Hello All,
We spend our days arguing over what would be the most beneficial method 
of dealing with the pollution that is screwing up the climate and 
meanwhile the very people with the power to make the changes necessary 
to stop these emissions do everything in their power to fly totally in 
the face of every sensible effort. This time its the Chinese in concert 
with the US and Russia. It is obvious that the US will object because 
they are the big playground bully but Russia should have more sense 
after all the years of industrial pollution they have had. The Chinese 
are being threatening as well. They won't pay carbon tax on air flights 
simple as that. This is despite their country being the biggest net 
emissions contributor this last year. There are overtones of trade 
sanctions and to be honest it would do the world good to de-clutter 
itself of all these unnecessary trinkets which also contribute to the 
climate bubble. Less trade = less pollution. Problem solved. Time to go 
local and stay local with all our production and consumption. Now that 
would be the sensible thing to do and the devil take the hindmost.
Otherwise I have to ask why the hell do we bother? This objectionable 
behaviour by the Chinese, Russia and the US suggests that they are 
counting on us concerned citizens to cobble together a 'fix' that will 
geo-engineer the climate so they can continue to pollute to their hearts 
content. Either that or they are simply hoping we will give in.
Your thoughts on this are welcomed.
Kev C
PS Note Fidel Castro's comments on Fracking (on the left further down 
the main page).
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/05/us-china-eu-emissions-idUSTRE8040JM20120105?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29
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