Take the time to listen to Emma Thompson’s stirring address to the climate marchers in London last weekend, and then head on over to The Daily Blog where in my post this week I examine the likely consequences of the re-election of a National-led government, and ruminate on the need to get ideology and politics out of the assessment of climate risk.
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The negativity of the commenters at TDB is incredible
I know the election results are hurting for them, but really?
I think the Greens thought environmentalism would carry them along, but other parties now have environmental policies.
Where it counts (Auckland) people can see the Greens have no answer to congestion and house prices.
In addition they aren’t objective when it comes to family size and the need for some individual responsibility.
Oh! I almost forgot Tino Rangitiratanga (one of their central doctrines) neither wise nor practicable.
I don’t think this image of a Green Party dissenter does them much credit
http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2013/12/01/fair-democracy-let-david-hay-speak-and-put-his-hand-up-fair-democracy-common-sense-and-strong-leadership-spoke-back/
Emma Thompson suggests that be boycott sports teams sponsored by fossil fuel companies
He is a list to start with, tennis and football players, cyclists, alpine and cross country skiers, sponsored by Statoil
http://www.morgendagenshelter.no/no/Pages/default.aspx?Filter=Sport
I’m sure I could get a much bigger list if I tried
Who ‘he’ who be a list? The one that ‘be’ for the boycott? That be Desmond Tutu…
I look forward to your list of Exxon, Koch, Murray – hell even Santos – sponsorships.
Indeed Bill, simple typos plague us, but we need to be clear here. We need to boycott those that make profits from fossil fuels, such as the local service station, supermarket etc
Hoping to make enough strawmen to build a sea-wall again, andy?
Exxon are sponsoring a Golf tournament in Qatar link
and
McClaren
Porche supercup racing
BP sponsored the Glasgow commonwealth games
and World Triathlon in Chicago
and BP contributes $1 million to TeamUSA olympic and paralympic teams
Oh and Straw Man Andy: Since you often complain about subsidies for alternative power, when was the last time you checked on the tax payer bill for the subsidy of Nuclear Power in Britain?
I was commenting on the boycotting of sports events, as suggested in the video presented.
Do you think that nuclear power subsidies are in anyway relevant to this?