Origin Energy’s pumped hydro expansion plan wins ARENA backing — RenewEconomy
Origin Energy’s bid to nearly double capacity of Shoalhaven Pumped Hydro Storage Scheme in NSW has won $2m in federal government funding. The post Origin Energy’s pumped hydro expansion plan wins ARENA backing appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Non radiation treatment could be better for some breast cancer patients
Study of radiation-free treatment could have ‘huge impact’ on women with HER2-positive breast cancer https://www.healio.com/hematology-oncology/breast-cancer/news/online/%7B5586ac00-729c-4fb8-b322-6b5048b07f1a%7D/study-of-radiation-free-treatment-could-have-huge-impact-on-women-with-her2-positive-breast-cancer
October 25, 2018 A trial is underway at The University of Kansas Cancer Center to assess whether radiation could be eliminated from the treatment protocol for certain women with HER2-positive breast cancer.
Climate change policy – the wrecking ball that destroys Australia’s prime ministers
What has been clear is that the task is hugely difficult for reasons Kevin Rudd recently underlined.
One is the daunting task of convincing a current generation to make sacrifices for a future one.
Australian politics an unwieldy wrecking ball claiming PM’s careers, IT HAS already destroyed four Aussie prime ministers, and now the very same wrecking ball is about to smash Scott Morrison as well. News.com.au 29 Oct 18 Malcolm Farr@farrm51
IT’S the uncontrollable wrecking ball of Australian politics which so far has smashed the careers of four prime ministers.
And now it could be swinging Scott Morrison’s way, just as it had towards Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard from Labor, and his Liberal colleagues Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull.
This demolition beast is climate change policy and the inability of politicians to present coherent schemes of their own or to resist misrepresenting those of rivals.
To dodge the ball of policy destruction Prime Minister Morrison is attempting to please everyone.
He wants a system which will lower emissions, encourage coal-fired power stations, force private power companies to divest assets, promote new generating technologies, and cut household electricity bills.
It’s a political strategy more than a global warming response, constructed to appease the array of cemented positions on energy policy within the Liberal Party rather than the wishes of consumers, including business.
It has a touch of former prime minister Tony Abbott’s unsuccessful Direct Action scheme and a taste of former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull’s National Energy Guarantee. Continue reading
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