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Post by Struth on Jun 25, 2022 6:29:26 GMT 8
Love the page 4 pics. That one of the mud on the very low tide shows that sea levels aren't rising. Juss Sayen, Cairns
The phrase "firmed renewables" (CP, 22/06) translates to batteries and hydro storage. We'd need 150 GWh of battery for a four day cloudy low-wind winter cold snap. That'd cost $150 billion. We'd also need five times the renewables just to service those batteries. There's another $270 billion. Forget hydro storage - we don't build dams anymore. For $420 billion we could have 21 brand new clean coal power stations that run 24-7. You know, like 37 other countries are presently building. Mr Obvious, Earlville
Re "No change to fourth jab advice" - countries around the world are waking up to these jabs and backing away from more mandates. It's only a matter of time before the jab deaths can no longer be hidden. Chloe, Kuranda
At the north pole the sun is presently shining 24 hours per day – but the Danish Meteorological Institute says the north pole is having its coldest summer in recorded history. Why would that be if global warming was a real thing? Sceptical Sam, Mt Sheridan
Russia's statement that it may execute Americans caught fighting for Ukraine (CP, 23/6) is perfectly legal and quite appropriate. They are not lawful combatants and therefore not protected by the Geneva Convention. Geoff, Mooroobool
As a white man who is so ashamed of Australia, Adam Bandt should hand his property over to an aboriginal family and move back to Europe. Ross, Manoora
If only Germany had listened to President Trump. He warned them not to rely on Russian gas and they laughed at him. Who's laughing now? Terry, Cairns
Germany has gone back to coal because its "Road to Renewables" turned out to be a dead end. Austria gave up coal two years ago, but that didn't last - it's gone back to coal, too. The Netherlands had limited its coal to 35% of capacity, but that was until they needed it and now full bore is fine. Poland is encouraging its population to forage for firewood and is buying each household three tons of coal. Reports of the death of coal seem to have been exaggerated. Russell, Mareeba
Can Alexander Downer point to even one hydrogen well anywhere in the world? There's none, because hydrogen is the smallest and lightest element and it is nearly impossible to contain. What's the bet this hydrogen mining company will be heavily subsidised by taxpayers? Ellis, Bungalow
Well said, Bruce of Manunda (23/6). The Australian energy market has become an unmitigated disaster. There is only one way to run a competitive market and that is on a level playing field. There's two steps to take to achieve that. First, get the carbon ideology out of the market because man made global warming is fiction. Second, require all energy producers to bid their planned production into the market a day in advance. If a boiler breaks down or the wind doesn't blow it will be up to that producer to buy their bid from another producer to meet their commitment to the market. That would give us cheaper and more reliable energy and a more successful economy. Alan M., Stratford
"Yarrabah Mayor Ross Andrews said his community could save up to $1.7m each year and better weather disasters through the implementation of the microgrid." Yeah, nah, that's never happened anywhere else in the world, so I'm betting it won't happen there either. Gerry, Edmonton
That old bloke who inhabits the White House said, "We need more money to plan for the second pandemic. There's going to be another pandemic." Governments need to consider very carefully whether they resume acting as tyrants, because people have had enough of that behaviour from those elected and employed to serve us and not to rule us. Daniel, Brinsmead
Mayor Manning, regarding your "no frills" budget. Do you still pay some staff salaries in excess of $400,000pa? Yes or no. Barry Parramatta Park
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Post by Struth on Jun 25, 2022 6:30:29 GMT 8
Re - "No date for Covid probe". There will be no useful Covid probe from the establishment political parties, who were complicit in the unconstitutional response. They sold out to the Davos class long ago. One Tooth Wally, Cairns North “Green energy certificates”, a cross-subsidy system that prefers one energy source over another, is gambling that what has so far been shown to be uneconomic and unreliable is made economic and reliable - not because someone figured out how to out compete with existing sources, but by penalising the existing sources. This is not a “market solution”, it’s an authoritarian, crony-capitalist solution - and its failing electricity consumers and grid reliability. Bruce, Manaunda Derek of Gordonvale and Dorothy of West Cairns (CP, 22/6) should go to the National Library of Australia's Trove web portal and check out some of the weather stories in historic newspapers - trove.nla.gov.au/search/advanced/category/newspapersTrove Australia’s free online research portal. Trove is a collaboration between the National Library of Australia and hundreds of Partner organisations around Australia. trove.nla.gov.au . Search "severe flood" in the date range "1800 to 1900". There's nothing new under the sun and there's no need to be scared of the weather. History Guy, Freshwater The Greens have jumped the shark with their hating on our national flag (CP, 22/06). All they ever seem to do is undermine unity and destroy what works. They are anti-Australian fascist nihilists and their voters lack the ability to think. Drew, Kuranda Lesley Clark (22/6), the CSIRO is run by activists now and its GenCost report is built on assumptions that aren't reflected by reality. Germany is the renewables technology leader and has been working on them since the 1930s. This week their Greens Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck announced they're going back to coal to keep their lights on. Maurice, Trinity Beach If solar and wind were so easy, cheap and awesome, we would not be having the problems we are. Which are huge, and increasing. Juss Sayen, Cairns Haha, Lesley Clark yours is the "appeal to authority logical fallacy". If the CSIRO was a private company relying on being right for its profit it would have collapsed by now. Jonesy, Manoora Wait, what? "Coal royalties are increasing to fund (Qld) budget"? There's a cognitive dissonance moment for the lefties! Realist, Portsmith |
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Post by Struth on Jun 25, 2022 6:32:23 GMT 8
The Editor
The Express
Kim Hillier (Express, 22/06), thank you – your letter was both timely and hilarious! On the same page where I noted that green-left non-player characters react with outrage when they realise their precious cult beliefs are desperately wrong, there you are reacting with outrage and insults - the perfect illustration of my point.
I’m glad you brought up Greenland, Kim. Its ice is on land, so if it was melting unusually the seas would be rising. Sea ice can melt without raising sea levels because it’s floating in the sea already, but ice melting off the land must raise sea levels.
Greenland ice loss is a big favourite of the leftwing alarmists because almost nobody has the capacity to assess it for themselves. However, sea levels are something we can all assess for ourselves, which is why frightbats have gone a bit quiet on sea levels recently.
Is Cairns flooding on a normal high tide, Kim? It’s not, because if it was that’d be the proof of rising seas and your cult would be screaming it from every rooftop. The stone-cold fact that the seas are not rising is proof that Greenland ice is not melting.
Kim, you claim Greenland has lost five trillion tonnes of ice over the last 20 years. Let’s look at that. Five trillion tonnes equals 5,000 gigatonnes. 5,000 gigatonnes over 20 years equals 250 gigatonnes per year. With me so far?
Your IPCC says Greenland has about 2.85 million cubic kilometres of ice. To keep it simple, let’s say each cubic kilometre has a mass of one gigatonne. So Greenland ice has a mass of about 2.85 million gigatonnes. Still with me?
A loss of 250 gigatonnes in a year is a loss of 0.0088% of the total ice mass. At that rate of melt it will take 324 million years for Greenland to be ice free.
The oceans have a surface area of 361 million square kilometres. To make it simple, let’s say Greenland’s 250 gigatonnes of lost ice melt down to 250 cubic kilometres of water. They’d add about half a millimetre to sea level.
In reality, Greenland’s ice mass varies. A study of satellite records from 1985 to 2021 shows a low point was reached in 2012/2013 and net mass has been rising since then.
Climate alarmism is now and always has been an attack on modern Western society by Malthusian ideologues, power-hungry globalists, and greedy opportunists. If their supporters want to go back to a 17th century lifestyle, they should just do it - nobody is stopping them. But if the climate cultists do manage to destroy our electricity grid and economy, they’ll become Australia’s most hated minority.
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Post by Struth on Jun 25, 2022 6:33:07 GMT 8
Everyone advocating for solar and wind power is literally working to destroy our civilisation. These people are neurotic and terribly misinformed. Yes, that does include most of our politicians. Nikky, Manoora
"Sri Lanka admits it can't stop all boats." The globalists have crippled Sri Lanka's food production to force the population into fleeing as refugees. That's how the globalists get their Great Replacement of troublesome, independent-minded Westerners. Today's conspiracy theories are tomorrow's news. Juss Sayen, Cairns
When power stations were only required to provide cheap reliable electricity that's what we got. The only problems with supply up to the early '80s came from unions injecting politics, which Sir Joh sorted out quite effectively. But then from the late '90s the anti-CO2 zealots injected ideology into the electricity sector and now we have destroyed productive land for fitful, expensive and short-lived solar and wind installations. I wish we could prosecute politicians and bureaucrats for making such ill-informed decisions. Russell, Mareeba
Ten years ago energy realists predicted how damaging renewables would be for the grid (21/6) and that our feckless governments would have to subsidise coal to keep the lights on. Well, that's exactly where we are today. By subsidising renewables (using our money) by $84 MWh reckless politicians destroyed the profitability of coal and the grid simply cannot function without it. Mr Obvious, Earlville
Germany is world champion at renewables and their transition is more advanced than anyone's, but their deep green Vice Chancellor, Robert Habeck, has admitted defeat and is going back to coal. He said, “To reduce gas consumption, less gas must be used to generate electricity. Coal-fired power plants will have to be used more instead.” Luke, Trinity Beach
Reserve bank Governor Phillip Lowe reckons a recession is unlikely. I don't know what his definition of recession is but normal people reckon we're already in a recession. JS, Edge Hill
Analysis of covid data in the UK, US and Israel shows the more injections the more infections. The only groups not talking about this are governments and corporate media. Paul, Tully
I've noticed that every organisation built on govt grant money (P.1, 21/06) thinks the only answer to their issue is more govt grant money. Homelessness doesn't need more govt grant money (taxpayers' money), it needs less govt regulation to allow housing costs to fall. E.g., if people want to live in a shed that should be their decision, not the bloody govt's. Retiree, Smithfield
At least greenies are consistent. Each time socialism fails, they say it’s because socialism wasn’t implemented the right way. They’re now saying that the looming electricity grid disaster is because renewables weren’t done the right way. Theresa, Atherton
It's funny how we can get on social media and talk about Ashley Biden's diary and her musings on whether her father abused her, but we weren't allowed to talk about Hunter Biden's laptop. It's like the Democrats are getting ready to dump Biden. President Kamala Harris next? Republican, Cairns
If people think homelessness is bad now, just watch what happens as interest rates and inflation keep spiking, first home owners lose their homes and compete for rentals, and foreign investors snap up repossessed housing and leave it empty because they're satisfied with capital growth and getting their money out of their own countries. Barry, Parramatta Park
If only our great leaders knew how much of the military hardware being donated to Ukraine is promptly listed for sale on the dark web (CP, 21/6). It's got me stuffed why we'd involve ourselves in Ukraine; it's a completely corrupt country run as a money laundering operation by the worst of America's corporate and political criminals. Stevo, Kamerunga
It is insane to burn oil and gas for baseload power generation when they are so uniquely useful as transport fuels. It would be much better to burn the coal we have so much of for baseload power. Dozens of countries around the world are building new coal - China adds more new coal each year than we need in total. It's delusionary to think that us deleting coal can change the weather. Pat, Kewarra Beach
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Post by Struth on Jun 25, 2022 6:33:52 GMT 8
Wait, what? On 17/6 this paper reported with certainty that Kim Kardashian was in FNQ. The ABC was not mentioned but Instagram was quoted as a source of images taken here. But on 18/6, after the far right conspiracy outlet the Daily Mail Australia debunked the story, this paper had to admit that it ran fake news (without saying as much), with the ABC being blamed. This is the same ABC that is deemed so reliable that universities allow students to cite it as a serious source of information. Traditional media still seems surprised that trust in their news is so low while alternative news sites are flourishing. Over-It, Cairns
Australia had the coldest start to winter since WWII. It's now obvious that CO2 doesn't control temperature. I told you so. Renewables perform poorly in cloudy, low-wind winter conditions. I predicted the grid would run short of reserve capacity and it did. I told you so. The (ALP) federal government has had to wind back its anti-coal rhetoric. The laws of chemistry and physics don't care about lefty ideology. I told you so. Higgs, Tolga
Major climate change is coming but it has nothing to do with humans or CO2. It is because of the cyclical galactic magnetic sheet reversal. Earth and our solar system are already showing the early evidence of it - such as the fact that the south magnetic pole is no longer in Antarctica but is in the Antarctic Ocean and on a track towards Perth. Mainstream science is waking up, but far too slowly. We're 8 to 10 years from the end of grid electricity because of increasing penetration of highly energised particles as our magnetic field weakens. At this late stage building renewables is just squandering the wealth we should be putting into hardened survival shelters in every town. JS, Edge Hill
Michael Barry Henderson (18/6) says my focus is wrong but he failed to refute my point. The minimum wage increase will add to inflation, which will cancel out the effect of the minimum wage increase while hurting those on fixed incomes the most. Go ahead and prove me wrong, Michael Barry. Retiree, Smithfield
Raymond of Atherton (18/6) you have got to be joking. You seriously want to build more of the solar and wind that have nearly destroyed our power grid and at the same time delete the one national defence upgrade that might keep an increasingly aggressive China at bay? Are you a Chinese spy? Barry, Parramatta Park
The hilarious thing about the US Democrats made for TV "January 6" anti-Trump witch hunt is that it taints any possible future jury, meaning no successful court trials are now possible. They really should change their name to Dumbocrats. Republican, Cairns
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Yes, "Beds are a burning issue". Whatever happened to "building up hospital capacity" during 2020's Covid-19 "two weeks to flatten the curve"? Just another lie by our worse than useless government. Nurse G, Westcourt
If the for-profit medical community came up with a contraceptive injection but after getting it you could still get pregnant, still had to use condoms, and could die of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, would you take it? Curious, Cairns
Great to see FINA has banned so-called "transgender" athletes. A person born with XY chromosomes can never be a woman, no matter what body parts they cut off or add on. The political left should stop pushing this nonsense before they destroy the remaining dregs of their credibility. Realist, Portsmith
Inflation (CP, 20/06) is created by bad government policy and is effectively extra tax on our savings due to their decreased purchasing power. With our abundant natural resources we should be the richest nation with the lowest inflation and cheapest fuel. We aren't because our politicians signed us up to the globalist agenda - without asking us. JS, Edge Hill
Regarding "Power station fire fear" (20/6) an electrical substation is neither a "power station" nor a "power plant" in that it does not produce electricity from some other energy source. A substation merely takes high voltage power from transmission lines and steps it down to lower voltages for distribution to local area transformers. That said, each substation is individually designed for its location and they are difficult to replace as we don't build the parts anymore. Sparky, Edge Hill
The energy crisis (CP, 20/6) is the fault of scientifically illiterate politicians from both major parties, however the LNP has to carry the lion's share of the blame because some of them understood full well that CO2 does not control temperature and that renewables cannot provide cheap or reliable power. Those individuals, including Canavan, Christensen, Joyce, Antic, Rennick, O'Brien and a few others, should have withdrawn their support the moment the ScoMoron government signed up to "net zero." Ex-ALP Voter, Cairns
Right now, in 2022 in Australia, our abundant coal is the cheapest way to produce electricity. If you want electricity today and tomorrow you might want to tell the ALP to back off the ideology and ramp up the coal. Bruce, Manunda
If the US justice system hadn't been destroyed by Democrats the arrests of Ghislaine Maxwell's clients would have started by now. Republican, Cairns
Someone came to my door and asked if I'd contribute to the Bangladesh floods (CP, 20/6). I said I would except my hose only reaches the end of my driveway. Gerry, Edmonton
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Post by Struth on Jun 25, 2022 6:35:50 GMT 8
The federal government has extended covid support money to the states until the end of the year. Tyrannical fascist states run on our money. Simon, Earlville
Re: fuel savings (17/6). What fuel savings? Prices dropped a little when the govt cut one of its two taxes on fuel, but then they bounced back up again. We have more oil than the Middle East ever had and we should be paying no more than 60 cents a litre. Rick, Yungaburra
Inflation is created by bad government policy and is effectively the theft of our savings due to their decreased purchasing power. With our abundant natural resources we should be the richest nation with the lowest inflation and cheapest fuel. We aren't because our politicians signed us up to the globalist agenda - without asking us. JS, Edge Hill
"The Great Replacement" (CP, 17/6) is not a "conspiracy theory" because the United Nations openly advocates it. Search "un.org replacement migration" and you'll find a vast amount of detail on it. (https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/ageing/replacement-migration.asp). Frieda, Cairns
Larni of Maleny, the Cairns CBD and inner suburbs are built on old sand ridges that were formed several thousand years ago when seas were two metres higher because it was a warmer climate then. However CO2 was lower than now. What caused that warmth? Could it have been the sun? Bruce, Manunda
"Energy Crisis Could Drag On" (CP, 17/6). This highlights the massive stuff up our politicians have inflicted on our energy market by forcing reliable power stations to buy "LRECs" (large renewable energy certificates) and giving intermittent power priority in the market. Forcing LREC purchases has robbed reliable power stations of their maintenance money, so we're seeing more breakdowns. Reliable power stations have been told the government will force them to close, so why would operators spend to maintain them properly? All it took was some cold windless winter nights to expose this policy stupidity. It's time to level the playing field and pay all power providers equally and require them to bid into the system 24 hours in advance. Davina, Bungalow
"So, "We're happy to be green", huh? Only because that's how we've been trained to signal our virtue and gain social standing. Had we been trained to appreciate the wonder of nature's chocolate sunshine batteries we'd be happy to be coal coloured. Juss Sayen, Cairns
No, Larni, measurements are not facts (17/06). If there was an unprecedented spike in global temperatures the seas would have risen. They haven't, so the measurements of the WMO simply cannot be facts. Mariner, Portsmith
That's hilarious! FNQ's greenies must sense they're losing. First they relied on their local university activist and now they've brought in back up from Maleny (1,600 km) and Burwood (2,800 km). More and more people can see the Chicken Littles are wrong. Drew, Kuranda
Michael Barry Henderson (16/6) repeats the old leftie myth about the Amazon rainforest being the world's oxygen source. In fact, most of the world's oxygen is produced in the top one metre of the oceans. Of course, political activists just ignore all facts that don't fit their anti people narrative. Patrick M., Mossman
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Post by Struth on Jun 25, 2022 6:36:12 GMT 8
That "sustainable cities index" (16/6) sounds like a very weird project. Energy intensive cities in cold climates that rely on oil, gas, coal, nuclear and hydro-dams cannot possibly be more sustainable than our sun-drenched cities in much warmer latitudes. As to "social" factors, some of those Scandinavian countries are now telling women to change how they dress and not show skin to avoid attracting sexual attackers from other cultures who have moved there recently. Pat, Cairns
"Energy Market Freeze" (CP, 16/6). This highlights the massive stuff up our politicians have inflicted on our energy market by forcing reliable power stations to buy "LRECs" (large renewable energy certificates) and giving intermittent power priority in the market. Forcing LREC purchases has robbed reliable power stations of their maintenance money, so we're seeing more breakdowns. Reliable power stations have been told the government will force them to close, so why would operators spend to maintain them properly? All it took was some cold windless winter nights to expose this policy stupidity. It's time to level the playing field and pay all power providers equally and require them to bid into the system 24 hours in advance. Davina, Bungalow
The Grenfell Towers inferno tragedy occurred because the building was wrapped in flammable external insulation to improve its energy efficiency. If Britain had cheap and abundant nuclear power like France they would not have needed dangerous retrofits like Grenfell Towers. Juss Sayen, Cairns
If coal miners have to pay royalties to harvest coal provided by nature, why don't wind and solar farms have to pay royalties to harvest wind and sun provided by nature? Curious, Cairns
Michael Barry Henderson (16/6) repeats the old leftie myth about the Amazon rainforest being the world's oxygen source. In fact, most of the world's oxygen is produced in the top one metre of the oceans. Of course, political activists just ignore all facts that don't fit their anti people narrative. Patrick M., Mossman
Re: monkeypox, 16/6. The WHO is itching to declare another pandemic so they can continue usurping the powers of sovereign nations. The pharmaceutical industry is drooling in anticipation of obscene profits from forced vaccinations. Politicians are dreaming of again assuming the unbridled powers of dictators. Big chain stores are gleefully anticipating increased trade when smaller competitors are mandated to close. Yet monkeypox itself is readily curable and only spreads from prolonged skin contact. Will our governments sell us out again? In a heartbeat. Darrell, Smithfield
It sounds like reality-deniers like Mr Henderson (CP, 16/6) have never heard of "regrowth" or of Qld's draconian vegetation management laws, which have seen farmers fined tens of thousands of dollars for cutting vital fire breaks. Searching "Queensland deforestation map" takes you to far left websites that drip with the same confused vitriol as the alarmists in this paper. Janice, Holloways Beach
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Post by Struth on Jun 25, 2022 6:37:02 GMT 8
If FNQ did manage to become the first region in the world to power itself entirely on renewables it would mean we have the smartest politicians in the world. What are the odds of that? One Tooth Wally, Cairns North
Plunging stocks, spiking interest rates, soaring inflation, armadas of boats headed here - and Albo's only been PM for three weeks. Brace yourselves, Australia, it's all downhill from here. Ex-ALP Voter, Cairns
If the QIRC fails to find in favour of Beverley Mackenzie we'll know that the era of politicians and bureaucrats respecting our statute laws, common law, and historical precedent are over and we have slipped into corporatism (aka fascism). Barry, Parramatta Park
How can an academic not understand that the IPCC is a political organisation tasked with "finding the human fingerprint on climate"? How can an academic not realise that the IPCC's "Summaries for Policymakers" are not supported by its own studies? What the heck has academia become other than a haven for activists who appeal to their own authority? Steve, Redlynch
Oh, goody. A minimum wage increase. Employers won't pass on their increased costs and cause further inflation, right? Retiree, Smithfield
When the inevitable load shedding starts because renewables can't provide reliable power I think it should be electorates that voted for the Greens and teals that get turned off first. They got us into this mess with their anti-scientific beliefs, so they should get to enjoy life without electricity first. Bruce, Edmonton
Making the old Mulgrave office into yet another art gallery is a dumb idea. It'd be far more popular as a pub. Thirsty, Cairns
Trevor, Brinsmead (15/06). In what version of reality does the wind always blow just right and the sun always shine? Big companies promote renewables solely because of seeking reliable profits from subsidies mandated by governments and paid for by us. JS, Edge Hill
At 4.30pm on Monday I saw a warning on the TV that Queenslanders should limit power use. I looked up the details on AEMO. Queensland was using 7,035 MW and power was wholesaling for $300 MWh - about ten times the pre-renewables price. Queensland's renewables were producing 4.5 MW from wind farms, 12.4 MW from solar farms, and 1756.4 MW from rooftop solar. At 6.30pm demand was 7,864 MW, solar was producing 0.0 MW and wind 7.7 MW. Anyone who still supports renewables has rocks in their head. Smithy, Cairns
In 2020 Australia had 84 covid cases per day. In 2021 it rose to 1,005 covid cases per day. In 2022 it's 44,623 covid cases per day. Yet we're the most heavily vaccinated country in the world. What went wrong? Cliff, Mareeba
"Current rates of global warming are unprecedented in more than 2000 years and temperatures now exceed the warmest (multicentury) period in more than 100,000 years." Go ahead and explain why sea levels haven't risen, Professor Turton, and why they were two metres higher 8,000 years ago during the Holocene climatic optimum. I'll wait. Patrick M., Mossman
Raise the detention age? 15/6. Yeah, nah, old enough to do the crime, old enough to do the time. Over-It, Cairns
Re page one story, (CP, 15/6), are local politicians suggesting our region be disconnected from the grid and separated from reliable baseload generators? If yes, it reveals the extent of their technical ignorance. Such a plan would be absolutely disastrous and would leave us with hideously expensive and very intermittent electricity. Isaac, Redlynch
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Post by Struth on Jun 25, 2022 6:37:39 GMT 8
Dean, North Cairns (CP, 14/6). I said, "...when we used to get cyclones." I wasn't talking about anywhere but here. But it shows you can't rebut my point that cyclones seem to be doing the opposite of what your lot said they'd do, and that now disproven forecast drove your argument for robbing us of fossil fuels and cheap electricity. You're looking pretty silly now. Mario, Innisfail
Wait, what? Australia’s physical hardwired (internet) infrastructure is horrendous – it is slow and outdated (CP, 14/06)? But, but, but, Malcom Turnbull's gloriously expensive and taxpayer-funded NBN! Bruce, Manoora
Governments have created the housing shortage by continually jacking up standards, making new builds more expensive, and by excessive taxation. Housing shortages could be solved by governments allowing people to live in sheds, which many people find perfectly acceptable, and by tightening their own belts to fund tax cuts. Economist, Cairns
Uganda is planning to build a nuclear power station. Would the world be a safer place if the climate change nuts just shut up and we encouraged Uganda to build a coal power station instead? Davina, Bungalow
When will our medico-government community start discussing the unusual blood clots that embalmers have been reporting since the covid vaccines came out? Jon, Gordonvale
If CO2 was the problem they pretend it is we could have switched to nuclear for what we've spent so far. France built over 50 nuclear power stations in just 15 years starting in the early 1970s. If they could do it then, we can we do it now. Janice, Holloways Beach
I'm starting to think that the only thing that will wake up the green zealots to the hard fact that renewables cannot replace reliable power generators would be a multi-week total blackout. JS, Edge Hill
"State set for power shock as cost rises" (CP 14/6). "Grattan Institute energy and climate director Tony Wood said it was an “unprecedented and unpredictable” situation unfolding." What arrant nonsense. Thousands of authors, engineers, and commenters across hundreds of websites and news outlets have predicted exactly this for years. Only the uninformed and the green kool-aid drinkers (BIRM) thought otherwise. Allen, Westcourt
"The commonwealth Department of Health admits it is not yet known how long the protection from Covid vaccines lasts and further research is required." They should read the Israeli studies, which show the vaccines not only wear off in a few weeks but they also damage the immune system in the long term. Chloe, Kuranda
"Victorians dial up the anger." Even in Australia fascism lurks just below the surface of government. This is why we need two-term limits for all politicians and department heads. Nikky, Manoora
At 4.30pm on Monday I saw a warning on the TV that Queenslanders should limit power use. I looked up the details on AEMO. Queensland was using 7,035 MW and power was wholesaling for $300 MWh - about ten times the pre-renewables price. Queensland's renewables were producing 4.5 MW from wind farms, 12.4 MW from solar farms, and 1756.4 MW from rooftop solar. At 6.30pm demand was 7,864 MW, solar was producing 0.0 MW and wind 7.7 MW. Anyone who still supports renewables has rocks in their head. Smithy, Cairns
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