Good to see some debate actually happening about this ‘quasi-religion’, as Barnaby Joyce calls it. It’s time we cleared up the facts on the global environment:

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/txt/s2551185.htm (it’s at about 41:15, if you don’t have time to watch the whole thing – make sure you catch Senator Joyce’s comments)

I find it interesting that the GW-believers involved in this debate seem to melt away from arguing with facts as soon as Mr. Joyce voices opposition. In fact, we hear the Greens Senator jumping straight to how Australia should fight the alleged crisis without actually establishing it exists.

Also, it’s even more interesting that Mr. Garrett, the Environment Minister, shys away from standing up for the ‘little guys’ as his party purports to do, instead omming on about this unconfirmed and dictatorial set of supposed facts.

The way Hanson-Young goes on about the ‘new’ way rings alarm bells for me – I have a suspicion this mythical problem may lead to less sovereignty for many nations in favour of a united response. In other words, a new world order.

Greens, ALP, Nationals