Getting warmer....
Is it just me or was everyone wondering when the penny finally dropped?
For years, this liberal government has been denying that global warming exists. We won’t sign the Kyoto protocol…John Howard has pretty steadfastly refused to acknowledge that there is even a problem…
And the electorate is way ahead of him. The Lowy Institute published a poll this month which found 68 per cent of Australians believe global heating is a more critical threat than Islamic fundamentalism.
That’s right! 68 per cent of us are more scared of the disintegrating planet than anything else! Yet still the government wouldn’t listen..
But then something shifted. You might have noticed a change in the government over the past couple of weeks, a willingness to discuss environmental issues.
Sure, some of the discussion has been about nuclear power (and that’s another debate we have to have with John Howard), but finally, at least this government is putting the planet first.
According to an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, it’s all thanks to Alexander Downer.
Journalist Peter Harcher writes, “two weeks ago, Alexander Downer, like a good local member, made an appearance between the flower displays and the dog judging at the Port Elliott Show in his electorate near Adelaide.”
It was 33 degrees and blowing a gale. A disgusting day. Apparently it changed Mr Downer’s mind.
For years (while this liberal government has denied global warming even exists), there has been one liberal politican in South Australia, Greg Hunt, banging the drum.
The morning after the Port Elliot show, Mr Downer reportedly called Mr Hunt. “It’s time.” He said.
Peter Harcher says Alexander Downer got on the band wagon immediately, and the conversion of the Howard government is now complete.
Alexander Downer has said while Australia will still probably not sign the Kyoto agreement, Australia will exceed the ambitions of Kyoto in cutting greenhouse gases.
Even the head of the Co-operative Research Centre for Greenhouses Gas Technologies, Dr Peter Cook, now claims the Government now has religion on global warming. Amen to that.
For years, this liberal government has been denying that global warming exists. We won’t sign the Kyoto protocol…John Howard has pretty steadfastly refused to acknowledge that there is even a problem…
And the electorate is way ahead of him. The Lowy Institute published a poll this month which found 68 per cent of Australians believe global heating is a more critical threat than Islamic fundamentalism.
That’s right! 68 per cent of us are more scared of the disintegrating planet than anything else! Yet still the government wouldn’t listen..
But then something shifted. You might have noticed a change in the government over the past couple of weeks, a willingness to discuss environmental issues.
Sure, some of the discussion has been about nuclear power (and that’s another debate we have to have with John Howard), but finally, at least this government is putting the planet first.
According to an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, it’s all thanks to Alexander Downer.
Journalist Peter Harcher writes, “two weeks ago, Alexander Downer, like a good local member, made an appearance between the flower displays and the dog judging at the Port Elliott Show in his electorate near Adelaide.”
It was 33 degrees and blowing a gale. A disgusting day. Apparently it changed Mr Downer’s mind.
For years (while this liberal government has denied global warming even exists), there has been one liberal politican in South Australia, Greg Hunt, banging the drum.
The morning after the Port Elliot show, Mr Downer reportedly called Mr Hunt. “It’s time.” He said.
Peter Harcher says Alexander Downer got on the band wagon immediately, and the conversion of the Howard government is now complete.
Alexander Downer has said while Australia will still probably not sign the Kyoto agreement, Australia will exceed the ambitions of Kyoto in cutting greenhouse gases.
Even the head of the Co-operative Research Centre for Greenhouses Gas Technologies, Dr Peter Cook, now claims the Government now has religion on global warming. Amen to that.
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