Australia's Got Big Brass Ones!
Folks,
Wow!
Who knew that the politicians down in Australia had such big brass ones!
Well, at least the Conservative politicians down under have the brass ones. The liberals? Yeah, as expected.
Australia's Parliament defeats global warming bill
SYDNEY - Australia's plans for an emissions trading system to combat global warming were scuttled Wednesday in Parliament, handing a defeat to a government that had hoped to set an example at international climate change talks next week.
The Senate, where Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's government does not hold a majority, rejected his administration's proposal for Australia to become one of the first countries to install a so-called cap-and-trade system to slash the amount of heat-trapping pollution that industries pump into the air.
The 41-33 vote followed a tumultuous debate in which the conservative main opposition party at first agreed to support a version of the government's bill, then dramatically dumped its leader and switched sides after bitter divisions erupted within the party.
The new leader, Tony Abbott, said Australia should not adopt an emissions trading system before the rest of the world.
(Follow linked URL for completion of article)
I found this AP article on Yahoo! News yesterday and at that time the piece wound up with this bit:
Climate Change Minister Sen. Penny Wong accused the opposition members who voted the bill down of being climate change deniers out of step with the world.
"This is about doing our bit as part of a global agreement, this is about responding to what is a global challenge. This nation, too, has to act," Wong told the Senate. "You have to make polluters pay. If you do not make polluters pay you will not tackle climate change."
Today however, the same URL leads to an article whose last paragraph ends a tad differently:
"This is about doing our bit as part of a global agreement, this is about responding to what is a global challenge," Wong said.
Odd that the article now leaves out the rather incendiary and zealous "You have to make polluters pay" bit by Wong. I guess having that last bit might lead people to think that some supports of global warming were fanatics and highly biased. Oh dear, can't have that now can we!
And who says the media is biased in the way it has presented this issue? For shame! Obviously, such a thing can't be true.
You can find the original AP article here. Check it quick before it to gets the Orwell treatment!
Anyway, congrats to Australia for having the stones to stand up to the global warming thugs! Hopefully, this dissenting act of rationality will inspire others to do the same!
Madoc
Wow!
Who knew that the politicians down in Australia had such big brass ones!
Well, at least the Conservative politicians down under have the brass ones. The liberals? Yeah, as expected.
Australia's Parliament defeats global warming bill
SYDNEY - Australia's plans for an emissions trading system to combat global warming were scuttled Wednesday in Parliament, handing a defeat to a government that had hoped to set an example at international climate change talks next week.
The Senate, where Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's government does not hold a majority, rejected his administration's proposal for Australia to become one of the first countries to install a so-called cap-and-trade system to slash the amount of heat-trapping pollution that industries pump into the air.
The 41-33 vote followed a tumultuous debate in which the conservative main opposition party at first agreed to support a version of the government's bill, then dramatically dumped its leader and switched sides after bitter divisions erupted within the party.
The new leader, Tony Abbott, said Australia should not adopt an emissions trading system before the rest of the world.
(Follow linked URL for completion of article)
I found this AP article on Yahoo! News yesterday and at that time the piece wound up with this bit:
Climate Change Minister Sen. Penny Wong accused the opposition members who voted the bill down of being climate change deniers out of step with the world.
"This is about doing our bit as part of a global agreement, this is about responding to what is a global challenge. This nation, too, has to act," Wong told the Senate. "You have to make polluters pay. If you do not make polluters pay you will not tackle climate change."
Today however, the same URL leads to an article whose last paragraph ends a tad differently:
"This is about doing our bit as part of a global agreement, this is about responding to what is a global challenge," Wong said.
Odd that the article now leaves out the rather incendiary and zealous "You have to make polluters pay" bit by Wong. I guess having that last bit might lead people to think that some supports of global warming were fanatics and highly biased. Oh dear, can't have that now can we!
And who says the media is biased in the way it has presented this issue? For shame! Obviously, such a thing can't be true.
You can find the original AP article here. Check it quick before it to gets the Orwell treatment!
Anyway, congrats to Australia for having the stones to stand up to the global warming thugs! Hopefully, this dissenting act of rationality will inspire others to do the same!
Madoc