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Oil subsidies delay action

Aug 14th, 2008 | By Ann White | Category: News

THE Queensland Government was warned of the dire consequences of peak oil in a report by the now Minister for Sustainability Andrew McNamara published in October last year. So what has the Bligh Government done since his special taskforce predicted that tourism could be devastated by rising fuel prices as aviation and motoring costs increase? Already those predictions are starting to become reality, with airlines the first to suffer and Qantas and Jetstar announcing cuts to schedules



Housing debate misguided

Apr 4th, 2008 | By Ann White | Category: News

The question of housing affordability is a furphy, says Alan Pears, a consultant and academic at the forefront of the energy debate in Australia. “We’ve got a seriously misguided debate going on at the moment about housing affordability with some saying we can’t afford sustainable features in new homes…



Just too many

Dec 1st, 2007 | By Greg Hardwick | Category: News

As the Sunshine Coast’s population increases to about 300,000 and continues to climb, serious questions are being raised about the negative impacts upon our lifestyle and natural environment.
Managing growth is increasingly seen as a failed idea, or just marketing-spin for developers and their backers.