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• The Mirant Corporation page and Mirant pages need to be merged.
• http://motherjones.com/environment/2010/01/bailout-nuclear
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• http://www.sustained.com.au/index.php/People-case-studies/If-you-go-into-the-woods-today.html

• "Issues related to water availability and carbon dioxide emissions present long term challenges for electricity generators. This is because water-cooled, low-emission, thermal power plants are likely to be significantly more water intensive than current coal-fired power plants. For example, coal-fired power plants incorporating carbon capture and storage (CCS) could be one-quarter to one-third more water intensive. Furthermore, as solar thermal and geothermal power plants are likely to operate at lower thermal efficiencies than conventional coal-fired steam turbines, they are also likely to have a higher water intensity. While there is considerable research underway around the world into reducing carbon emissions from power stations, few countries face Australia‘s limited water supplies. Research priorities in Australia therefore need to include development of low water-use technologies." http://www.nwc.gov.au/resources/documents/Waterlines_electricity_generation_exec_summary.pdf

• http://www.theage.com.au/environment/fury-over-coal-giants-water-bid-20091104-hxyn.html

• http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/08/2813147.htm and http://www.examiner.com.au/news/local/news/economy-business-it-finance/leaders-debate-coup-for-north/1744580.aspx, http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=29234

FSC

Hi Bob,

Noticed your work on FSC in Tasmania. I've noticed their net presence in US on development of material on (SFI) Sustainable Forestry Initiative which appears to be a industry front. Is FSC a front also? If so, the development of these organizations are global? What is the background of FSC in Tasmania?

Thanx, James - http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=User_talk:James_Horn

Plimer

Bob, this report blows the lid off [1] I don't have time to weave it into Ian Plimer, so over to you. :¬ ) Scribe 15:12, 12 February 2010 (UTC)