Doubters
As you may have gleaned from my earlier posts. I am a Sydney based Cynic. Which, unfortunately, means I'm exposed to the vagaries of Sydney's public rail transport provider, the service formerly known as cityrail. For two hours every day I am exposed to a deeply frustrating inefficient and at times plain stupid service.
Cases in point:
1. Why do the seats need to move two ways?
2. Why do people blow whistles and wave flags at me?
3. Why do the train attendants need to talk to us? And, at times, abuse us?
#shittyrail
Monday 6 February 2017
Monday 7 March 2016
Coal and Salinity
Does anyone else see the irony when farmers complain about the effects of coal seam gas and coal mines on the water table? I mean pot, kettle, coal black.
The farmers and environmental lobby are screaming from the rooftops that Australians need to "protect the national foodbowl" against the (read) inevitable dirtying of the water table by the Coal Seam Gas ("CSG") and Coal Mine operators.
One problem - this conveniently ignores that farmers are responsible for irrigation salinity and dryland salinity which has salinised (read ruined) close to 6 million hectares of Australian agricultural land, expected to rise to 50 million hectares in 2050. For context, the hotly contested Shenhua Coal Mine on the Liverpool Plains, would worst case scenario affect 1.2 million hectares (that's the whole are of the Liverpool Plains).
This is without considering the significant water covenants that Shenhua is required to enter into as part of its Mining Permit arrangements.
So, what do you reckon Doubters? Should farmers have to pay for the damage they've done, and should the bores they use also be subject to the same rigorous covenants that Shenhua faces?
Sounds fair to Doubting Thomas.
DT
The farmers and environmental lobby are screaming from the rooftops that Australians need to "protect the national foodbowl" against the (read) inevitable dirtying of the water table by the Coal Seam Gas ("CSG") and Coal Mine operators.
One problem - this conveniently ignores that farmers are responsible for irrigation salinity and dryland salinity which has salinised (read ruined) close to 6 million hectares of Australian agricultural land, expected to rise to 50 million hectares in 2050. For context, the hotly contested Shenhua Coal Mine on the Liverpool Plains, would worst case scenario affect 1.2 million hectares (that's the whole are of the Liverpool Plains).
This is without considering the significant water covenants that Shenhua is required to enter into as part of its Mining Permit arrangements.
So, what do you reckon Doubters? Should farmers have to pay for the damage they've done, and should the bores they use also be subject to the same rigorous covenants that Shenhua faces?
Sounds fair to Doubting Thomas.
DT
Doubting Thomas reviews "The Last King of Scotland"
Doubting Thomas watched The Last King of Scotland on the weekend. Resounding takeaway, old mate died so Doctor Dickhead could tell the truth about Idi "Bipolar" Amin. Only problem, movie is released like 40 years later (after Idi defects to our friends the Saudis). Nice one Doctor Dickhead. #DTReviews
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