I know I am. “About what?” you might ask. As an Australian, I am embarrassed that stories are appearing around the world, showing just how dismal we as a nation are at tackling climate change. Sure we have had some praise about our carbon tax with US President Obama labelling it as “bold” but what sort of tax is it that gives billions of dollars to the dirtiest polluters? Now, don’t get me wrong,
Our next PM? Really?
there is no way I ever want to see the Mad Monk, Tony Abbott in power. His policies are a bold step forward into the 1950′s where the mantra is “growth growth growth at any cost” where the biggest cost will be the environment. Just look at Premier “I’m in the coal mining business” Newman’s attitude in Queensland where nearly every green scheme has been scrapped since he came to power. I would like to see the carbon tax tweaked so that it actually does what it is supposed to do. For the story, go here.
The Australian should be embarrassed
Are the Journalists at The Australian brain dead or is their strategy just to continue the confusion on climate change? Now using the visit from Dr.Pachauri, head of the IPCC to spread a rather idiotic meme.
“In a wide-ranging interview with Dr. Pachauri on topics that included this year’s record northern summer Arctic ice growth”…. Each year the Arctic goes from its minimum summer area to its maximum winter area.
A small area melt must then be followed by a small growth of ice to again reach the maximum area. This is basic logic. So the massive record area melt of 2012, which astounded the scientific community, must then be followed during the winter by a record winter ice growth as the winter ice again spreads to cover the Arctic Ocean. This year’s re-growth is dominated by first year, very thin ice. The Arctic is in a death spiral. Climate change needs to be accepted as fact and addressed. The Australian needs to stop the confusion . It is also obvious that the Australian does not even know in what season the ice melts
“Climate change needs to be accepted as fact and addressed”
Does anyone deny the climate changes?
Or do you mean AGW?
In which case that sounds like a religious pronouncement.
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