More on Tim Flannery

Tim is a controversial figure in some scientific circles and certainly others thought the previous Director of the Australian Museum was doing a good job... BUT

What about one of his first press conferences....

Suggesting, wouldn't it be great if our government announced a carbon tax or trading scheme [a scheme to reflect the cost to the environment of industry and consumers continuing to use coal fired technology] and a long term say 20 to 50 year plan for the development of fair dunkum renewable energy sources...

In this age we have governments fixated on the three year term, the economic indicators and flip flopping with public focus year by year... like how annoying must it be for the Greens that the major parties are 'talking' water and climate change... stealing their entire appeal out from under them...

Given the air these issues are getting, imagine if a government or opposition actually outlined a 20 year plan for solar, wind and water powered energy the size of the Snowy scheme and simply said... we're doing it!! How inspiring would that be... likehood... zero!! Unless Peter Garrett and Malcolm Turnbull continue to get the space they currently have...

Bring it on.... we could all keep the momentum up by making the switch to Green Power like that excellent example brought to our state level Uniting Church Synod meeting by the mob at Maroubra Junction Uniting!!

http://www.greenpower.nsw.gov.au/homepage.html