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Some good points there Kearn, I do heat my shack with LPG, although it's rarely required in the summer months. As for Hydro, it's mostly good news, except for the enormous debt incurred in building the schemes. What I'm really saying is that I don't believe that our current social and economic system is viable in to the future. We're living on borrowed time, using up resources at an alarming rate, nuclear power comes at a cost to present and future generations. Ask anyone whether they want a nuclear power plant built in their neighbourhood and you'll usually find the answer is no, even the pollies squirm when they're asked. Nuclear accidents aren't confined to state or even country boundaries. There has been an increased incidence of childhood cancers in Great Britain, a consequence of the Chernobyl accident. A nuclear faclility in central Australia could, in the event of an accident, spew radiation in to South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, with the population of those states having no control over the spread of radiation. At the end of the day the nuclear plant will have limited life, then we are back to the same old question where is the energy coming from, renewables and efficient use of resources are the answer, surely it's better to take the hard decisions now rather than in the future.
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