You can't do it, can you, dear? You can't explain your rationale.

Now we know it's not science. You've already admitted CO2 emissions are having some impact on warming.

We know it's not profit. You've just said you're not in the coal industry.

We know it's not health or aesthetics. Smog's not healthy or pretty (unless it's killing off people you don't like).

I wonder if you even consciously know it yourself. You want to oppose the leftards - we get that.

Could it be the jellyfish?

Don't want to say?

Or can't?

lee wrote on Apr 30^th, 2019 at 11:10am:


Your viewpoint?

Yes, I see what you mean.

That's a hard one.

Taking aside the climate change politics.  It is reality that we as humanity have to transit from carbon based energy generation - the least available energy form in the universe to that of renewable ones.   The issue is about timing, and many major powers in the world believe that we have reached a tipping point, with peak oil and depleting coal resources, against increasing population and pollution. 

And energy is intricately related to the rise and fall of global powers.  Suffice to say, whoever develops economically sound, renewable energy technology for the mass, will infact be prospers for the next 4 to 500 hundred years.   This is why major powers like the West and East are pouring billions of dollars into its development. 

Energy is power. Energy is money.

Imagine if Russia is the first country to develop suitable renewable power technique.  It does not even had to be for everything, just for general civillian use.  That would mean Russia will become energy independent as its own production would meet the needs of its military.  If thats the case then the world order will change. 

Its the same with if China, India does the same.

Now, imagine if Australia is the first one to make a breakthrough.  And we are able to make money off the patents of the technology, and export both energy and expertise.   That would drive an economy and prosperity in a scale that Australia will never seen before.  Perhaps the coming of another world power.   Much better than sticking with digging up coal and sell it for a pittance. 

As the world is a very capitalistic - the most efficient and effective way is through monetary poilices like carbon tax.  to encourage innovation and development.

lee wrote on Apr 30^th, 2019 at 2:16pm:


You really don't want to say now, do you, dear?

Float over, FD. We've got a new one.

lee wrote on Apr 30^th, 2019 at 9:48pm:


Indeed. Ask me who won last year's Jellyfish Awards.

Mattyfisk wrote on May 1^st, 2019 at 12:45am:



How can I possibly give a rational explanation of that petal?

lee wrote on May 1^st, 2019 at 11:28am:


You're certainly in the running for this year, Lee.