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nEecus_© NEews~ New Euro Order (Again) Order (Again) Since the dawn of the Common Market, calls for a United States of Europe have never been louder. The European Commission has released a massive study proposing a genuine single mar- ket with no internal national borders by 1992 for the whole of Europe. ‘ Instead of 12 markets there would be one domestic market and one passport for all 320 million Europeans, with com- mon regulations and industrial stan- dards (and monopolies) for all. Running On Empty Australia’s oil supplies are set to run out in the middle of the next decade, making exponential rises in petrol prices unavoidable - perhaps even desirable in terms of ecological sanity. According to a Federal report re- leased in March, methanol-fuelled cars are the best alternative for the near-future transition from petrol. Ford (US) is com- pleting a line of Flexible Fuelled Vehicles (FFVs) which can run on pure methanol, A single financial market, taxation, gasoline or a mixture of the two. Optic banking and insurance system would sensor fuel injection technology makes it makeit possible to pay bills with European possible to run them on any combination Viable Now Currency Units throughout the continent. of methanol and petrol from a single fuel The Brussels plan calls for at least 60% of tank. FFVs are designed to wean people | NJo methanol is produced in Australia at | TV programming to be of EEC origin, painlessly away from petrol. present, but BHP claims it can produce | with common codes of censorship and the fuel for 13 cents per litre -or 23 cents | advertising. Cleaner Fuel for the same prone 2 given by a litre of 11,000 ‘companies submitted 6,000 Methanol (methyl or‘woodalcohol’)can | petrol. This means that methanol could | pages to The European Challenge 1992 be produced from cellulose but is com- | be retailed today for roughly the same | report, which has beencriticised fora lack mercially extracted from natural gas, so | price as a litre of petrol - and while our | of supporting evidence. It claims these world prices are expected to remain low | real oil revenue is dropping daily, Aus- | measures will create 5 million jobs and for a long time. Methanol releases fewer | tralia still has large reserves of natural | expand the economy by $A437 billion. toxins into the atmosphere than petrol | gas. 80% of Australia’s largest oil re- Certain regions and industrial centres when burned - its main by-products are | serves, in Victoria’s Gippsland Basin, are | are expected to lose out badly and mem- water and carbon monoxide. gone. BHP and Esso are spending $238 | ber governments have so far approved The Californian Energy Commission | million to extract oil which would only | only about a quarter of the ‘Free Market’ is opening upa chain of methanol service | last the nation 54 days - some of the last | report’s 300 proposals. Removal of cus- stations and is ordering about 5,000 Ford | known traces of Bass Strait oil. toms and passport controls is causing FFVs. The Bank of America has used a A world-scale methanol plant could | hostility in Britain and elsewhere as it fleet of 300 methanol vehicles for years, | be designed and built in Australia within | would permit free transfer of plant, ani- and the Japanese Government is about to | four years according to the Federal re- | mal and human diseases, terrorists, ille- begin a trial of 300 cars. Volkswagen is | port, which encourages the introduction | gal immigrants and drugs throughout also developing an experimental model. | of methanol fuel as fast as possible. Europe. Running Empty Viable Now gal immigrants and drugs throughout Europe. port, Which encourages the introduction of methanol fuel as fast as possible. Greenham Is a Common! Greenham Common, site of occupancy A lawyer acting in a successful appeal battles between women peace protesters for two Greenham veterans argued that and 96 Cruise missiles since 1983, has _ the Military Lands Act of 1892 specifically been declared anopen common bya Brit- _ prevents Ministers interfering with ac- ish Crown Court judge. cess rights to a common. Hundreds of The women can do what they likeon women may seek compensation for the common after the ruling that local wrongful arrest and imprisonment as a residents have free access under medie- _ result. val law. The Ministry of Defence had Justice Rait ruled that then-Secretary ignored the fact that the Berkshire base of State Michael Heseltine had exceeded was on common land when they erected _ his powers in 1985 when hedrew upby- __ collect firewood and graze sheep, geese the 15-km perimeter fence,and over 1,000 laws permitting policeor troopsto arrest and ducks on the base and even damage protesters have had trespassing convic- _ protesters who enter the base and shoot _—‘ the runway if they choose to ‘dig for tions overturned by the judge. those who refuse to leave. gravel’. 14 NEXUS New Times Five - Winter 1988 begin a trial of 300 cars. Volkswagen is also developing an experimental model. Greenham Is Common! A lawyer acting in asuccessful appeal for two Greenham veterans argued that the Military Lands Act of 1892 specifically prevents Ministers interfering with ac- cess rights to a common. Hundreds of women may seek compensation for wrongful arrest and imprisonment as a result, Justice Rait ruled that then-Secretary of State Michael Heseltine had exceeded his powers in 1985 when he drew up by- laws permitting police or troops to arrest protesters who enter the base and shoot those who refuse to leave. A Cleaner Fuel