Letters to the Editor
Reply to Senator Canavan opinion
9 August 2022, Published in ‘Gladstone Today’ on 11 August 2022
Federal ICAC needed – price of electricity distorted by Ukraine war – Denmark’s power bills high due to six fold increase in fossil fuel price – Hungary has government price cap – Spain has many taxes on power – Suggest Senator Canavan use Levelised Cost of Electricity for comparisons.
Water for hydrogen plants
18 April 2022, Published in ‘Gladstone Today’ on 21 July 2022
31 million tons of hydrogen needed – 310 000 megalitres of fresh water needed – Awoonga Dam water mostly allocated – desalination option needs appropriate disposal of brine – Israel producing fresh water at $0.072 c/L – desalination could be used as a drought backup – GCC working hard to solve this issue.
Reply to Bjorn Lomborg article
22 January 2023, Tesla Dream Car Blog #69
Bjorn Lomborg is a person who does not believe in climate change and his ideas have been criticized by scientists. He talks about electric cars in a negative way without providing evidence. Many governments want to stop using cars that use fossil fuels and use electric cars instead to help the environment. Electric cars use less energy and are safer. They also cost less in the long run.
Matts Many Misspeaks
26 April 2023, Published in ‘Gladstone Today’ on 27 April 2023
Proposal for the introduction of a federal ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption) – Suggestion for a 6-month probation period for politicians after each election along with a Key Performance Indicator Test (KPI) – Senator Matt Canavan publishes untrue statements about China at taxpayers’ expense – Canavan fails to acknowledge China’s progress in renewable energy – Comparison between poverty reduction efforts in China and LNP’s efforts in Australia – LNP’s solution to poverty was a tax cut for the wealthiest Australians – Urgent need for an ICAC and a KPI system to remove ineffective politicians.