Some sites about some of the worst people and groups.
http://andrewboltliesdeceptionsonagw.wordpress.com/
http://heartland.org/ . USA Think Tank. Probably where a lot of the crap originates from.
PA widh list:- http://ipa-wishlist.com/the-list
Investigation into Exxon showing links to USA think tanks:- http://www.exxonsecrets.org/index.php?mapid=2707
The Galileo Movement. Another extreme right wing group who's moral compass gets redirected off true north for the sake of personal profit.
http://www.galileomovement.com.au/galileo_movement.php
Koch Industries. Greenpeace investigation on the Koch brothers funding over $67 million to groups denying climate change.
Independent Australia article on the fossile fuel industry. Worth a read.
Global Exchange: Top 10 Corporate Criminals
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Cormack_Foundation heGood site to look at. Investigates undue influence by corporations and front groups on public policy.
Informative
http://www.skepticalscience.com/ Explainations against Climate Change skeptics and liars.
http://www.climateinstitute.org.au/
https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/
National Resourses Defense Council
Was the Climate Commission government department until the new Abbott government decided it didn't fit their perspective on Climate action.
Links Page .....A list of Links that appear in this site plus more
Climate Change
http://www.skepticalscience.com/ Explainations against Climate Change skeptics and liars.
http://www.climateinstitute.org.au/
http://www.climateemergencyinstitute.com/
http://www.climatecodered.org/
http://www.aycc.org.au/ Australian Youth Climate Coalition.
The TPP: Trans Pacific Partnership Free Trade agreement.
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Overview of the TPP Youtube video. Recommend having a listen to. (47 minutes. Short of time? Jump to 11 mins 49 seconds).
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http://www.wikileaksparty.org.au/why-australians-should-be-worried-about-the-tpp/
Battery Technology
Article on how quickly battery costs are dropping. Expected to get down to $100 / kW this decade (2020).
http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/battery-storage-costs-plunge-below100kwh-19365
Panasonic: Domestic storage. http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/06/energy-storage-for-homes-panasonic-europ/
TESLA are building a factory to mass produce their batteries for their vehicles. ( Not just for vehicles though, can be used for anything.
Tesla: Bloomberg article
GRID STORAGE:
Redflow: Zinc Bromide Flow Battery. Large battery backup
Fast charging Lithium ion batteries: Singapore NTU
YOUNICOS are building batttery storage for the Grid for
frequency and voltage Stabilisation eliminating the need
for Coal and Gas Peaking plants that do this now.
Younicos: German battery storage company. ".....battery systems
that it says can stabilise the grid faster, cheaper and with
greater precision that conventional generation."
5 MW unit enters service: "The 5 MW battery is claimed to provide
the same control power as a conventional (coal) 50 MW turbine."
ecoult UltraBattery:
Combined Ultrasupercapacitor and a lead-acid battery
in a common electrolyte. Link
Ambri: Liquid Metal Battery. Ambri
Envia Systems: Achieved 400 watt-hour per kilogram @ $125 per kilowatt-hour (cost of battery, not the electricity usage cost). This is about half the cost of Lithium. Electric vehicle range could be extended up to something like 480 km. Link to Scientific American article.