http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/tom-long/ Tom Long is an Australian actor (Seachange, The Dish, Two Hands, Postcard Bandit) He lives on a farm in the mountains of north east Victoria. Beyond Zero Emissions will launch their Zero Carbon Australia Plan at a free event at Sydney Town Hall tonight. Presenters include former-NSW premier Bob Carr, federal MP Malcolm Turnbull, and Greens Senator Scott Ludlam. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-startling-new-vision-for-repowering-australia/ Sometimes I feel we get stuck due to a failure of imagination. We know we need to change, but don’t know how. The climate crisis creates this feeling in a lot of people I know, because the problem seems just too big and the changes too hard. The idea of an Australian economy run entirely by clean renewable energy is one that I’m sure most of us would love to see become reality. However, we are told that because the wind doesn’t blow all the time and the sun doesn’t shine all the time it isn’t possible. Or maybe it is a nice idea but unaffordable and potentially damaging to the Australian economy. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tom Long) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-startling-new-vision-for-repowering-australia/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/a-startling-new-vision-for-repowering-australia/#item3784 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:41:26 +0000 Tom Long | Author bios | The Punch