[Peakoil] News items from Canberra Times Fri, 26 Jan 2007

[Antony Barry]

"Aerotropolis flaw" Letters  p.20

Murray May writes that the idea of airport cities driving economic  
growth is flawed. Global warming requires us to substantially reduce  
air travel.

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Comment: Except in emergency I plan never to fly again. Trains are  
good for Sydney and the bus/train combination to Melbourne is  
reasonable. On the other hand airships are possibly a lot more energy  
efficient - if lifted by hydrogen not helium.
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"Rethink on Drought" Letters p.20

Nick Goldie writes that Peter Martin's comments on drought are flawed  
and that what happend to our farms does matter. The end of unlimited  
power and transport and unstable climate means we must rethink our  
agricultural production methods.

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Comment: Hmmmmm. Nick is from Michelago. Is it a coincidence that  
Jenny Goldie is too? ;^) The questions that Nick raises are greatly  
important locally. we wont be able to ship our food in as cheaply  
from thousands of kilometers away. it will be more expensive to get  
to the Malls to buy them. What are we to do? Locally produced food  
will become much more competitive and the distribution methods will  
be different. perhaps many more smaller farmer's markets.
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