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OT: Plebiscite 23-Jun-2011 At 1:05:17 PM ni

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Hi Evan and his fellow climate change skeptics who voted yes in this poll.

There are 3 kinds of climate change skeptics.
Those who don't believe the climate is changing.
Those who think the climate is changing, but its not related to human activity.
The third and worst kind are those who believe the climate is changing, and that the change is human induced, but who have a complete contempt for the scientific research on what are effective, affordable and sufficient solutions.

In 1990, the IPCC called for an immediate small reduction in emmissions in developed countries. Australia has gone nowhere near meeting this short term goal. Why? Despite the laudable efforts of many individual Australians in reducing their carbon footprint, their efforts have been completely negated by a massive 33% rise in the population of Australia since 1990, such that our national emissions are now higher.

Costello's financial incentives (supported by the Greens) to reproduce, either naturally or via IVF have been successful in keeping our population rising exponentially. (and I use that word in the mathematical rather than hyperbolic sense)
Leftie "scientists" have an abysmal record in this department. Every year for more than 35 years I have heard that Australia's ( and the world's) population growth is about to flatten out. Every year they have been wrong. Go back and look at the predictions made in 2000 by "scientists" about what Australia's population would be now. Way off.

Moving on from population
We have spent $4 billion on residential solar and insulation schemes which have produced NO measurable progress towards the IPCC target. Its vote buying middle and upper class welfare.

You think other countries are acting? Read the latest IEA report. Global emmissions reached an all time high last year. None of the major players have made any significant reduction. Lots of chalk, no action.

You voted for a tax? Apparently you think its OK to pollute as long as you pay money. Petrol prices show that even quite large price rises do not reduce consumption much. A tax will have to be massive to be effective.
And don't give me that rubbish about every little bit helps. Adding lots of little bits of decreasing amount doesn't necessarily get you where you want to go.

Getting off the soap box now.
Looking forward to lots of abusive replies from people who belong to those megalomaniac religious and ethnic groups who are trying to dominate the world by overpopulation.
And if you are one of those innumerate greenies who think that exponential rises are OK because we can all ride bicycles and eat beans, then bugger off.
ni