As if the only issue in the contest
between Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone
was global warming.
On May 4, 9:53=A0pm, "0BZN0" <0B...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> =A0May 04, 2008
>
> The people of London have spoken on global warming hysteria!!
>
> http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/com...
>
> 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 ****ritt, 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 Wa****ngton University
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