New fossil fuel plants banned for 10 years

Submitted by admin on October 11, 2007 - 9:49am

New Zealand has banned the construction of all new coal fired and fossil fuel energy plants for 10 years. The argument is that alternative energy supplies are more than sufficient.

"New coal and gas-fuelled power stations have effectively been banned for 10 years, leaving plans for a $500 million project near Auckland destined for the scrapheap.

State-owned Genesis Energy's gas turbine plant at Rodney, which has been on the drawing board for two years, appears to be the main casualty of the Government's new long-term energy strategy."

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The United States is So Far Behind

Submitted by bluemarble on October 17, 2007 - 10:56am.

It sure looks as if the U.S. is far behind the thinking of other countries overseas on how to address the problems and causes of Global Warming. I see how far behind we are whenever I go to Europe. Check out this story on MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15280495/

At least you would be helping make a better planet. www.bluemarble4us.com

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