May 08, 2008
New Zealand's Kyoto protocol commitments exceed $1-billion -- that's how
much New Zealand will be paying other countries for carbon credits.
It will be exempting gasoline from the government's emissions trading
scheme until 2011 to dampen voter upset over rising living costs.
New Zealand can't hold a candle to the UK, however, which has plans to
spend £3,000 per family, and possibly much more, to combat climate
change -- far more than any other EU country.
With the British stiff upper lip beginning to curl at the politicians
who are forcing these these costs on them to no evident benefit,
politicians are in retreat.
The ruling Labour Party is expected to trash the "bin tax" on
householders who improperly recycle their waste and put off increasing
announced gas taxes.
The opposition Conservatives likewise plan to shelve green taxes if
elected.
When the rubber hits the road, the carbon tax erodes.
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2008/05/08/greened-consumers-turn-red-solomon.aspx
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Warmest Regards
Bonzo
"If scientists say they are 100% sure, or that they are absolutely
certain about the cause and effect and ignore variables which might show
that they could be wrong, they are practicing junk science. Junk science
happens when scientists believe something based on just some of what
they see."
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