May 04, 2008
The people of London have spoken on global warming hysteria!!
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/sceptic_conquers_london/
Boris Johnson beats Ken Livingstone to become Mayor of London, despite
being ... gasp . a global warming skeptic:
Mr Livingstone made clear he views 1 May as a referendum on his policies
to tackle climate change and protect the health of Londoners. Aides
claimed it would be the first election in British history to be decided
largely on environmental issues.
--The London Evening Standard, 25 March 2008
Londoners now face a stark choice. Boris Johnson is an environmental
vandal, whose main contribution to environmental policy was as a
cheerleader for George W Bush's disastrous decision to oppose the Kyoto
climate treaty. The election is neck and neck and everyone who cares
about the environment needs to vote with the first and second
preferences for myself and Sian Berry if we are to stop Boris Johnson
wrecking London's environment.'
--Ken Livingstone, 25 April 2008
There are a hundred reasons why Boris Johnson should not be Mayor of
London. But his dinosaur views on the environment alone are enough to
show what a disaster he would be for our city. The man who backed Bush
against the Kyoto treaty and who doesn't believe there's a risk from
passive smoking cannot be trusted with our future - or even, really,
with his own. He's a 19th century man in a 21st century city
--Sian Berry, Green Party, 25 April 2008
Under a climate change denier like Boris Johnson, we would have to fear
for our futures, and for the jobs of all the hundreds who work for us.
We would also have to fear for the physical security of the city itself,
under the assault of unmitigated global warming, were others to follow
Johnson's 'lead' on climate change.
--Jeremy Leggett, SolarCentury, 25 April 2008
The prospect of Boris as Mayor of London is just so scary. The prospect
of Boris taking over London's Climate Change Action Plan is even
scarier. He may have learnt not to reveal his full contrarian bigotry on
climate change, but he really doesn't get it, and would rapidly scale
back or completely get rid off the ambitious targets in the Action Plan.
And that would be a massive set back. I just hope all the environmental
NGOs can rally the troops in London in a pro-Ken campaign, even if they
can't come out and explicitly endorse him.
--Jonathon Porritt, Sustainable Development Commission, March 2008
Hmm. Some consumer resistance to cant.
Warmest Regards
Bonzo
"Every year they recalibrate their computer model and put in the
observed temperature. So, as they go along, the curve that trails behind
is perfect. It's like predicting the morning's weather at six-o'clock in
the evening.." Dr. Don J. Easterbrook, Professor Emeritus Geology,
Western Washington University
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