Articles by Michael James


We need new fast trains … fast.

We are all to blame with our pathetic mimicking of the American arrogant entitlement to drive anywhere we want. But fast rail lines, like those seen in Spain, are exactly what Australia’s public transport system needs.

More smoke and mirrors from the coal lobby

What happened to the analyses by Nicholas Stern and Ross Garnaut who showed that spending big on renewable energy could be a net benefit to the economy?

Carbon capture and storage is an expensive pipe dream

Carbon capture and storage may be possible, but it certainly does not look commercially feasible.