The Pasha Bulker

During a major storm in Australia on June 8th, the Pasha Bulker ran aground on Nobby's Beach near Newcastle. The ship is a bulk carrier transporting coal from the Hunter Valley region.

The ship has been wedged on the beach ever since, creating some pretty amazing images. Efforts are currently underway to remove it, although as I write they have not succeeded.

Aside from becoming quite a tourist attraction, it recently became the perfect target for our friends down at Greenpeace Australia who used a laser to create this image which draws the link between the burning of fossil fuels like coal, and the impacts of climate change such as more severe storms. As Greenpeace noted, very few commentators have discussed this ironic link.

As a major user and supplier of coal, and a country predicted to experience some of the worst impacts of climate change, Australia is digging its own hole. Every tonne of coal burnt in Australia or exported will return as climate change impacts.

The Pasha Bulker is surely a perfect advert for embracing a clean renewable energy future...

Shane