI FOR THE CELEBRATION
OF THE WORLD DAY OF PEACE, 2007:-
"Experience shows that disregard for the environment always harms
human coexistence, and vice versa. It becomes more and more evident
that there is an inseparable link between peace with creation and peace
among men. Both of these presuppose peace with God. The poem-prayer of
Saint Francis, known as “the Canticle of Brother Sun”, is a wonderful
and ever timely example of this multifaceted ecology of peace. Climate Neutral Christmas Gifts Back to the top
Scientists Warnings Unheeded, "Courier Mail" Back to the top
Short extract:- "One of the pernicious
problems about oil peaking is that we will
only be able to identify the problem after
it has occurred. So preparing for
alternatives has to be well under way years
before the peak is reached.
So if we don't recognise the problem well in advance, a disaster of unforeseen magnitude could befall us. Last year a report prepared for the US Department of Energy spelled it out in terms that could be plucked from Armageddon. "The world has never faced a problem like this. Without massive mitigation more than a decade before the fact, the problem will be pervasive and will not be temporary. Previous energy transitions were gradual and evolutionary. Oil peaking will be abrupt and revolutionary." The sombre fact is that no matter how dramatic the consequences, it is difficult to get anyone excited to the point of taking action." Article continued in full HERE Back to the top Local community outrage at wild life slaughter Back to the top
Here's what local people told our council about the potential road slaughter of our endangered wildlife, due to road upgrades (Mount Lindsay Highway), at a community forum on the 29th November 2006. Wonder if they're listening? We'll keep you updated. And what's needed? A timely, point by point public reply . . . Latest update:- 1. Main Roads Nerang – Fauna study that considers local and regional link issues is due by the end of November. 2. Next Stage - Norris Creek to Chambers Flat eastern service road. Many of the same environmental concerns from Jerry’s Downfall apply to the Norris Creek section as well. LESSONS LEARNT FROM JERRY’S DOWNFALL (CHAMBERS CREEK)
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Email
extract from Cameron Leckie (Pine Rivers), to Kim Bax (Cedar Vale,
Beaudesert Shire):-
"Ten
years ago, you wouldn't have talked nuclear at all, but people
are realising there are 443 nuclear stations in the World, all
operating perfectly safely."
From "Nuclear Reaction Negative," The Sunday Mail,
Qld., Page 12, by Melanie
Christiansen - quote from Peter Lindsay MP. Full article
continued
Tom
Whipple, retired CIA analyst, typing his column for
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