[Peakoil] News items from Canberra Times Fri, 20 Oct 2006

[Antony Barry]

Peakers

Some of you may wonder why, if I am reporting stories in the Canberra  
Times, that I should give URLs for other papers. The CT sources many  
of its stories from elsewhere. They are not written by their staff.  
As a consequence they are not on their web site. If I can I find the  
original or a similar story and give a link to that instead.
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"It's gas! gas! for cars, old and new" p.18

LPG scheme has started, $3.5m in grants already. 40.828 installations  
this month. Sales jumped 226%

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/ 
0,20867,20561866-31037,00.html

Comment: It's still an oil derivative.
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"Saab ethanol drive" p.18

Saab is trialing 9-5 sedans in Queensland which run on E85. Has 20%  
more power than the petrol models. It can run on 100% ethanol.  
Selling very well in Europe.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/ 
0,5744,20561866%255E31037,00.html

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/ethanol-gets-sexy-as-we-do-a- 
brazilian/2006/10/04/1159641392810.html

Comment: Article repeats the canard that ethanol does not have CO2  
emissions neglecting the energy input for growing, transporting and  
refining the crop. No mention of the low ERoEI either.


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