brumby cans coal projects , page-7

Its been expected that at some stage ECT/Govt will have to face the "music" like Exergen. Likely that will start once the FS starts and the media realise ECT/Tincom/LYP are serious.

Likely, the govt wont have to say too much about rail/port until the 2mtpa plant is running, but they will have to answer the usual Exergen type questions.

So whats the game plan? They could go down the LYP/Alcoa route and "just do it". But the better angle would be to educate the public by highlighting the benefits for the environment.

Water would an obvious huge positive for Coldry over Exergen - who were going to pipeline/slurry it to the coast - therefore the Exergen process offered no water benefit to the LV p/stations. Coldry will allow the surrounding rivers/lakes to be left alone to rejuvenate and building a pipeline will be unnecessary. With water being on everyones minds today...its a huge + for Coldry to promote.

The LYP/Alcoa deal demoralised many - maybe they will come around to the next best option now - Coldry - which is to reduce emissions by 40-50% - its either that or wait 10 years and there "might" be an algae or CCS solution. Atm the media/public still dont know the Coldry solution is commercial and ready to go. The "black/white people might start to realise the benefits in a "bad" situation and settle for some middle ground - Coldry.

Coldry could secure the future of the LV - much the same as the LYP/Alcoa deal secured Geelong/Portland.

Notice in the latest Exergen article:

"company wants to mine, dry and export 12 million tonnes of brown coal a year to be burned in Indian power stations. Its proposal would be the first major export of Victoria's carbon-intense brown coal."

After all this time, the media still thinks its "brown coal" thats being exported! Highlights the education has to start with the media. The media could be a wonderful tool - but its a double edged sword as we see with Exergen. ECT have to market this better than Exergen did. Likely they will - all the tools are in place.

I reckon ECT/govt should be paying for a couple of suitable media reps to attend the March 30/31 conference - so they in turn could educate some of their colleagues...a couple of grand well spent.