The Australian Senate has voted to reject the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Although I am all for reducing energy consumption, there are better ways to address this issue – ways that will not reduce Australia’s competitiveness.
A new type of transport system is now available that could bring incredible benefits to the mining industry. The system can potentially eliminate the need for constructing new railways to transport coal / ore from the mine to the port (or other destination).
The great thing about it is that the same system can also be used to transport [...]