...And despite (Rudd) being the only cabinet minister to drive a fuel-efficient Toyoto Prius, his global carbon footprint amounts to 58 tonnes - equivalent to driving 13 Holden Commodores for a year.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/...on/story-e6frfq80-1226062310363#ixzz0ovSyV2yU
Two beer waffle.The first stage is to apply a carbon tax. If the carbon tax is shifted forward to
consumers, it increases the price of goods in proportion to their carbon content.
It has been discussed on the other carbon tax thread that the UN would be getting 10% of any carbon tax collected.
Below is a YouTube of parliament where Julie Bishop asked the PM to explain the 10% of carbon tax supposedly to be given to the UN. Ms Gillard evaded the question and waffled on about giving 100% back to the people in compensation. Ms Bishop asked again, and, once again the PM waffled on and avoided answering the specific question.
Does Ms Gillard's refusal to deny this 10% to the UN actually mean that this is what will happen? Gillard does everything BUT answer the question which puts a question in my mind that she doesn't want to admit it.
At the end of the video, it also shows both Gillard and Swan during pre-election promising no carbon tax. Both gillard and Swan were very clear about their "no carbon tax" message:
And if Abbott had done this and not answered such a simple question, he would have been hung and quartered by now by the lefties...
CATE Blanchett ... has teamed with Packed to the Rafters actor Michael Caton to be the faces of a series of TV ads branded “Say Yes”...
Anti-carbon tax campaigner and Federal MP Barnaby Joyce said the ad made Blanchett look "self indulgent". "Fifty-three million dollars gives you a whole heap of latitude to care about a lot of things," Mr Joyce said.
This rubbish is backed by something that calls itself the "The Climate Institute", although it's not clear from the article below exactly where the $1m so far to fund this campaign comes from or whether or not these actors are being paid for these performances.These actors who earn millions won't even notice the difference in their electricity bills. Seems hypocritical to use them and would be costing the government money that could be used for projects of higher need.
Their idea of education is images of power stations belching out visible fumes turning the sky grey while renewable energy restores the sky to blue, complete with gooey images of Cate (below). Have they forgotten that carbon dioxide is not a visible gas ?
Not only do we have the sky turning from grey to blue, energy from wind and solar never runs out. I suppose on still nights, we can look at the stars or have an early night.The advert itself is so simple that it is an affront to the intellegence of the people. Brainwashing a future generation with "Sesame Street" style of adverts. BAH HUMBUG !
Established in late 2005, The Climate Institute is a non-partisan, independent research organisation that works with community, business and government to drive innovative and effective climate change solutions. We research. We educate. We communicate.
After a year-long investigation, the environmental group Greenpeace has accused McDonald's and other western firms of contributing to deforestation in the Amazon.
Greenpeace's report, published today, alleges that much of the soy-based animal feed used by fast-food chains to fatten chickens is derived from soybeans grown in the Amazon Basin of Brazil.
Really though, the goal of reducing emissions should be maintained through a weaning off process. That may be the plan.From an economic perspective, carbon taxes are a type of Pigovian tax. They help to address the problem of emitters of greenhouse gases not facing the full (social) costs of their actions. Carbon taxes are a regressive tax, in that they disproportionately affect low-income groups. The regressive nature of carbon taxes can be addressed by using tax revenues to favour low-income groups.
Doesn't Michael Caton also do the voiceover for McDonalds?
This is one of the greatest cons of all.Must have forgotten that it is actually steam that you can see coming from the stacks.
This is one of the greatest cons of all.
I reckon if you asked the average Australian what all that stuff was that was billowing out, they'd say it was nasty pollution, certainly including the evil carbon.
Doesn't Michael Caton also do the voiceover for McDonalds? He claims he is doing this advert for the Government becasue he wants his grand children to have a future. HYPOCRITE
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=48949723468&topic=6392
The advert in all its redonkulous splendour. Remove brain before watching please.
It's very predictable unfortunately. Show anything on TV about climate change and someone will put some pictures of cooling towers, which emit zero CO2, in it. Sad but such is the lack of decent education on technical matters that the average person probably does think a cooling tower is a chimney.This is one of the greatest cons of all.
I reckon if you asked the average Australian what all that stuff was that was billowing out, they'd say it was nasty pollution, certainly including the evil carbon.
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