There is simply no way that this tax, in whatever form it is manifested, will not add substancially to an overall cost of everything that is consumed by the public and It just makes no sense to pretend that what we do will make a tad of difference globally. Therefore, far better for us to wait until the global giants develop the technology that brings economic feasability. God forbid, imagine if the Rudd ideal had been achieved prior to the disaster that was Copehagen. So far as Green power is concerned, there is just no technology available today that in any way is not at least 10 times more inefficiant than current base load Coal Fired power generation. But, there is Uranium.....& we have plenty. Yesterday, I recieved my latest (Qld)power bill. $205 increase on the same period last year & since that time, I have done the full energy saving thing as outlined by that intellectual dwarf, Bill Shorten. This is symptomatic of much Labor governments that have spawned the Giants like "Power Point" Peter Beatty. (Yes, yes. Power costs will go down with more competition.....!!) But hey, I'm a bit proud to be a swinging voter, one of the ones that will work hard to vote agin those that just dont come up to the mark. I have voted Labor in the past when conservative Gubmints had gone stale. Unfortunatly, IMO that currently applies federally and in particular to Qld & NSW and they deserve to be hounded & derided until they no longer occupy their current positions. There....I feel a lot better now. Think I'll have a wee dram of Non Carbonised Single Malt to calm me down before dinner tonight. Gawd....