Try this in Australia!

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Yes Cuppa, as you say, this really is "class warfare" and totally ineffectual.
The truth is that the vehicles targeted are modern, have efficient engines and effective emission control systems. They would likely be having less effect on the planet than the old bangers that these "Climate Warriors" are driving.

Its all over the UK press - not just the Tribune or Guardian. The RAC have also published an article on it. Seems it also happened in Stockholm so seems to be a European thing.

Apart from the obvious inconvenience factor and possible unintended consequences of an emergency situation the numbskulls apparently haven't considered that the tyres will inevitably be re inflated. That requires electricity produced either using AC or DC power - both forms defeat their ultimate goal of reducing CO2.

So "we need to do more research" that means some more funding to keep their jobs fora little bit longer and a few more perks. Reminds me of a researcher in the Antarctic when being interviewed said "hopefully we can prove that global warming is occurring (that was before they called it climate change) Now they are saying that the Russians are infiltrating the green groups to stop fracking so it will forcing the price of gas up.

Seriously lindsay?

Anti-science, anti-expertise may be the catch cry of certain demographics this millennium but any reasonable analysis will show it's both ignorant nonsense (mostly), and ironic. That's not to suggest that scientists and experts are perfect or that they don't make mistakes and can't be influenced.

Your comment about the label change for global warming (which has the knock on effect of changing climates) was addressed decades ago. Irrespective of whatever you might like to call it (or deny it, as the case may be), the science is settled and unequivocal as far as it's source goes - "human" actions. If you want to read more on warming/cc in an easily digestible form I can highly recommend SKEPTICAL SCIENCE.

I doubt the veracity of your last sentence but it may be worth doing some research on Australia's gas reserves (without fracking), the factors which drive prices, and Howard's massive subsidies to early gas producers (which cost you, me and all other Australians a conservative $100B), among other things.

The Arctic and Antarctic both have a heat wave at the same time.... Nothing to wory about there.