By Jo Nova
It’s still a cult
The Queensland Environment Minister once made the mistake of saying he was “still to be convinced” of the degree to which humans are influencing climate change. Now, 13 years later, he’s had to backtrack in public for the crime of ever having doubts about the climate-bible.
The ABC accidentally sums up the real reason: “It comes as Mr Powell works with Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt to prevent UNESCO from listing the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger”.” So it’s just extortion then? The UN threatens to slap a naughty sticker on their management of the Great Barrier Reef, which would scare off the tourists, and the Ministers have to pander to please the UN? (Nevermind that “in danger” rating would be absurd given the coral cover is still close to a record high.)
This is not about Mr Powell, so much as a message to every other MP to toe the UN line.
The Science is The Science?
Queensland environment minister concedes humans are influencing climate change
By Jessica van Vonderen, ABC Agitprop Unit*
Queensland’s environment minister has stepped back his previously-stated scepticism over human-induced climate change, saying he is confident the science is correct.
In 2012, as the newly minted environment minister under Campbell Newman, Andrew Powell said he was “still to be convinced” of the degree to which humans are influencing climate change.
“It’s interesting that comment [in 2012] was taken the way it was,” Mr Powell said.
“I very much believe in climate change and am confident the science is right.
“My position has always been that the science is the science.”
Does the ABC realize that this radiates like a religious obsession? If there was overwhelming evidence of man-made climate change, they wouldn’t need to doggedly enforce the permitted litany. They’d just answer his question.
Peter Ridd, Reef Rebels
*The ABC calls this “News”.