Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
unfortunately australia has become just another nanny country. more and more laws telling people what they can and can't do behind closed doors. more and more muslims on welfare, etc. its no utopia and its kinda like a desert.
|
Actually according to AU govet statistics, around 44% of Australia IS desert with less than 25 cm of rainfall per year and even that small amount seems to be declining.
http://www.australiaonnet.com/tourism/deserts.html
An example:
Conversion from petroleum-based fuels to ethanol is a grand idea but you have to grow grains for the ethanol stills and it's pretty tough to grow such grains in drought conditions and unless the ethanol stills are solar powered, they are run on fossil-based fuels.*
*See AU oil imports:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-04-0...mports/2629658
Take a look at the rainfall in AU for the week ending July, 5, 2011:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/weeklyrain.shtml
Before you run away to move to what is essentially a desert you should consider these things.