I attended today's Walk against Warming rally in Melbourne along with several thousand others . The walks were held across Australia. It was great to see so many people demonstrating their concern for this issue, which politicians have largely ignored until now. John Howard is still stuck in the mindset that saving us from global warming will be bad for business - when it the other way around. Energy efficient technologies and products are growth industries and exports for the future, not burning and exporting coal.
The Bracks government say they care, but they extended the life of Hazelwood - the southern hemisphere's most polluting power station - and they have only today announced a subsidy for energy efficient appliances. Why do they have to wait for an election to do this?
Meanwhile Ted Baillieu has committed the Liberals to ongoing support of the coal industry and getting rid or the Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET) program which would be step backwards.
Vote Green at the upcoming state election - there really is no viable alternative.
ABC news story about the rallies
Here are some more photos I took at the rally.
A windfarm attended
The crowd on the hill
The Greens were the only political party evident.
The endangered Orange bellied parrots attended.
John Howard rated a mention - for the wrong reasons.
A Baw Baw tree frog.
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