Electrifying Bradfield

‘ELECTRIFTING BRADFIELD INC.’ –‘ GORDON ROOFTOP SOLAR PROJECT ‘–March/May,2024. 

‘WHY INSTALL A ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY   SYSTEM?’

• Australia does not have a wonderful record regarding species extinction! In fact we are one of the worst!  However, many of these extinctions were because of a lack of awareness of the plight of the creatures.

• If you are an avid watcher of Channel 10 you have probably seen the ad that proclaims the next MasterChef  series is going 'green'!!  'Season 16 sizzles with carbon-neutral biomethane  & hydrogen gases' -  REALLY?  Well, NO - NOT QUITE!
•  NOT according to Mike Secombe!  [The Saturday Paper, May 4-10/24, page 6].
• The claim?

• Carbon Credits are the main strategy used by the Australian government to penalise the biggest carbon emitters- namely the fossil-fuel companies mining and using coal and gas (like Santos and Woodside)-  and make them pay for not reducing their emissions! 
• Mining and production companies and projects already operating and those in planning that are unable - or unwilling- to meet their emission levels established by the government have to buy 'green' Carbon Credits to offset the emissions they produce.

GOOD NEWS!

* 'Rewiring Australia' - independent not-for-profit organisation headed by Dr Saul Griffith that aims to 'electrify everything with renewable energy' has just released a proposal for a no-cost installation of rooftop solar energy systems and storage batteries for 11 million households owned and rented in Australia!  [see Rewiring Australia/EELS for video and details]

* EELS stands for 'Electrify Everything Loans Scheme'

* In brief the EELS proposal to Federal government works like this:

*Are you looking to purchase an EV car"  IF SO, HERE'S GREAT NEWS!!

* 'We are living in a sea of microplastics!     Microplastics are in our food, our drinks, our oceans, our homes AND US!!

* This is the increasingly serious finding of latest research.  Microplastics have been found in the Arctic, in the deepest ocean trenches, in land and sea animals, fish and birds  - it is estimated there 14 million tonnes of microplastic on our oceans floors! - mainly from decomposing plastic bags and containers thrown mindlessly into the seas, lakes, rivers and oceans of the world!

Recent research into household dust, petrochemically produced plastics and petrol and oil driven transport reveals more reasons why we need to stop mining and using fossil fuels and quickly convert to renewably generated electricity. Doing this will make both us and our Earth and its natural environments healthier!   Here are some of the reasons!

* 'WHATS IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD DUST??': THE TOXIC CONTAMINANTS INSIDE OUR HOMES!'