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Gav and others,
Having sat opposite Martin and his chief of staff twice and explained peak oil and what was going to happen in regard to Oz oil imports (firstly in 2006 then last year at the ALP National Conference) on behlaf of ASPO and STCWA, I can say categorically:
i) Martin doesn't believe in peak oil.
ii) he, like other ALP politicians, don't realise that Australia only has 1% of world NG reserves, but that we are a major gas supplier for 'hundreds of years' and this will solve any oil problems.
iii) he has swallowed the APPEA line that we haven't explored much of Aust for oil and there are other Bass Straits out there waiting to be found.
He isn't as slow as he sounds on the media, but is a technologist and thinks technology will 'save' us. Remember, the Aust Senate had an Inquiry into Aust's fuels and oil vulnerability just last year- great resources on that site.
dave
You never know. Maybe something you said started to sink in. Or maybe he has been lurking here on TOD and has been converted. Politicians can change their minds, they just can't be seen to be doing so.
LOL Big Gav, They plan to make bio diesel from senators earwax to meet production quota's so you can sleep easy. that should give us about 300 mbpd . How long will this tudy take, well 4 yrs minimum I would expect so we can hear the results of it on our car radios, while cueing for fuel ration coupons "ABC Radio National reports; a new study which began 4 yrs ago, shows where out of transport fuel."