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"In 2021, the publisher of my book
The Big Switch arranged a hectic book
tour, in two chunks, on the east and south coasts of this continent. I didn’t
want to fly; since my book was about why we need to electrify everything to
address climate change, I wanted to drive an electric car so I could experience
first-hand the practical limitations of the national charging network. This was
going to mean many hours driving between towns, not to mention hours waiting
for the car to charge. I hit upon the idea of spending that time with my
mother, Pamela, whom I’d seen less than I would have liked after 25 or so years
living in the US.
Everywhere we went, we met smart, practical people who showed up already
engaged and knowledgable about this crusade: the need to electrify everything,
backed by renewables, to address climate heating and keep our Earth livable.
We need to do this to conserve our world, but it also brings other benefits,
not least of which are financial, and the best of which is creating wires that
bind us to our neighbours and to each other as Australians."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
