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    A day after The Age revealed plans by the Brumby Government to gamble on "clean coal" technology in Victoria, Mr Gore expressed serious doubt about its viability and said Australia's focus should instead be on renewable energy. "I think a country like Australia probably has more usable and profitable sources of renewable energy than any other nation" Mr Gore said in an interview with The Age. Full Article at The Age
    I think a country like Australia probably has more usable and profitable sources of renewable energy than any other nation
    Al Gore – Al Gore SOURCE: The Age 3 weeks ago
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Clean coal not the answer: Gore
  1. What should be discarded is any illusion that (carbon capture and storage) will be available any time soon at a scale large enough to make a dent in our CO2 emissions
    SOURCE: The Age 3 weeks ago
  2. In the nine years since I left public service, the vast majority of my investments have been in other areas. But I am proud to have invested in renewable energy and efficiency energy strategies and of course I invest in keeping with my values and my beliefs
    SOURCE: The Age 3 weeks ago
  3. There will be a question of how costly it is both in terms of energy and money both to capture and sequester. Proper sites have to be found to ensure safety.
    SOURCE: The Age 3 weeks ago
  4. You have desert areas, abundant sunlight within tens of kilometres of most of your major cities. You have the ability to construct an Australian super-grid that will transmit that solar and wind and geothermal power straight to the cities . . . and in the process create lots of good new jobs.
    SOURCE: The Age 3 weeks ago
  5. All the technologies have been tested and they all work, but they have not been integrated in a demonstration at scale and I think that is the next step
    SOURCE: The Age 3 weeks ago

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