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Wednesday 11 December 2013

Exploiting Typhoon Haiyan for political gain

Greens Senator Adam Bandt's shameless politicisation of Typhoon Haiyan linking typhoons to global warming to the devastation of the Philippines is disgraceful. Just as he blamed the Sydney bush fires of last season on global warming, he is incorrect again. Despite the fact they were lit by arsonists, the fires burned out of control due to the fact that the area had not been burnt off in years, aided by strong winds and soaring temperatures.


Lets get this right, is he blaming soaring summer temperatures on global warming, ok, what about the cold snap of Europe a couple of years back - explain that? People have died, they have been left homeless and their lives devastated - he is using this as an exercise to justify his political leanings, that is, the carbon tax - this is an outrage.

2 comments:

  1. Politicians has their own strategy to attract attention. They are more concern for their name rather than their purpose why they are in that position. Hungry for power that is.

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  2. Typhoon Tony is still a better nickname than dumb arse Adam; the CSIRO is more than a reputable scientific organisation, this is a world leading identity. If Bandt feels the science doesn't meet his political views, then just come out and say it.

    Relying on advice of the former Climate Change Commission is a joke as it was a political organisation set up by the Greens and Labor undertaking no research whatsoever but supporting the carbon tax the Greens party introduced.

    http://www.csiro.au/

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