Election 2010: Gillard's desperate "citizens' assembly" on climate | Australian Climate Madness

And we can all imagine who will be on the scientists committee - usual suspect alarmists like David "Asteroid" Karoly and Will Steffen, maybe headed up by someone independent like Penny Wong, perhaps? Hang on a minute, I wonder if they'll ask Ian Plimer or Bob Carter? Yeah, right. If they did, this author would fall off his perch. And we can guess the "volunteers" will all be paid up Labor/Green warmists who have all been brainwashed by government propaganda and a compliant media to give the answers the government want to hear.

ELECTION 2010: Gillard commits to two-year sell-job on emissions trading scheme

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has committed to building "community consensus" on the need for Australia to introduce an emissions trading scheme by establishing a "citizens assembly" of everyday taxpayers to debate the climate change issue.

Gillard, who announced her climate change policy in Brisbane this morning, acknowledged that many Australians have doubts about global warming, but said she had to "respectfully disagree".

Climate and energy bill delayed as political support withers - KansasCity.com

The decision could doom the measure's long-term chances as well.

In the US, green must be framed as ‘red, white and blue’ | Featured

What’s most scary about Fox News is that it gives no more standing or authority to science (as in the pursuit of evidence for or against any particular hypothesis) than to political opinion or “received wisdom.” Whether Fox News is simply reflecting a growing denialist trend, or actively fashioning it, the implications for policy-makers are grim. And it’s not just businesses that find this very perplexing indeed.

Editor’s note: This article was written by Jonathon Porritt

Senate Democrats Give Up On Bill To Cap Carbon Emissions - Capital - Portfolio.com

David Hawkins, director of climate programs at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said Reid “delivered very bad news to the American people.”
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“It is time for all of us to make our voices heard. Over the recess we must deliver a message to senators: Do your job! We face a triple threat of a stagnant economy, ballooning energy insecurity, and a climate that is coming apart. Don’t fail us. Don’t fail our children. Don’t come home again without having tackled these real and present dangers.”

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, however, said the decision by Senate Democrats to stop pursuing a cap on carbon emissions “was probably one of their best moves of 2010.”