Carbon Tax

So there is another scare campaign on again. The Liberals are very good at that.

The proposed carbon tax is NOT on households but on the big polluters. Ordinary households will actually benefit as they will be recompensed for their electricity usage. Why oh why are the Liberals claiming otherwise? And the shock jocks are at it too, pushing the line that we will all suffer.

Well I think we will all suffer far more if we don't start to reduce our greenhouse emissions. The climate is changing. I am a gardener, and it is obvious. Fruit trees don't know when to flower any more. They are both fruiting and flowering at the same time - both apples and plums have been affected in my garden.

What are you doing to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions?

We have fully insulated our house, added solar hot water, solar panels and installed a ventilation system to keep the house warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Our combined gas and electricity bill for the last six months was for -$200. We do not have airconditioning, but our house has not reached over 26 C this summer. We do not have central heating, but our house didn't fall below 13 C last winter. So we are warmer and cooler at the times we want. An added benefit is that the ventilation system is keeping our house humidity free as well, so when it is humid outside I do most of my work at home, where it is much easier to think.