Changing light globes is great, but changing the govenment is better

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ather than simply changing their light globes, Australians should be simply changing their government.

Phases of abuse leap to mind when reading The Guardian story - “Climate change ignored in energy white paper that lets market rule future policy” – but fade when reason kicks in.

Abuse has never won an argument or changed minds, rather it does more harm to those doing the abusing than those subject to it.

The best place to illustrate our disenchantment with the Abbott-led Coalition Government is at the ballot box.

Of course if that doesn’t work because of the government’s mischievous machinations and their plea to populism, strengthened by this year being the 100^th anniversary of Anzac, those who truly understand our intergenerational responsibility, have little choice by civil disobedience.

The world, and by implication Australia, faces serious climate disruption and resource shortages if our behaviour continues unaltered and if the Abbott Government has its way, it will not only continue as is, but worsen as market-driven choices will take us even closer to catastrophe.

Environment groups forced to justify tax deductability

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nvironmental groups and the market system favoured by Australia’s Federal Government have long been at loggerheads.

The prevailing market system, despite what many businesses suggest, cares primarily about profits and illustrates little concern for the environment.

And now the market-drive Abbott-led Coalition Government disenfranchise environment group in anyway it can.

An April 1 interview on Radio National by host Fran Kelly - “Parliamentary inquiry into environmental organisations' donation spending on RN Breakfast” – discusses the reality that environmental groups could soon be facing a fight to hold on to their tax deductible donations.