Oil Rig on Fire

Like many people, I too am concerned about the Oil Rig on fire in the Timor Sea. I have sympathy for the company trying to plug the oil and gas leak. After all it is a remote area and they probably have only "budgeted" for events that are more likely. Extreme events which are very unlikely are hard to effectively plan for.
The response by both the Company and Federal Government should come as no surprise to anyone. After all Australia's "culture" has been one of development no matter the cost later. Wildlife and the Envronment has been low on this list largely because the $$$ are hard to calculate (bean counters are everywhere in government and companies) and the possible consequences are incalculable and largely in the future. Something companies and governments have great difficulty with.
Good luck to all the environment groups who are trying to clean up the mess. Lets hope the future for the area is not that similar to the environment around the Alaskan Sound where the Exxon Valdez spill occurred.
Call me a cynic but we will be hearing about the effects for the next 25 years and living with the economic consequences of these actions for longer.,

Update on Solar power

Yeah!!!I received our pre-approval for the $8000 Solar Power rebate from the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. So once my provider gets all its paperwork done and its installers organised we can get the actual producton the roof in time for the early summer.
I keep seeing more houses around the area sporting the solar panels so more and more of my fellow suburbanites are trying to do something for the environment (as well as take up government rebates)!

I was reading the ACF's latest Habitat magazine recently and was pleased to see an article on the media spin by large resource companies in their lobbying against the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. Good reporting ACF!