[Peakoil] STR news release

[Mike Hettinger]

I find the timing of the ruling quite ironic.


> Thought I'd quote from the latest STR news release.
>
> Alex
> O4O4873828
>
> ACT Peak Oil discussion list
> http://act-peakoil.org
>
> ------------- Forwarded message follows -------------
>
>
> "Allan Lohe, Chair of Save the Ridge said that in spite of the court¹s
> decision the GDE is looking less of a goer than ever.
>
> The cost of this project has been escalating constantly to the point where
> the government had to appropriate an additional $16 million in May.  Not
> only is the Territory barely able to afford to build the road, but
> Canberra
> residents will struggle to afford to use it with petrol at $1.35 per
> litre,
> forecast to rise to $1.70 by Christmas, and predictions of $3 per litre
> before the end of 2007.
>
> If the government were serious about the welfare of Gungahlin people, the
> money would be put into a light rail system which would provide a direct
> link to the city, instead of a road that leads to the Glenloch
> Interchange,
> which is a destination for, wait for it, zero percent of commuter journeys
> out of Gungahlin.
>
> A light rail system would also enable many Gungahlin families to dispense
> with a second car and would largely cushion them from the astronomical
> petrol price rises that have been predicted."
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Peakoil mailing list
> You are subscribed as mike at mikehettinger.com
> http://act-peakoil.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/peakoil/mike%40mikehettinger.com
>
>