"It's no surprise the government has picked its favourite option, producing lots more oil and coal, as the number one component of its 12-part strategy.
Yet it did so knowing the risks. The strategy paper clearly states that the world's energy future will be shaped by factoring the cost of fossil fuels' greenhouse emissions into world markets; by energy-production technology and consumption changes; and by oil prices that will "rise and become more volatile".
The government argues, though, the best way to hedge these risks is to become bigger producers of the very energy sources creating the risks. If we produce and export more oil and coal we'll gain respite from global pressures.
This is a fatally flawed view"
Rod Oram's a brainy guy. He can recognise a 'fatally flawed plan' when he sees one.
It's a shame the National Government can't.
Oil no good for these waters.
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No surprise National can't see a fatally flawed plan. They are anti-intellect. They equate critical thinking with evil liberals and progressives. The 'three Rs' is the extent to which they wish to see their low-wage slave labour workforce educated. Corporations, gods and bosses are their masters. Not the universe, nor their local environment nor their consciences, nor their fellow human beings. Deed titles, incorporation certificates and the bottom line are what drives the right. Shame they're not a bit more visionary... but then it'd take critical thinking to be that...
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