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By: Flower

Flower — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:24:05 +0000

Ah now John Passant my good fellow all has been revealed.

Rudd and Co should cop a few thousand rotten eggs for diluting the CPRS soup,…for what we are seeing here, is living proof of the fact that the Liberal Party is BIG Capital and BIG Industry’s’ most powerful tool and ally.

Liberal’s loyal allegiance is (after themselves of course), is given over entirely to said Capital and Industry.

Hmmm……I do believe I feel a citizen’s revolt in coming on!

By: Flower

Flower — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:05:28 +0000

While we have our eye on Copenhagen and Rudd, the state governments are running amok – handing out licences to pollute with relish to corporate cowboys.

I shall reiterate, the EPAs and Departments of Environment are rent boys to the big end of town. The EPAs (here and in the US) were established in the 70s to protect the environment and our ignominious past and present will tell you who they’ve been protecting.

These agencies do not regulate industry by a “Command and Control” system but by a system of “persuasion” and the big polluters are in charge of these departments – but hey try driving around in an old car with a smoky exhaust pipe and see how far *you* get.

Of course when you mention the word “Regulation,” the capitalists become catatonic.

Anyhow I’m over Copenhagen. The writings on the wall but I sure would like to see a few whistle blowers receive the Pride of Australia and the US award. These dudes have sacrificed careers and have displayed tremendous courage in exposing the forces of evil:

http://www.greens.org/s-r/078/07-48.html

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By: John Hughes

John Hughes — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:04:35 +0000

A more accurate meaning of the Labor government’s CPRS Is “Carbon Pollution Rewards Scheme”
Given the extent of the free permits given to the heavy polluters, exclusion of agriculture and other emitters and a low starting price of $10 / tonne, the only thing the “Carbon Pollution Rewards Scheme” will achieve is lost opportunity ( precious time we don’t have to start reducing eCarbon in a significant way) and it will provide a new market for the financial markets who have just given us the GFC.
It will be a tragedy if Labor rams through this fundamentally flawed scheme when better methods exist and have been outlined by many respected economists.