Hi Guys

Thanks for the cool links, Tom.

Environmentalists of the more rabid variety who bemoan modern technology are really anti-environment and anti-human as far as I can tell. Better technology means more efficient use of resources. The types who sing the praises of "traditional societies" would die within a week deprived of modern amenities I am sure.

I once made the point that to go without modern technology means condemning 6 billion people to death, since only 300 million was the Earth's carrying capacity for humans prior to industrialisation.

You are right about Australia and solar though, and I think developing a solid solar industry here would be better than furthering our trade-dependency on exporting coal.

Here's one BIG solar power idea which might be worth doing...

http://www.enviromission.com.au/index1.htm

EnviroMission want to build a 200 MW solar thermal chimney system, with a chimney about 1 km high!

Adam