I have mentioned this a few times in the past so is interesting to see an article on it, I don't have so much of an issue with the subsidies from general revenue but with the ones coming from higher power prices. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/blogs/tim-blair/poor-subsidising-the-solarloving-rich/news-story/3884c995eb7344f5f007c2b160866878
Hahahahahahahahahaha.....
A 'news artical' written by Tim Blair?? Really???
The extreme right, greens hating, muslim bashing, Murdoch mouth peace Tim Blair?
That guy can write a balanced artical about solar power, wow.. Who knew...
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I do like the comment under that photo though.
Nothing says 'quality journalism' like saying someone could mount solar panels on their forehead...
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Now at the complete oppersite end of the Tim Blair spectrum is a fantastic Australian Dr Katerina Kimmorley.
Dr Kimmorley created an Australian company that is currently the largest supplier of solar lighting and power to the poorest people in the world.
Her company
Pollinate Energy has brought power to over 550,000 people in India and Napal over the last few years.
Katerina was in India during the largest ever human distaster, when the lights went out on 700,000,000 (Yes that is Seven Hundred Million) people.
That's 30 times the whole Australian population without power.
She saw that there is currently 500,000,000 people living in the slums over there that rely on kerosene for thier lighting and living with no other power, so she did something about it.
No she didn't build a coal fired powerplant, as much as that would have made mr Blair happy.
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She established a new company to give these people a solar power supply that gives them lighting for their house and allows them to charge a phone and run a small TV.
They are supplying these solar units for the cost of 10 weeks worth of kerosene.
So now, for the cost of 10 weeks worth of kerosene light they can have solar lighting and power of the next 20 years.
It makes me so happy to know there awesome Australians actually standing up and using new technology to bring power to the poorest people in the world.
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So if you'll excuse me I'll just continue ignoring the Tim Blairs, Alan Jones' and Rupert Murdocks of the world and focus on those great people actually doing exciting things to help their fellow man.