EU plans call for the UK to increase its use of renewables in the energy mix from the current 5% to 15% by 2020. An independent British government commissioned report for BERR, the Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, shows that … [Read more...] about EU Renewables Plan to Cost £160 per Household
Archives for April 23, 2008
Australia’s Emissions Trading System to Cost Business $22 Billion
THE Rudd Government's planned carbon trading system will cost business between $14billion and $22billion a year and will have to be considered in a review of the taxation system. Taxation Institute director Michael Dirkis yesterday said that the … [Read more...] about Australia’s Emissions Trading System to Cost Business $22 Billion
First Australian NASA Astronaut: An Ice Age Cometh
Phil Chapman is a geophysicist and astronautical engineer who lives in San Francisco. He was the first Australian to become a NASA astronaut. Excerpt: The first sunspot appeared in January this year and lasted only two days. A tiny spot appeared … [Read more...] about First Australian NASA Astronaut: An Ice Age Cometh
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
