Comments on: Greens may vote for ETS in Senate

By: Bunji

Bunji — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:16:48 +0000

Shades of whats her name??........Meg Lees... and the Democrats.........re the GST Legislation.
History certainly seems ready to repeat itself should the Greens go down this path.
Could be a good thing (no more Green political party) or a bad thing (back to a consolidated 2 party political system).
Duopolies without a meaningful and true distinction are the scourge of every society - and no more so than in politics- as the next step is monopoly!

Abbott and co and the Greens need to wake up and stand up and NOT capitulate to any pressure or sweetheart deals to enable any ETS or CPRS in Australia!!!

Remember, CO2 is not a pollutant. Carbon is one of the elements for organic chemistry-essentially you and me and our needs-and as such should not be taxed in any way shape or form by anyone or anything.

By: Something Wicked This Way Comes–On Two Fronts « SOYLENT GREEN

Something Wicked This Way Comes–On Two Fronts « SOYLENT GREEN — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:07:51 +0000

[...] First from the land down under, where the climate office has been forced to retract last year’s “We can prove Tasmania’s drought is caused by AGW” statement, shenanigans are afoot for a reintroduction of the Emission Trading Scheme next month. Though Tony Abbott’s accension to the leadership of the Liberal Party killed the ETS right before the Jokenhagen carbon trade show, assurances that a new version would have harsher penalties might win enough Green Party support. [...]

By: Green anxiety – Counting Cats in Zanzibar

Green anxiety – Counting Cats in Zanzibar — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:44:20 +0000

[...] H/T Australian Climate Madness [...]

By: Eloi

Eloi — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:09:56 +0000

@Keith: It would be wasting your breath "talking to" Greg Hunt -- he is a true believer in all this Global Warming crap. Abbott know this - that's why he put him in this portfolio, so that he can keep him under control and prevent him from "doing a Turnbull". What's the old saying? - keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

By: Black Duck

Black Duck — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:30:33 +0000

What a day of fluctuating fortunes! First we hear that the republicans in the states have gained a filibuster in the senate totally condemning the Waxman-Ma(la)rkey bill to the rubbish bin of history. Great news. Now we hear that if the two rogue senators in Australia cross the floor we could finish up with the pixie-wong equivalent. Its time someone like Wilson (Ironbar) Tuckey had a word with them.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:54:14 +0000

I seem to remember a political party that compromised its ideals, so the government of the day could introduce the GST...... Australian Democrats wasn't it ? Just a memory now..... The Greens might be a future memory ( I hope ). I've heard of wedge politics, but this looks like sandwich politics - and the Greens are the meat. (or tofu if you prefer)

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:59:57 +0000

Time to start writing to our respective members of parliament (again) and put bit more starch in their collective backbones....

Greg Hunt needs a good talking to. He's uttered some pathetically weak platitudes lately.