CO2 Bills in Senate - 'New Dark Age'

The Gillard government's carbon dioxide Bills are expected to pass the Senate today.

The government's 'Clean Energy Future' website - click here.

To read all the 19 Bills - click here.

Piers Akerman has a good article on this... he likens it to going into a 'New Dark Age'.
Click here to read his report on his blog on the Daily Telegraph. 

On this issue, the science really isn't settled...
Given the fact that PM Julia Gillard said there would NOT be a carbon tax under a government she led, this is a betrayal of the electorate. The fact that the Greens hold the balance of power is a vital ingredient in this decision to impose this tax.

But why have the Independents tied themselves to this course of action? A good question!
Of course, having done so, they need to maintain support for the government or else they may lose their seats if the government were to fall!