Wednesday, October 21, 2009

BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | 'Scary' UK climate ad faces probe
The government has already been prevented from screening the ad during children's programmes.

But the ASA has still received complaints from parents saying it is too frightening, although most complainants questioned the scientific basis of the claim that climate change is man-made.
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[An ASA spokeswoman] said the watchdog would be investigating whether the claims about climate change could be substantiated and whether the ad complied with taste and decency rules.
EurActiv.com - Poland blocks EU climate [scam] funding decision | EU
EU finance ministers yesterday (20 October) failed to agree on funding climate mitigation and adaptation in developing countries, due to Poland and Eastern European countries' concerns that they would end up paying more than they can afford.
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Swedish Finance Minister Andreas Borg described the outcome of the Council as "disappointing" and complained of "a lack of commitment by certain member states".
If they're not committed now, why will they be committed less than two months from now?

Government climate change figures 'are misleading' - Times Online
Nearly a third of that fall is made up of carbon credits purchased by polluters in an EU trading scheme and do not represent actual cuts in UK emissions. Without the credits, the fall is a much more modest 8.5 per cent.
[To show your belief in the greatest scientific fraud in history, dress your kid in a costume!]
Prizes for the best dressed! Come as a polar bear, polluter or politician!

Brindabella Baby are donating a book prize for best dressed kid, and there will be others too.
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Bring on the nutcases who think climate change is not really happening… I’m of the opinion that is better to mitigate a risk with catastrophic consequences, regardless of the probability of it occurring.

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