The fact is that weather your talking about Carbon Trading for Airlines, Increasing Rail Faires, Congestion Charging, Pay (lots) as you Drive or whatever, It has bugger all to do with the environment.
Im not able to do less driving whatever they charge, and for other people this will read across to flying, shipping, trains or whaterver. The government will therefore hijack the issue to raise a load of money for its own back pocket. If any of us dare to complain we'll be made to look like murderers trying to distroy the world and everything in it.
There really is no balanced debate on the matter, when was the last time you saw a news item with a scientist who reconed that climate chage would happen anyway? In any case, it's about time all of us, not just MOL made a stand.
I've just read a release from AOPA which recons that the new tax rates that will be charged on AVGAS will spell the end of the economic viability of reasearch into lower emission fuels. Maybe it is the Government and the Irresponsible face of Polotics that are destroying the planet after all?
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