Howard's New Climate Plan Just More Election-Year Greenwash, Says Greenpeace

PRIME Minister John Howard's new climate change funding is just part of an election-year "greenwash", says Greenpeace. Mr Howard today announced spending of $627 million for measures to tackle global warming, including $336 million for "green vouchers" for schools.

Details of how the remainder will be spent have not yet been released.

"The PM's climate change fund appears to be more election-time greenwash," Greenpeace energy campaigner Catherine Fitzpatrick said today.

"The $637 million is, in fact, a drop in the ocean when compared with recent announcements by State and Federal Governments for investment into unproven so-called clean coal technologies that allow polluters to continue with business-as-usual coal use and production," she said.

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http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22088428-1702,00.html

I'll take Greenpeace's word on this any day!

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