ACT Peak Oil

The Canberra Times published the following letter from ACT Peak Oil President Jenny Goldie on March 2.

ACT Peak Oil has reviewed the major parties' policies with respect to Peak Oil: ALP, Coalition and Greens

An editorial opinion from ACT Peak Oil Vice President Jenny Goldie published in The Canberra Times.

Tax Review submission
ACT Peak Oil made a submission to the Inquiry into Australia's Future Tax system. We restate a scenario of economic difficulties first put forward in our 2008 budget submission. These difficulties can be traced to the peaking of world oil supply, as cheap energy supplies run down, debt-leveraged consumers and businesses find incomes failing to meet expectations, with dire consequences.
We suggest changes to the tax system that recognise this emerging economic reality.

Earlier this year ACT Peak Oil delivered copies of The Oil Depletion Protocol by Richard Heinberg to a number of federal MPs. So far we have received one response, from Minister Turnbull.

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Dr Roger Bezdek will be speaking at a parliamentary briefing on Peak Oil. Dr Roger Bezdek is co-author of the Hirsch Report, the first public report about Peak Oil commissioned by the US Government. This makes him the "Stern-equivalent" in the realm of Peak Oil.
Hosted by ASPO Australia and Senator Rachel Siewert.

News from Engineers Australia:

Following the recent "Future frameworks for regional rail" symposium, at Charles Sturt University at Wagga Wagga in southern NSW, Engineers Australia's Railway Technical Society (RTSA) is alerting a wider audience to the issue.

The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs policy committee has tabled the report into Australia's future oil supply. The report is centred upon concerns about 'Peak Oil'.

ACT Peak Oil made a submission to this inquiry, and appeared before the inquiry at the Canberra hearing in May.

The final report is available here

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A symposium to explore elements of a regional rail framework.
RSVP by January 11.
see
http://www.rtsa.com.au
http://www.csu.edu.au/research/ilws/news/frameworks.htm