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OT: Plebiscite 23-Jun-2011 At 1:55:21 PM ni

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On 23/06/2011 bones wrote:
>Bull. Petrol price rises have lead to a dramitic shift to fuel efficient
>cars. Every major car company is focussed on fuel efficiency. Mercedes
>C250 CDI BlueEfficiency, VW Passat TSI EcoFuel... The Prius was Japan's
>best selling vehicle in 2009, coincidently the same time as rising Japanese
>fuel prices were causing huge strikes across the country.You're petrol
>price example is inconsistant with your contention.
>now
>> bugger off
>

To anyone with an interest in science and an open mind (-sorry for the tautology)
read the ABARE data on petrol, diesel and gas consumption for 2000-2006
Yes,I agree, there was a small effect of prices on per-capita consumption (as alluded to in my previous comments about laudable individual efforts) , but on a national level (the important measure), there was not just a failure to make any progress towards the IPCC goal, but an overall increase in fossil fuel use.
ni