Not much fanfare but July 1st saw the introduction in New Zealand, of their ETS. Media reports now available at nzclimatescience.com.

Could this be the first domino to fall?

Is this economic lunacy or a courageous Government taking a stand for the planet?

Not quite sure what you mean by the first domino to fall, spindoc.

I hope that it will be shown to be a courageous move by government that will get the ball rolling.

We'll see.

NO...It's not

"Economic lunacy"

nor

"a courageous Government taking a stand for the planet?"

It is a move which will guarantee HUGE financial reward for those like BOB CARR who run carbon trading companies. (ENVEX) and of course.. 'ME' and my mate David Blood and Dr Richard Sandor and our mate at the UN "Maurice Strong" ALL of whom have major investements in carbon trading exchanges.

MAURICE STRONG (Earth Summit) Director, Chicago Climate Exchange.

Al GORE Chairman 'Generation Investment Management' which has HUGE shareholings in the CCX and wants to pick up money from the other side too.. "Offsets" companies.

DR RICHARD SANDOR did the feasability study for the CCX and concluded it was a 10 trillion dollar a year business.. they made him CEO.

KATHY ZOI... Assistant secretary of Energy in the US..has huge shareholdings in Ladis and Gyr.. our smart "SmartMeter" makers.

Many others.

They are Capitalists in Socialist garb.. what they want is POWER.. to keep the money flowing, carbon TRADING is how they can do it. They already 'own' the industry.

Please..please... make me richer..RICHER than I already am.. just BELIEVE me when I tell you the "End is Near" and force your governments to enact emissions TRADING laws.

I promise I will not brand you with your 'mark' on your right hand or forehead for at least a few years....

Jussst in case some one thinks I'm woffling.

http://www.globalwarming.org/2010/06/14/obama-blocked-clean-up-of-bp-oil-spill-by-friendly-countries-international-assistance-blocked-by-regulations-obama-had-the-authority-to-waive/

//One giant skimmer on its way to the gulf is the A Whale supertanker,
which can skim more than 100,000 barrels of oily water a day. Yet
before the Taiwanese-owned, Liberian-flagged A Whale can go to work it
too will need a Jones Act waiver.//

with years of Helen Clarke and now this ridiculous tax grab its no wonder we are being invaded by Kiwis.

I suppose there might be some merit in being the first Lemming off the top of the cliff..... or in front at the charge of the light brigade

But I cannot quite put my finger on what merit it might be?

- unless it is the selfless pursuit of self-righteousness