Most people have at least some sympathy for the objectives of " the Greenies ". It is evident that planet earth is in trouble. We are generating too much carbon dioxide gas and this is heating the atmosphere, melting the ice caps and causing the sea levels to rise. At the same time huge populations in China and India are transforming their countries from agrarian to manufacturing - and accelerating the problem.
There are many suggestions as to how this problem can be overcome, but the latest demand from Green leader, Senator Bob Brown seems to have come from the realms of fantasy.
The Greens demand that Australia cease coal exports within a three year time frame !
Any thinking person would be horrified by such a suggestion. It would mean the death of highly profitable industries with hundreds of thousands of coal miners facing the dole cheque. The Australian economy would be crippled and the nation would face at least a severe recession - if not that dreaded " D " word.
And what would be gained ? Nothing !
The world is short of oil, but certainly not coal. Our competitors would react with glee to the news that Australian coal exports were to cease. The industries of Japan would continue to be supplied by electric power generated from coal fired turbines. India and China would simply have a change of supplier - and the proliferation of carbon dioxide would continue unabated.
The loser in this case is the Greens. This descent into fanaticism puts them on a similar level to Muslim fundamentalists who see suicide bombers as the way to advance their cause.
We can not replace coal in our own power generators until we develop nuclear,solar, wind and wave action generation to the degree that it can maintain base loads - and that has to be at least a decade into the future.
When a seemingly responsible leader spouts such garbage and it becomes the policy of his party then it is a big turnoff for the thinking voter. The Greens have not done themselves a service by this line of thinking !
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