[Peakoil] News items from Canberra Times Thu, 27 Jul 2006

[Antony Barry]

Peakers


"Rate rise looms as bananas, fuel bite" by Paul Malone p.1

  Interest rates are likely to rise next week due to increased fuel  
costs and higher fruit prices.

Comment: a letter could will make the point that with peak all almost  
upon us the economic effects we are seeing are just the start of a  
long set of problems.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/inflation-prompts-rate-rise- 
gloom/2006/07/26/1153816224110.html

http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2006/s1697960.htm

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,19923815-662,00.html
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"Rate rise won't cut cost of fuel" by Garry Shilton-Josling AAP p.4.l
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"Qld power plant a clean-coal first" p10

Shell has completed a feasibility study on technology to separate  
carbon dioxide and hydrogen before putting the carbon dioxide gas  
underground than using hydrogen for power stations.

http://www.qbr.com.au/index.cfm?storyid=27856&cp=displaystory

Comment: while not directly relevant to peak oil the production of  
hydrogen does lead to an alternative fuel for cars.
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"Why nuclear power is not the global cure-all" by Mycle Schneider,  
Lutz Mez and Steve Thomas. p.17

Comment: While this is peripheral to peak oil it does provide  
interesting figures on the number of operating nuclear reactors world- 
wide, their lifetime and the prospects for constructing more.
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