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Election Off Sydney! Drilling Oil nexus © Rews— Computer Crashes Oil Drilling Off Sydney! a oe The computer which had been specifically The NSW and Federal Governments have years of exploration would involve seismic | designed to count the ballots in the July allowed oil exploration drilling off the coast surveys (interpretation of shockwaves from | Mexican elections crashed, taking the elec- between Newcastle and Wollongong. Santos _ explosions on the sea bed), followed by two | tion with it. Results of the polls have been Ltd and Ampol Exploration have been years of seismic tests and the drilling of two | delayed indefinitely. granted permits to drill 9,360 square kilom- _ wells. Oil would be pumped directly to This didn’t stop the ruling Institutional etres of seabed inside and outside the three- | Sydney, according to Dr John Armstrong, | Revolutionary Party from making their tradi- mile limit. Natural gas has recently been executive exploration manager for Santos. tional public announcement that they had won found onshore in the area. Sydneysiders have become used to | the election by an overwhelming majority. “Any plan to explore and drill for oil next —_ watching an oil rig drilling new sewage out- | The opposition coalition has claimed “a fraud to the most heavily used beaches in Australia _ falls off their beaches for months, If we areto | of major proportions.” is totally unacceptable,” said Milo Dunphyof —_ use oil atall, we must consider where it comes The Guardian Sydney's Total Environment Centre. from and accept it in our own front yard - or “A major blow-out could coat the coast- _—use viable alternatives which are now becom- line in oil.” He said seismic testing alone _ ing publicly available. Otherwise, Australia Cc re | could disrupt whale migrations = drive _ faces an oil deficit of $22 billion by the year Mayan (eo) ex away dolphins and fish 2000 and our environment will continue to Adelaide-based Santos said the first three break down. see map D ec od ed The writing system of the ancient Mayans — has finally been decoded by a West German Pron Vey did (UY et 3 archeologist, Wolfgang Gockel. Gockel claims to have decoded the an- cient pictographs which portray humans, ani- mals and apparently abstract patterns. He says they describe the power struggles, sexual in- trigues, wars and natural disasters in a highly structured and sophisticated society. The decoded writings come from the town of Palenque in South Mexico, which was a powerful city-state 1300 years ago. Most of the writings are concerned with the lives of tulers who had titles such as “Lord of Time” Sewage to Black Gold | 22222 fasting and abstention from sex for several A treatment plant has opened in Perth which CEL is looking at the possibility of incor- | days, followed by body piercing to draw sac- tums human sewage into oil. Ina pilotexer- _ porating the plant into Canberra’s 50 tonne-a- | rificial blood are also described. cise for what may become an Australia-wide day sludge incinerator. The Mayan culture was crushed by the scheme, sewage sludge - the slimy solid sub- “Tt is estimated the oil-from-sludge tech- | Spanish in the 17th Century. stance left after sewage treatment - is trans- nology produces 300 litres of fuel per tonne of Stern , Reuter formed into diese] oil. sludge. Thus a sizable portion of a plant's The facility, designed by Campbell Envi- _ operating costs can be recovered,” said CEL ronment Ltd (CEL), mimics and accelerates director Mr Brindal. the natural formation ofoil at the West Austra- In the conversion process water is first lian Water Authority’s sewage treatment removed, the solid is heated to 450 degrees C plant The plant takes under 24 hours to make —_in an oxygen-free environment and the gases oil suitable for low-speed diesel engines. produced are condensed and converted into Processing 50 tonnes of sludge would be oil, The remaining solids form a char; the worth $12 million a year, and NSW State _ process imitated and speeds up natural proc- Minister for the Environment Mr Hodge says _ esses. the plant could solve the problem of safe “A further by-product of the process is sludge disposal. Most sludge is now inciner- _ char, similar to coal, which can be used to run ated as other disposal methods are too hazard- _ the process or can be sold,” said Mr Brindal. ous. The Australian NEXUS New Times Six - Spring 1988 nexus © Rews— Computer Crashes Oil Drilling Off Sydney! al The computer which had been specifically The NSW and Federal Governments have years of exploration would involve seismic | designed to count the ballots in the July allowed oil exploration drilling off the coast surveys (interpretation of shockwaves from | Mexican elections crashed, taking the elec- between Newcastle and Wollongong. Santos _ explosions on the sea bed), followed by two | tion with it. Results of the polls have been Ltd and Ampol Exploration have been years of seismic tests and the drilling of two | delayed indefinitely. granted permits to drill 9,360 square kilom- _ wells. Oil would be pumped directly to This didn’t stop the ruling Institutional etres of seabed inside and outside the three- | Sydney, according to Dr John Armstrong, | Revolutionary Party from making their tradi- mile limit. Natural gas has recently been executive exploration manager for Santos. tional public announcement that they had won found onshore in the area. Sydneysiders have become used to | the election by an overwhelming majority. “Any plan to explore and drill for oil next — watching an oil rig drilling new sewage out- | The opposition coalition has claimed “a fraud to the most heavily used beaches in Australia _ falls off their beaches for months, If we areto | of major proportions.” is totally unacceptable,” said Milo Dunphyof —_ use oil atall, we must consider where it comes The Guardian Sydney's Total Environment Centre. from and accept it in our own front yard - or “A major blow-out could coat the coast- _use viable alternatives which are now becom- line in oil.” He said seismic testing alone _ ing publicly available. Otherwise, Australia Cc d could disrupt whale migrations = drive _ faces an oil deficit of $22 billion by the year Mayan (eo) ex away dolphins and fish 2000 and our environment will continue to Adelaide-based Santos said the first three break down. see map D ec od ed The writing system of the ancient Mayans ——, has finally been decoded by a West German Prova be cy Medi Lu aa archeologist, Wolfgang Gockel. : Gockel claims to have decoded the an- cient pictographs which portray humans, ani- mals and apparently abstract patterns. He says they describe the power struggles, sexual in- trigues, wars and natural disasters in a highly structured and sophisticated society. The decoded writings come from the town of Palenque in South Mexico, which was a powerful city-state 1300 years ago. Most of the writings are concerned with the lives of tulers who had titles such as “Lord of Time” Sewage to Black Gold 2p mmr fasting and abstention from sex for several A treatment plant has opened in Perth which CEL is looking at the possibility of incor- | days, followed by body piercing to draw sac- tums human sewage into oil. Ina pilotexer- _ porating the plant into Canberra’s 50 tonne-a- | rificial blood are also described. cise for what may become an Australia-wide day sludge incinerator. The Mayan culture was crushed by the scheme, sewage sludge - the slimy solid sub- “Tt is estimated the oil-from-sludge tech- | Spanish in the 17th Century. stance left after sewage treatment - is trans- nology produces 300 litres of fuel per tonne of Stern , Reuter formed into diesel oil. sludge. Thus a sizable portion of a plant's The facility, designed by Campbell Envi- _ operating costs can be recovered,” said CEL ronment Ltd (CEL), mimics and accelerates director Mr Brindal. the natural formation ofoil at the West Austra- In the conversion process water is first lian Water Authority’s sewage treatment removed, the solid is heated to 450 degrees C plant The plant takes under 24 hours to make —_in an oxygen-free environment and the gases oil suitable for low-speed diesel engines. produced are condensed and converted into Processing 50 tonnes of sludge would be oil, The remaining solids form a char; the worth $12 million a year, and NSW State _ process imitated and speeds up natural proc- Minister for the Environment Mr Hodge says _ esses. the plant could solve the problem of safe “A further by-product of the process is sludge disposal. Most sludge is now inciner- _ char, similar to coal, which can be used to run ated as other disposal methods are too hazard- _ the process or can be sold,” said Mr Brindal. ous. The Australian U WSR SD WS Fs "| Computer Crashes” Oil Drilling Off Sydney! Election The computer which had been specifically The NSW and Federal Governments have years of exploration would involve seismic | designed to count the ballots in the July allowed oil exploration drilling off the coast surveys (interpretation of shockwaves from | Mexican elections crashed, taking the elec- between Newcastle and Wollongong. Santos _ explosions on the sea bed), followed by two | tion with it. Results of the polls have been Ltd and Ampol Exploration have been years of seismic tests and the drilling of two | delayed indefinitely. granted permits to drill 9,360 square kilom- _ wells. Oil would be pumped directly to This didn’t stop the ruling Institutional etres of seabed inside and outside the three- | Sydney, according to Dr John Armstrong, | Revolutionary Party from making their tradi- mile limit. Natural gas has recently been executive exploration manager for Santos. tional public announcement that they had won found onshore in the area. Sydneysiders have become used to | the election by an overwhelming majority. “Any plan to explore and drill for oil next —_ watching an oil rig drilling new sewage out- | The opposition coalition has claimed “a fraud to the most heavily used beaches in Australia _ falls off their beaches for months, If we areto | of major proportions.” is totally unacceptable,” said Milo Dunphyof _ use oil atall, we must consider where it comes The Guardian Sydney's Total Environment Centre. from and accept it in our own front yard - or “A major blow-out could coat the coast- _—use viable alternatives which are now becom- line in oil.” He said seismic testing alone _ ing publicly available. Otherwise, Australia Cc re | could disrupt whale migrations 7 drive _ faces an oil deficit of $22 billion by the year Mayan ce] ex away dolphins and fish 2000 and our environment will continue to Adelaide-based Santos said the first three break down. see map D ec od ed The writing system of the ancient Mayans ——, has finally been decoded by a West German Prova be cy Medi Lu aa Z archeologist, Wolfgang Gockel. : Gockel claims to have decoded the an- cient pictographs which portray humans, ani- mals and apparently abstract patterns. He says they describe the power struggles, sexual in- trigues, wars and natural disasters in a highly structured and sophisticated society. The decoded writings come from the town of Palenque in South Mexico, which was a : powerful city-state 1300 years ago. Most of I [ , the writings are concerned with the lives of tulers who had titles such as “Lord of Time” ewage to Black Gold 25ers fasting and abstention from sex for several A treatment plant has opened in Perth which CEL is looking at the possibility of incor- | days, followed by body piercing to draw sac- tums human sewage into oil. Ina pilotexer- _ porating the plant into Canberra’s 50 tonne-a- | rificial blood are also described. cise for what may become an Australia-wide day sludge incinerator. The Mayan culture was crushed by the scheme, sewage sludge - the slimy solid sub- “Tt is estimated the oil-from-sludge tech- | Spanish in the 17th Century. stance left after sewage treatment - is trans- nology produces 300 litres of fuel per tonne of Stern , Reuter formed into diesel oil. sludge. Thus a sizable portion of a plant's The facility, designed by Campbell Envi- _ operating costs can be recovered,” said CEL ronment Ltd (CEL), mimics and accelerates director Mr Brindal. the natural formation ofoil at the West Austra- In the conversion process water is first lian Water Authority’s sewage treatment removed, the solid is heated to 450 degrees C plant The plant takes under 24 hours to make —_in an oxygen-free environment and the gases oil suitable for low-speed diesel engines. produced are condensed and converted into Processing 50 tonnes of sludge would be oil, The remaining solids form a char; the worth $12 million a year, and NSW State _ process imitated and speeds up natural proc- Minister for the Environment Mr Hodge says _ esses. the plant could solve the problem of safe “A further by-product of the process is sludge disposal. Most sludge is now inciner- _ char, similar to coal, which can be used to run ated as other disposal methods are too hazard- _ the process or can be sold,” said Mr Brindal. ous. The Australian NEXUS New Times Six - allowed oil exploration drilling off the coast between Newcastle and Wollongong. Santos Ltd and Ampol Exploration have been granted permits to drill 9,360 square kilom- etres of seabed inside and outside the three- mile limit. Natural gas has recently been found onshore in the area. “Any plan to explore and drill for oil next to the most heavily used beaches in Australia is totally unacceptable,” said Milo Dunphy of Sydney’s Total Environment Centre. “A major blow-out could coat the coast- line in oil.” He said seismic testing alone could disrupt whale migrations and drive away dolphins and fish Adelaide-based Santos said the first three The Guardian Mayan Codex see map Sewage Black A treatment plant has opened in Perth which tums human sewage into oil. In a pilot exer- cise for what may become an Australia-wide scheme, sewage sludge - the slimy solid sub- stance left after sewage treatment - is trans- formed into diesel oil. The facility, designed by Campbell Envi- ronment Ltd (CEL), mimics and accelerates the natural formation of oil at the West Austra- lian Water Authority’s sewage treatment plant The plant takes under 24 hours to make oil suitable for low-speed diesel engines. Processing 50 tonnes of sludge would be worth $12 million a year, and NSW State Minister for the Environment Mr Hodge says the plant could solve the problem of safe sludge disposal. Most sludge is now inciner- ated as other disposal methods are too hazard- ous. The NSW and Federal Governments have Decoded