missie_mack
28-01-2008, 15:58
Handing over our power to Big Business is bad news for the environment and could spell further climate change.
Selling-off the state's electricity to companies that are more interested in profits than reducing greenhouse gas emissions would mean greater impacts of climate change for future generations.
Experience shows that private companies are likely to:
Drive up energy use
Private companies will make bigger profits if consumers use more electricity.
Lead to a new coal-fired power stations being built
One of the reason given for selling-off our electricity is to get private companies to build a new power station. Private companies are more likely to build dirty coal-fired power stations than use cleaner technologies such as wind or solar.
Undermine National and Global efforts to slash energy use
Private companies will lobby against carbon tax and other regulations.
Do you agree?? What do you think?? :detective:
Selling-off the state's electricity to companies that are more interested in profits than reducing greenhouse gas emissions would mean greater impacts of climate change for future generations.
Experience shows that private companies are likely to:
Drive up energy use
Private companies will make bigger profits if consumers use more electricity.
Lead to a new coal-fired power stations being built
One of the reason given for selling-off our electricity is to get private companies to build a new power station. Private companies are more likely to build dirty coal-fired power stations than use cleaner technologies such as wind or solar.
Undermine National and Global efforts to slash energy use
Private companies will lobby against carbon tax and other regulations.
Do you agree?? What do you think?? :detective: