The rest of North Dakota, less the Bakken, is just about finished. With this chart Jean puts North Dakota production right at the peak. Being a self confessed techno-optimist of sorts I’ll bite but before I do, here are some news stories that will support some of the arguments I will be putting forward The target was unveiled by ACT chief minister Andrew Barr at the ACT Labor Party conference on Saturday. The ACT already had a 90 per cent renewable energy target by 2020, but decided to go the “whole hog” by 2025 to show leadership in the climate and clean energy debate that has been lacking at the federal level. “Canberra can and should be a beacon for everyone who realises the world must act decisively now to stave off a future of catastrophic climate change,” Barr told the conference on Saturday. The ACT is able to […]