On Line Opinion - Science & Technology http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/section.asp?name=technology Australia's e-journal of social and political debate en-au Copyright 2000-2026, National Forum editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) tech@onlineopinion.com.au 60 California is running out of refineries – and running out of time editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza) Allowing foreign-flagged tankers to move transportation fuel from the US Gulf Coast to West Coast Ports is only a band aid for California’s humongous demands for transportation fuels. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24131 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24131 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:46:39 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24131 On Line Opinion Sharks having a whale of a time? editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) Is it time to rethink our attitudes to protecting great whites? Has conserving whales boosted the number of predators in our waters? Maybe a cull is called for? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24127 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24127 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:45:00 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24127 On Line Opinion Electricity policy is economic policy: the race for reliable power editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ronald Stein, Olivia Vaughan and Steve Curtis) Abundant power leads to expanding industry, economic growth, and thriving communities. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24122 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24122 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:52:14 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24122 On Line Opinion The Bureau of Meteorology has bombed out yet again editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Brendan O'Reilly) Long term weather forecasts show little skill and great potential to disrupt farming economies. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24117 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24117 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:47:02 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24117 On Line Opinion America is watching the world’s movement to nuclear power generation editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ronald Stein and Dick Storm) To meet the growing demand for continuous, uninterruptable, and emissions-free electricity, the world economies are pursuing Nuclear Power generation. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24102 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24102 Thu, 6 Aug 2026 08:29:21 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24102 On Line Opinion Artificial intelligence and the elephant in the data room editor@onlineopinion.com.au (John Mikkelsen) AI can be shameless - make a mistake and it will correct itself and then continue as though it had never been wrong. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24073 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24073 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:37:59 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24073 On Line Opinion Africa just showed the world how fast nuclear can move editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ronald Stein, Olivia Vaughan and Steve Curtis) With Data Centers, industry, and people demanding a surge in continuous electricity, regulators continue to make themselves a bottleneck rather than a conduit to abundant electricity. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24072 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24072 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:47:38 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24072 On Line Opinion The nine energy questions that could decide America’s future editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza) Economies run on transportation, thus logical questions to California political leaders that will expose their energy literacy. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24062 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24062 Thu, 9 Jul 2026 08:23:08 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24062 On Line Opinion Remove the crude oil, and you do not merely dim the lights,you dismantle society! editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ronald Stein and Yoshihiro Muronaka) Wind turbines and solar panels only generate electricity - they cannot make anything. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24054 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24054 Fri, 3 Jul 2026 07:42:29 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24054 On Line Opinion Grok AI and the new era of AI-enabled warfare: US drone targeting and operations in Iran and Ukraine editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Murray Hunter) While Pope Leo frets that AI might be used autonomously to target military personnel, reality has leapfrogged him. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24039 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24039 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:30:34 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24039 On Line Opinion