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Another laugh out loud video from Greenpeace Australia. It seems that Rudd wants to pay $1.2 billion in subsidies to the coal industry as part of their emissions trading scheme! At least when we subsidise our polluters, it is because they are trade exposed. Export coal isn’t covered by Kyoto. So what’s up?

This cartoon is slightly out of date now, except as a tidy explanation of the benefits of two party first past the post presidential style elections so favoured by opponents of MMP.

There is more relevant Christmas themed Captain Capitalism here.

Greenpeace ironically notes that New Zealanders should be seriously alarmed at the prospect of the National-led government damaging the country’s relationship with the United States.
“New Zealand is at serious risk of becoming an international Pariah over climate, and jeopardising its international standing and trade relations. The last thing we want is to become the equivalent […]

John Key’s victory speech on youtube has been attracting a number of responses reminding him how important climate change is, including this one:

From one of the companies that helped with the Green election campaign:

Hat tip: Celsias

The iceberg post was popular yesterday, so here’s another.

The Herald’s Chris Barton explores the copyrights issues surrounding Act’s attempted ‘mash-up’ of the Green party ad, suggesting that he wouldn’t support legal action for this kind of free speech.
Remember, Act is the party that views property rights as sacrosanct. But putting aside Act’s hypocrisy, and moral and privacy concerns about using children in advertising, […]

Here are some of the out-takes from the filming for the Green Party campaign closing broadcast for the 2008 election: