Carbon not the same thing as CO2

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Katewerk ‏@katewerk

Carbon dioxide is not "carbon" pollution. Misinformation "spewed" onto the airwaves is not news.

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There are two great lies told about the need to "put a price on carbon". Lies which I can't recall a single member of the gallery ever confronting the liars with -- far less the prime liar herself.

And it'll be a cold day in hell before you see a critical commentary from any of the supposed leading lights of the gallery such as Fairfax's Michelle Grattan or Peter Hartcher applying a critical analysis to the claims.

Now these two lies are in addition to Julia Gillard's "there will be no carbon tax" lie. They precede it and will be told again and again after it.

The first is that "climate change policies" are aimed at "carbon pollution". No they are not; they are aimed at reducing emissions of carbon dioxide.

There is neither the need to abbreviate carbon dioxide to carbon; and the exercise of abbreviation renders it inaccurate. A bald-faced, quite deliberate lie.


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[petros]

Carbon is fine all alone. It's those two oxygen or four hydrogen molecules that f-ck everything up. Ban oxygen and hydrogen.

 

[55Mercury]

human beings are the real carbon pollution

I think we could do with about 1.6 billion less and have a much more peaceful planet.

 

[petros]

Why not more?