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Scientific research drowning in a sea of alarmism
Last week, almost 400 people attended a public meeting in Newcastle to learn about the scientific evidence that underpins sea-level change. The...
Renewable energy rules lose traction
Energy policy in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries is spurred by concerns that gas and oil are becoming...
Danger of new thickets of gas regulation
Peter Roberts' "Globalised gas pricing has local costs" (Talking Point, January 30) applauds the commonwealth's National Energy Security...
Fair's fare benefits government, not business
The Rudd/Gillard governments have introduced many business-unfriendly policies. Three of these the mining tax, Fair Work Australia (FWA) and the...
Era of cheap energy needn't be over
Energy Minister Martin Ferguson has launched the government's draft white paper on energy. Having run the gauntlet of bureaucratic committees, much...
The Gold, the Red and the Green
There has been one constant in the defining struggle in politics over the past two centuries. That struggle has been between those who want more of...
Opposition to coal seam gas doesn't hold water
New technology has allowed coal seam gas (CSG), previously known as the menacing cause of mine explosions, to become prominent as an energy source....
Household electricity prices to rise, year on year
An agreement to try to reach a deal by 2015 on emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is the bottom line of the past fortnight's...
Durban deal isolates Gillard
Durban's meek outcome doesn't bode well for international efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions or the sustainability of Australia's domestic...
Pursue productivity in order to slash the costs
Because businesses increasingly compete with international rivals, relatively small cost increases can force radical decisions. To survive against...