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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=959191005-23032007></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=2>A<SPAN class=959191005-23032007>CT
POers. Forwarding my response to an entrant in the 2007 Rural Ambassador
Award.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana><FONT color=#000080><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=959191005-23032007>Is there any interest in adopting the
manifesto below (with suitable additions and expansions, e.g. adopting the Oil
Depletion Protocol, adding points for city and
suburban)?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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size=2><SPAN class=959191005-23032007></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana><FONT color=#000080><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=959191005-23032007>In the best of all (well-funded) worlds,
we could publish such a list as an election year wish/hit
list.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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size=2><SPAN class=959191005-23032007></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Verdana><FONT color=#000080><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=959191005-23032007>Personally, I'd use ALL of the Future Fund
on things like this, otherwise there ain't gonna be no future
nohow! </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> POLLARD,Sandy <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday,
March 23, 2007 3:08 PM<BR><BR><B>Subject:</B> The views of locals on global
warming<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Dear
Dasha,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT color=#000000>Thanks for the opportunity to
express opinions on "how does global warming affect my agricultural society and
my community, and what can we do to address this
problem?"</FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT
color=#000000></FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT color=#000000>My response will deal mainly with
the second 'solutions' part (the potential effects are well-canvassed
elsewhere, and are starting to become
self-evident)!</FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT
color=#000000></FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT color=#000000>I'm hoping to fully reference
these points for everyone's info - and will get to this as soon as I can. There
are some basic links at the bottom.</FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT
color=#000000></FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT color=#000000>Global Warming is only one half of
the 'fossil fuels problem'. The other half is 'Peak Oil'. Thankfully, solutions
to one usually also apply to the other.</FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT
color=#000000></FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT color=#000000>Opinions and suggestions below are
mine alone, and don't necessarily represent the views of the Captains Flat
Community Association. <STRONG>I've Cc'd the list in the hope of stimulating
further (local) discussion.</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT
color=#000000></FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT color=#000000>--</FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT
color=#000000></FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>To address the effects of
global warming at the rural and regional level, Federal, State and Local
governments (and individuals where possible) should
immediately:</STRONG> </FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=1>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Introduce
carbon taxes or universal carbon allocation methods (at worst, introduce
commercial carbon cap-and-trade schemes, noting that the usefulness of these
is starting to be seriously questioned).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>It is essential that the real costs of fossil fuel reliance are no
longer treated as externalities in our economy.<BR><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Make it more
possible and affordable for rural and regional communities to use clean
renewable energy, by increasing the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET).
Affordability is a function of scale, and could also be subsidised by carbon
taxes.<BR><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Encourage
and enable investment at a community level in the development of local
renewable energy networks, which can work both as self-contained, and
grid-connected systems. Such systems become sources of local employment,
income generation, and sustainable (distributed)
infrastructure.<BR><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Encourage
and enable local biodiesel and ethanol/butanol production, but only where
these can be shown to be appropriate in terms of net energy produced,
ecological and GHG impacts, and cost of displacing essential food
crops.<BR><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Encourage
on-farm, town and regional use of the new and developing ‘agri-char’
systems.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These systems take
biomass (purpose-grown or waste), pyrolise it, and can produce both energy and
fertiliser streams, while adding additional value by sequestering carbon in
soil.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Similarly develop on-farm
and town methane-digestion systems for waste disposal and fuel
production.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(Methane-digestion
can also form part of food production systems).<BR><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=2> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Encourage
and enable the development of Community Supported Agriculture schemes,
farmers’ markets and local production and consumption of food produce. Such
schemes reduce GHG emissions by reducing ‘food miles’ travelled, help preserve
the traditional food-growing knowledge (and non-hybrid seeds) base, invigorate
local communities and shield them from potential supply
shortages.<BR><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Encourage
any and all other initiatives that create local employment, reducing the need
for residents to commute to larger centres or second
jobs.<BR><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Improve and
enforce energy wasteful building standards, emphasising a mix of passive solar
construction, combined heat and power (CHP) techniques, solar PV and solar hot
water.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mandate these for new
developments.<SPAN class=959191005-23032007><FONT
color=#000080> <BR> </FONT></SPAN> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Disallow any
developments that strain local energy, food and water resources, and/or create
enclaves of commuters to larger centres.<BR><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=2></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Rebuild and
extend rural and regional rail networks. With some caveats, rail has better
greenhouse and fuel efficiency impacts that road
transport.<BR><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Improve
public transport and local and regional bikeways.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Support community car-pooling
schemes.<BR><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana size=2> </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Do the right
research (and then take steps) to keep the Country Fire Authority and Rural
Fire Service viable under the conditions implied by Global Warming and Peak
Oil. Bush fires are a notable positive feedback loop in GW scenarios (more
fires mean more CO2 released, less forest carbon capture, more diesel consumed
in trucks and pumps—all contributing to more warming). One suggested
action:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI></OL>
<OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=1>
<UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=disc>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 72.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Financial
support for landowners to position additional tank water storage on property
high-points, combined with suitable plumbing to critical property and
fill-point areas. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This would
enable (a) ‘gravity fed’ rapid first response; (b) less time spent, diesel
consumed and accident risk in tankers travelling to more distant
fill-points; (c) some potential for tanks to also be used as pumped storage
for micro-hydro power generation for local and grid-connect systems, thereby
helping to offset the cost. (Under Peak Oil scenarios, saving expensive
diesel fuel would also be a major cost offset). <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For maximum GHG effect (and to
mitigate against liquid fuel shortages), Solar PV or Wind (direct, electric
or compressed air) pumps should be used to fill these tanks from lower-level
water. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL></OL>
<OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=1 start=13>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT color=#000000>Study the
submissions, evidence and report of the recent Australian Senate ‘Peak Oil’
Inquiry, and implement all its recommendations. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></OL></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT
color=#000080>--</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT
color=#000080></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2>References and
links:</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><STRONG>Climate
Change information:</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><A
href="http://www.realclimate.org/">http://www.realclimate.org/</A></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><STRONG>Peak
Oil information:</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><A
href="http://www.energybulletin.net/">http://www.energybulletin.net/</A>
(has a Peak Oil primer in top links)</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><A
href="http://www.theoildrum.com/">http://www.theoildrum.com/</A></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT size=+0><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT size=2><FONT face=Verdana
color=#000080><STRONG>Australian Senate Inquiry into Australia's future oil
supply and alternative transport
fuels:</STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2><SPAN class=890202103-23032007></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2><SPAN class=890202103-23032007><A
href="http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/rrat_ctte/oil_supply/index.htm">http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/rrat_ctte/oil_supply/index.htm</A></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2><SPAN class=890202103-23032007></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2><SPAN class=890202103-23032007>--</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2><SPAN class=890202103-23032007></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2><SPAN class=890202103-23032007>Good luck with your presentation, and all
the best in the Award!! </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2><SPAN class=890202103-23032007></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2><SPAN class=890202103-23032007></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2><SPAN class=890202103-23032007>Regards</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Verdana
size=2><BR>Sandy Pollard<BR></FONT><SPAN class=890202103-23032007><FONT
face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
class=890202103-23032007><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080
size=2>-------------</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P>-----Original Message-----</P>
<P>From: capt.fun@bigpond.net.au [</FONT><A
href="mailto:capt.fun@bigpond.net.au"><U><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>mailto:capt.fun@bigpond.net.au</U></FONT></A><FONT size=2>]</P>
<P>Sent: Thursday, 15 March 2007 10:37 PM</P>
<P>To: communityassociation@captainsflat.org</P>
<P>Subject: The views of locals on global warming</P>
<P>Dear Captains Flat Community Association</P>
<P>I am a quasi-local who will be travelling to country Victoria on the 31st of
the month to compete in the Southern NSW/Northern Districts of Victoria Zone
Finals of the 2007 Rural Ambassador Award. </P>
<P>As part of the judging process candidates are required to present a public
address on the issue of global warming, which was released at 21:54 tonight.</P>
<P>The exact question to be addressed is: how does global warming affect my
agricultural society and my community, and what can we do to address this
problem?</P>
<P>As an ambassador who is essentially speaking on behalf of the people of this
region, I feel there is a need to solicit the opinions of those I will be
representing, rather than simply expounding my own views.</P>
<P>If you know of anyone who may wish to put forward their opinions on the topic
for consideration before I prepare my speech please encourage them to forward
their ideas to Capt.Fun@bigpond.net.au by Saturday the 24th of March 2007. </P>
<P>Palerang Council have also agreed to post a note on their website encouraging
residents to set forth their position on this pertinent issue, but I can
appreciate that most locals don’t hang out on the Council’s webpage for fun.
</P>
<P>The more responses I receive, the more accurately I will be able to embody
the views of those I will be representing.</P>
<P>Warm regards</P>
<P>Dasha Newington</P></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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