tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post116187051880754263..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: What Richmond Council ought to be doingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-1161958232619866412006-10-27T15:10:00.000+01:002006-10-27T15:10:00.000+01:00Dizzy, (setting all arguments about whether or not...Dizzy, (setting all arguments about whether or not climate change is caused by CO2 emissions aside), I totally agree with your sentiments. I have been thinking for a long time that councils(or the government, for that matter)in wishing to reduce pollution need to start offering carrots not sticks. When are the dumbos going to realise that they'd get much better co-operation from people by giving them a good reason (ie. more money in their pockets) to drive their cars less or "pollute" less. Instead they keep doling out "punishment" which merely breeds resentment and rebellion in the public mood? However, as someone else has pointed out, there's a financial motive behind all this - the wolf in green sheep's clothing, so to speak! Good on you Dizzy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-1161950406551797962006-10-27T13:00:00.000+01:002006-10-27T13:00:00.000+01:00It's all a plot by Richmond council to bump up the...It's all a plot by Richmond council to bump up the prices of houses with garages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-1161942602815813912006-10-27T10:50:00.000+01:002006-10-27T10:50:00.000+01:00Of course we have an impact on our environment, if...Of course we have an impact on our environment, if I step on an ant I am having an impact.<BR/>look once upon a time this country was covered in ice and prior to that had a tropical climate. explain those changes , they certainly didnt come about due to some bint called samantha dropping balthalzar off at school in a porsche cayenne.The Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007793676288933155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-1161939070078452102006-10-27T09:51:00.000+01:002006-10-27T09:51:00.000+01:00In defence of Dizzy's proposal, he used the magic ...In defence of Dizzy's proposal, he used the magic words, revenue neutral. Even if climate change is a figment of fevered leftist imagination, then such proposals will at worst do no harm.Serfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03298915724856708344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-1161938367031744782006-10-27T09:39:00.000+01:002006-10-27T09:39:00.000+01:00Nope, I'm saying that on the balance of evidence p...Nope, I'm saying that on the balance of evidence provided by the scientific community, of which there are certainly differing opinions, the evidence to suggest man is having an impact on the environment outweighs that which asserts the opposite. <BR/><BR/>Whether we like it not though, the planet's climate is changing anyway, and is warming. The warming <I>is</I> being caused by the trapping of heat due to changes in the atmosphere.<BR/><BR/>As to doing something just in case, actually, if you had read what I said, I am proposing a way of incentivising permit parking charges to actually make them cheaper for people. Permits are nothing new and exist for reasons that have nothing to do with the environment. Offset CO2 output with the planting of trees and then providing rebates to those that do is not a bad thing whether climate change is man's fault or not frankly. You said I was proposing taxing people, I was actually proposing a tax cut which could be couple with an enviornmental awareness.dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-1161937600586086932006-10-27T09:26:00.000+01:002006-10-27T09:26:00.000+01:00You appear to be saying that climate change MAY b...You appear to be saying that climate change MAY be be caused by mankind therefore lets do something just in case.<BR/>Am i wrong?The Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007793676288933155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-1161907205427178822006-10-27T01:00:00.000+01:002006-10-27T01:00:00.000+01:00I didn't say or assume anything Peter, you;re the ...I didn't say or assume anything Peter, you;re the one making the assumption. Proof is a dnagerous term, nothing is ever proven, we just fail to disprove and the more times we do it the stronger those theories validty becomes.dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-1161906781466618182006-10-27T00:53:00.000+01:002006-10-27T00:53:00.000+01:00Where your argument turns into complete bollocks i...Where your argument turns into complete bollocks is the moment you assume without any proof what so ever that climate change is a man made phenomena. You are allowing yourself to be suckered into more taxation and control by the usual suspects.The Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007793676288933155noreply@blogger.com