Eating the heart out of a great country

The Carbon Sense Coalition today claimed that the Emissions Trading Scheme
would eat the heart out of regional Australia by destroying jobs in mining, processing,
construction, farming, forestry, transport and tourism.
In a submission to the Australian Senate Economics Committee, the Chairman of
“Carbon Sense”, Mr Viv Forbes, said that the mis-named “Carbon Pollution
Reduction Scheme” had nothing to do with carbon or pollution - “it is essentially a
cap and a tax on carbon dioxide, the harmless, colourless natural gas that sustains
all life on earth”.
“To cut man’s emissions of carbon dioxide, we need to curb electricity generation,
cement manufacture, mining, smelting, refining, all forms of transport, farm and earth
moving machinery, all farmed animals, forestry and construction. In return they
would have us believe that the inland will survive when these once vibrant industries
are replaced by feral forests feeding on carbon credits, vast mobs of kangaroos,
regiments of becalmed wind towers, treeless tracts of ethanol crops and deserts of
solar panels.
“California and Spain have proved that the war on carbon dioxide will kill real jobs
faster than fake green jobs can be created. At the same time, the silly claims that
alternate energy can provide continuous, economical and reliable power will
encourage neglect of Australia’s key reliable low cost electricity source - coal power.
“When the lights go out, industry migrates to Asia and our power bills soar, it will be
too late to prevent great harm to our economy, our jobs and our life style.
“The global warming hysteria has passed its zenith. The recession is already cutting
industrial emissions, and natural cycles are cooling the weather. And the flimsy
scientific basis for the hysteria is being demolished daily by a growing army of
sceptics.
“Depopulating the outback is not a sensible policy for any Australian Government.
The Senate should refuse to pass this dangerous and unnecessary legislation.”
The detailed submission from the Carbon Sense Coalition can be found at:
http://carbon-sense.com/2009/03/25/cap-n-tax/