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Australian Senate Rejects Climate Change Bill

2 December 2009 3 Comments

Posted by Nel

The Australian Senate has rejected for the second time a bill proposing carbon-trading scheme that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is hoping to present in the Copenhagen climate change talks between world leaders next week.carbon-emissions

Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said that the government would send again the bill for a third time in February when parliament resumes. She also dismissed ideas that the Prime Minister will call an election early next year. Under the constitution, he has the power to resolve deadlocks between the Senate and the House of Representatives through an election. The House already approved the bill.

“Today the climate change extremists and deniers… have stopped this nation taking action on climate change,” Gillard said. “This nation is one of the hottest and driest continents on Earth. We are going to be hit particularly hard and early by climate change.”

The Senate has voted 41 to 33 against the bill.

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  • mememine

    We deniers want Al Gore, Canada's David Suzuki, all politicians, scientists, teachers and anyone else helping push the world to war against the non existent enemy of climate variation, arrested to stand trial for high treason. Because for 23 years this doomsday from humans was hidden atop the polar caps, mountains and deep in the oceans and rainforests and we fell for this feeding frenzy of disco science hook line and sinker. How obedient and unquestioning we have become during a time when we are living longer than at any time in history as a species. Or is this our fault for being such lazy citizens of an era where truth is buried somewhere in the sewer of untreated information we call the Internet? Say NO to “SAVE THE PLANET” and YES to I LOVE MY PLANET.
    THE NEW GREEN: Preserve, Protect and Respect Nature and face the future of progress with optimism and courage.

  • politicaljules

    Good for them! There is still a shred of common sense left in this world, and it comes from the unlikely place down under. Now if they could only get rid of a failing socialized medicine plan, I might have to give up my citizenship and move there. Shoot, if the Barakstar keeps this up, I may move anyway.

    Does the rest of the world not recognize that destroying the US will bring allot of other nations down too? Barackstar is nothing but a smooth talking idiot who caters to the unions or anyone who flashes money in his face. Barackstar cannot lead himself out of a paper bag and I hope it is starting to show. Please, any other nation out there that agrees, spread the word and help us remove this idiot from office.

  • politicaljules

    Good for them! There is still a shred of common sense left in this world, and it comes from the unlikely place down under. Now if they could only get rid of a failing socialized medicine plan, I might have to give up my citizenship and move there. Shoot, if the Barakstar keeps this up, I may move anyway.

    Does the rest of the world not recognize that destroying the US will bring allot of other nations down too? Barackstar is nothing but a smooth talking idiot who caters to the unions or anyone who flashes money in his face. Barackstar cannot lead himself out of a paper bag and I hope it is starting to show. Please, any other nation out there that agrees, spread the word and help us remove this idiot from office.