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Pictured here is Rick Perry, one of the three front-runners in the Republican primary.

The environmental record of Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry

17 August, 2011

Next year on November 6 it’s time for general elections in the USA but the political campaign work in both parties has already begun. At the moment it’s the Republicans and their primary that is in the prime spotlight. The … Continue reading

Obama’s 6 months of failure on Carbon, War & Gaza

20 July, 2009

Photo credit: jurvetson Top scientists and economists tell us that Carbon Trading (Emissions Trading Scheme, ETS) proposals are dangerous, fraudulent Ponzi schemes and that genuine, non-manipulatable, equitable Carbon Taxes are urgently required to help stop planet-threatening carbon burning. [1]. 16 … Continue reading

Oz Environmentalist Professor Tim Flannery supports disastrous Australian Carbon Trading ETS

15 July, 2009

As evident from the failed G8 meeting at L’Aquila, Italy, the worst greenhouse gas polluters of the First World support cap-and –trade emissions trading scheme (ETS) approaches to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution despite contrary advice from top climate scientists … Continue reading

George Monbiot: US is a failed state on climate change

7 July, 2009

George Monbiot, Europe’s leading green commentator, joins other environmentalists in attacking the recently passed energy and climate bill in USA. Monbiot says the bill “would be laughable anywhere else” but that unfortunately it’s the best we can expect from the … Continue reading

Top experts: Carbon Tax needed NOT Cap-and-Trade Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)

5 July, 2009

A number of eminent scientists, economists and writers variously argue strongly FOR a global Carbon Tax that will directly put a price on greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution and enable urgently required rapid transformation to a non-carbon economy. They variously argue … Continue reading

US House passes Energy and Climate bill, environmentalists says it’s too weak

1 July, 2009

Photo credit: jurvetson This past Friday the House of Representatives in USA voted yes to the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, a cap-and-trade energy bill, by a vote of 219 to 212. This historic climate change bill … Continue reading

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