Recreational Whinge: Here in Australia, we’re in the middle of an election period with all the typical debates, promises and mudslinging that you might expect…and a fair amount of atrocious behaviour you might not expect.  (Disrespectful Human Behaviour Choices!)

If there’s one statement I’m more angered / saddened by than any other it is this…”Let’s wait and see what other countries agree to do about the environment before we commit ourselves to an emissions trading scheme.  Why should we have one if countries like the USA, China and India aren’t running one?”

Oh come on!

Australia is the number two emitter of CO2 on the planet after the USA.  Don’t we have a responsibility to act now and be a role model on the planet?!

I recognise and appreciate that there are economic complexities involved.  We are smart enough to overcome these.

Waiting to see what other countries do before we act is more than just irresponsible.  It’s also downright dumb!

The Positive Spin: There have been some great articles and research papers published recently demonstrating how Australia could take the lead in energy generation for the planet, particularly using solar power.  We have a HUGE amount of space in the Outback which is mostly uninhabitable but could be effectively used to create incredibly large solar energy farms.  The energy harnessed could then be shared to the rest of the world through a series of power lines through Southeast Asia and then around the world.

Yes, this would be a massive undertaking!

But it could also mean putting an end, once and for all, to our reliance on fossil fuels!

Here is a great link if you would like to read just a bit more:

http://www.desertec-australia.org/content/australiacsppotential.html

WE CAN DO THIS! We simply need our politicians to agree and commit to it for our sake in Australia and for the planet!

WRITE TO YOUR FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES AND ALL OF THE POLITICAL CANDIDATES IN THE ELECTION AND DEMAND THEIR ATTENTION TO THIS!

Recreational Whinge: Recently a friend shared a very funny website with me called, Texts From Last Night.  It’s dedicated to the stupid, funny, insane, weird, and generally “wrong” things people text/SMS to each other.

It instantly reminded me of the time I was dumped by SMS as the first message that boyfriend was able to write when he got his first mobile phone, as it the phone itself was his new symbol of freedom.