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How To Be A World Power... Conservatively.

11:28 AM, Wed 7 Jan 2009 .. Posted in Technology of Today .. 2 comments .. Link

So, where do you want to be in our green economy? Do you have a yearning to start a tourist business? Would your preference be to work in the power generation industry? Environmental protection? Research? In most cases, whatever you can do now, you should be able to adapt in a green society. I have come across a nice little paper from the Australian Conservation Council that lists some great ideas for any budding green entrepreneurs out there. Take a look... it just might give you some ideas for that sea change you've been dreaming of. Or if you're still studying, perhaps you might get some ideas on the subject matter you should be studying. It's a pdf file, but well worth the read...

GREEN GOLD RUSH

“For environmental technologies to penetrate and succeed in global markets, it is important that they succeed domestically. Thus, well-designed environmental policies that spur innovation, and government measures that contribute to creating and consolidating domestic markets for environmental technologies constitute a basis for success in global markets.”

- OECD, Environmental Innovation and Global
Markets, 2008

If Australia really wants to step into the world spotlight, now is the time to do it. In my opinion, we should be spending as much money and research time as we possibly can on our method of generating domestic power. Let's face it, we know that renewable technologies will be the best and cheapest power alternative in the long run. That alone would put us ahead by leaps and bounds. If we can simply save the money that we spend on our electricity bill, we can all afford to buy ourselves some little luxuries... you beauty! Gotta love that idea!

And in each of us spending a little extra on things we like, we'll start a 'waterfall effect' in our economy. Let's compare our economy with the river... As the river cascades over the waterfall it splashes on a myriad of little rocks and boulders on the way down. If the river is weak, less rocks get wet... but when the river is full and strong it splashes further from the centre. Eventually moss will grow on the moist rocks... water leaches into the surrounding earth and promotes growth... which attracts wildlife.

If we do lead the world now in adopting a green source of power, I believe that a myriad of different businesses will benefit. Small businesses and shops will be the ones receiving the money that people used to spend on the electricity. And then those businesses will be able to spend more... expand maybe... new premeses... some new employees... more stock. Eventually as you work your way back the produce line you get to the farmer on the land. He'll have more demand for his crops/stock and may be able to get a higher return for his hard work in the end... perhaps he'll be able to afford to send his child to uni... perhaps that child will go on to become a doctor rather than just another ringer, or truckie, or ... and the list goes on. Let your mind run...

One thing I'm pretty sure of is that we Australians will all benefit on a personal level, and in turn the government itself will benefit both from extra tax revenues and the other bonuses of a healthy economy... not the least being a higher economic and political presence in the eyes of overseas nations. And then the rest of the world will come to us to buy our technologies... to learn our expertise. What other benefits would our country receive from that?

All of this AND our environment would benefit as well. You see, our environment would quickly revert to one of the most pristine places on the planet with very little change. If all coal burning were to cease... well, that there on its' own is a hell of a change. And if you still need to think in dollar terms, we could quite honestly make a motza from it in the future. Imagine the rest of the world degrading because of the polution that they continue to pump into their own environments. Now imagine our country having the chance to regenerate and function as mother nature intended it to... Imagine twenty years into the future, our country as being one of only a handful in the whole world that still posesses pristine natural environments. What would that alone do to our tourism, I wonder? Once again, you could let your mind run away with you here... the possibilities for making money are almost endless. More citizens benefit because there are more jobs... more money for the government... more influence on the overseas market...

The only losers are the coal companies... and they can quite easily cut their losses too if they were to spend some money on research now. With the monies that they currently possess they could quite easily diversify and change tack. I don't believe that we need to continue raping our mother, the planet for her natural resources when our fathers, sun water and wind can easily provide what we need. I do believe that renewable power is our only alternative. It makes the greatest sense economically... but let's also be honest. We HAVE to change our means of power generation because we are essentially killing our mother at this point. See yourself as a flea and the earth is your dog... if you bleed the dog to death you will have nothing left to survive on...

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New nuclear power film/online project

1:50 AM, Sat 4 Apr 2009 .. Posted by Tenner Films
Not really sure about the etiquette of leaving comments on blogs but have just been reading yours and wanted to let you know about an online film project I'm working on all about nuclear energy: 13 Short Films About Atomic Power.

Would love you to have a look at the site and watch the films and maybe link to it/blog about it if you like the look of it.

You can find it at http://www.tennerfilms.com

Thanks so much and keep up the good work!

Vicki
Filmmaker/campaigner
Tenner Films

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