Posts Tagged ‘ carbon reduction ’

Senior Libs Desert Turnbull Over ETS

By Rich Bowden: Five Liberal frontbenchers have resigned over its leadership’s decision to ram through an agreement with the Government on an emissions trading scheme. Tony Abbott, Sophie Mirabella, Tony Smith and Senators Nick Minchin and Eric Abetz have handed in their resignations saying they cannot agree with their leader Malcolm Turnbull’s decision to...

Melbourne’s Bike Project; A Good Idea Ruined

The city of Melbourne recently came up with a great idea; a bicycle program for the city’s central business district (CBD). Indeed on the face of it, this looks like a progressive plan to encourage more people to leave their cars at home in favour of alternative transport options. The combination of the bicycle...