granted the australians, chinese, and amerikans have the same water supply problem, and the ecological problems are NOW. not some hypotheical date down the road.

it's always nice to have some financial hedges that are based on steady growth 10 years from now. suggestions ? please !

but not that many people care to make money work without the quick payoff, and wait half a generation to see if they guessed right.

P.S. as to physical gold possesion i keep a small box of some gold rounds and some smaller collectibles in the gun vault in case one of the little ones needs to leave town and go a' la' canadian.

it has no monetary value to me, no industrial purpose. did all my homework on making collodial silver and other 'zero tech' type practical uses. but i'm not convinced about the value of collodial gold, or wether gold coins can substitue for magnets in adjusting Ki flows.

Expecting young adults who study in these relatively clean, prosperous and open societies to not wish for a similar life in their own homeland would be a hard point to argue.

What's the point of the average Chinese slogging away if the health and lives of their family is destroyed through the pollution of the factories they are working for (or not in alot of cases) ?.

The tipping point will come when the average poor Chinese punter recognises and rejects the donwside of this development and mobilises against it.

Flow-on effects into the world economy anyone ?

A Chinese saying:
“the hills are high and the emperor is far away” spells trouble for the "corrupt" Communist Party as it did for the "corrupt" Ta Ch'ing Dynasty.

No, China is unlikely to do this, they will keep polluting. But I cannot help but sense a conviction on your part that climate change is an economic issue. Sure, it is as well, but more importantly, its a survival issue. It is a matter of risk management. Unfortunately the people well versed in performing risk management are only able to do so looking 10, maybe 15 years into the future. The risk management plan for climate change needs us to look 100 years ahead. The current risk management pro's do not look more than 10 years into the future, as they may not be alive anymore at that stage, so I guess it is understandable that their enthusiasm and committment to addressing the important long term issues is limited.

Will China reduce emissions because Australia signs Kyoto? Probably not, but may I refer you to some comments made by Bill recently; If in doubt, do the right thing!

The best thing Australia can do is to lead the world in sustainable living and technology, all funded by uranium exports to the world at a heavily inflated price. There is a lot of potential for Australia, not as the world's open cut mine, but as the leaders in sustainability.

Anyway, long time reader, first time poster, keep up the good work!