Viv Forbes

Clearing the Smog of Beijing with “Coal by Wire.”

As the TV turns nightly to Beijing, we can expect chilling pictures and doomsday comments about the “Asian Pollution” and the “Beijing Smog”. This will induce media and political scaremongers to use these images to sell dud products like the “Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme”. It is not carbon dioxide from burning coal that pollutes the skies of Asia and Africa. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a naturally occurring, clean, invisible, beneficial gas. CO2 is an essential part of the natural world but a very minor trace constituent of our atmosphere.

Response to the Green Paper on Climate Change

“The Climate will fluctuate. It always has, it always will. Get used to it.” The Government Green Paper completely ignores the main question – should Canberra try to control the weather, or is it better to foster a strong Australia able to cope with whatever climate change brings us?

“Garnaut Report - Three Key Questions were Ignored.”

"Will the world follow our brave example or will Australia and New Zealand be left hanging like dead dingos on a barbed wire fence?"

Farm Lobbies abandon Farmers

The Carbon Sense Coalition today accused the big farming lobby groups, government departments, politicians and Ministers representing agriculture of ignoring science and abandoning farmers to unjustified carbon taxation.

“More carbon taxes” is not a vote winner

The Carbon Sense Coalition today called for the preparation of independent Economic and Environmental Impact Statements before Australia or New Zealand introduced an Emissions Trading Scheme.The Carbon Sense Coalition today called for the preparation of independent Economic and Environmental Impact Statements before Australia or New Zealand introduced an Emissions Trading Scheme.

Emissions Trading – A Weapon of Mass Taxation

The Carbon Sense Coalition today described the proposed Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) as “A Weapon of Mass Taxation”.

“All cows are green”

The Carbon Sense Coalition today called on all farmers and those who eat farm products to raise their voices in opposition to the silly proposals of Australian and New Zealand governments to include emissions and motions from farm animals as a taxable carbon emission.

“Dark Hour - a Sign of the Times”

The Carbon Sense Coalition today came out in support of “lights out” during Earth Hour (Saturday 29th ) but claimed the time should be renamed “Dark Hour” and suggested that consumers should also forgo the consumption of gasoline and diesel during this period.