[Peakoil-announce] Three great article in the SMH

[Alex P]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Running-on-
empty/2005/04/01/1112302233942.html


http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/04/01/1112302240840.html

http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Have-chips-will-travel-say-frydrive-
duo/2005/04/01/1112302240801.html

>From the second article:

The federal Industry Minister, Ian MacFarlane, said Australia's response 
was "a combination of increased exploration, new technologies and a re-
balancing of the overall mix of fuels used in the country with the 
addition of renewable alternatives and gas".

One loser could be the environment. The Government's energy white paper 
last year made oil drilling on the Great Barrier Reef a priority, while 
the US Congress last month approved President George Bush's plan to allow 
oil exploration in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Meanwhile, as the crisis looms, Australia is busily shipping what remains 
of our oil and gas overseas as fast as tankers can carry it. Recent deals 
worth tens of billions of dollars will give China and South Korea 
guaranteed access to output from the North West Shelf for up to 30 years.

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This is the first time I've seen the Federal Government say what it will 
do in reponse to Peak Oil. Not even a mention of public transport by the 
minister. I'd say they're a bit out of their depth.

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