Thread: FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR COAL NOW.....

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I don't know whether you have noticed, Australia is a very expensive place to live.

really, go figure...

life's just a box of chocolates hey mick...

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I don't know whether you have noticed, Australia is a very expensive place to live.

Ummmm, sorry but no its not! Its still very affordable. Now, Europe... That's expensive!! Everything here is roughly half what we used to pay... Fuel, houses....

Originally Posted by Chucaro

aims to reduce emissions by 131m tonnes each year.

how many tonnes does china, america and india put out each day arthur?

china alone puts out 21,123,287 tonnes each day

as important as australia is, i don't think it matters jack **** if you look at it that way.

on a per capita basis we are still less than 1/2 what the saudi's contribute and a tad less than america but only 4 times bigger than china it seems.

so where is china getting all that other co2 creating stuff from?

Originally Posted by rovercare

Over that a day

here's hoping it brings you what your hoping it will

Originally Posted by Sitec

Ummmm, sorry but no its not! Its still very affordable. Now, Europe... That's expensive!! Everything here is roughly half what we used to pay... Fuel, houses....

Even at todays prices with current exchange rates?
Because my industry competes on the world market, when our dollar was sixty US cents, we were good value. Nowdays, on the global market, we are expensive. Lots of our work has been redirected to the overseas offices. Quite a few of my colleagues are working on Australian projects in overseas offices. They live very cheaply over there, living like kings.

Originally Posted by Chucaro

Abbot Point: Indian mining firm's environment record under scrutiny

On the top of that, Quote from The Guardian: coal from the mine will cause an additional 128m tonnes of carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere. By contrast, the Australian government’s proposed Direct Action climate scheme, which targets only domestic emissions, aims to reduce emissions by 131m tonnes each year.


What a joke, and a bad one for sure.........

Do you believe that refusing to sell coal to India is going to change that countries greenhouse gas emissions?

Do you believe that we should be responsible for the greenhouse gas emissions of other countries?

Don't we burn coal in Australia to produce power?

I believe its a nice idea to lead by example but you have to set the example first and then cut a bit of slack to the developing countries. Give them a chance to catch up before we expect them to slap a few million windmills in their backyard. At least wait until they have a few unions running, people are being paid well and can expect some decent workplace safety practices on the windmill farm. They can be dangerous places especially when its windy.

Or they could follow our lead and continue to burn coal while charging the populace an exorbitant price for energy so that they can no longer afford to use energy and keep putting the price up because demand oddly enough has fallen. Save the planet by putting pensioners on payment plans and freezing them to death in the winter

Some excellent strategies to consider but they are in the future for countries like India and we shouldn't presume to tell them whats what just yet.

In my opinion.

Originally Posted by incisor

here's hoping it brings you what your hoping it will

Life brings everything you could wish for, its all just a matter of perception

Originally Posted by Sitec

There's many who'd want to fill the spaces, they just need to make it nicer for the family's.. 2 wks on 2 wks off, running two shifts. Worked for me. Oz needs to look after its own and not import too many more, as the country will change for the worse.. It has in Europe...

Without being rude..isnt that exactly part of the cost problem. That isn't being nice...it is being sensational. 100% pay for 70% work ?

I employ 4 Indians in my factory and they are some of the best workers I have ever had and they earn the same wages. In fact they earn more because they work harder and more consistently and are rewarded under our bonus system.

The last Aussie I employed resigned and then asked if I would put that I sacked him on the Seperation Certificate.