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#AdvocacyAUAustraliaSaltbushClubCarbonSenseCoalitionVivForbes [DeSmog ] [networks of influence ] "The Saltbush Club is an unplanned venture. Tapping a deep vein of public concern about the Paris climate agreement, it just grew. In about a month, with zero corporate or government support, a few lone individuals have attracted an imposing line-up of sensible people who are well informed on all aspects of the climate debate, and on the growing energy, water and infrastructure problems facing Australia. Many are only prepared to publicise their concern since they have been freed from corporate, academic or government restraints. They are now expressing long-held but often-suppressed opinions.
A much larger group of 'Silent Members' have indicated support, but do not want their names made public because they fear that exposure would harm their prospects for employment, promotion or business. They will help, but silently.
All Saltbush members are concerned that climate-alarm policies promoted by most politicians are not based on sound science, and are already causing great damage to Australian industry, jobs and consumers."
https://saltbushclub.com/about/
#CatchcrySilentMajority
#2015_UNClimateChangeConferenceCOP21 [Wikipedia ]
#2016_ParisAgreement [Wikipedia ] VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiGD0OgK2ug https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement [United Nations ]
#PhenomnClimateChangeAnthropogenic
#OrgClassifPPAUSOneNationPartyMalcolmRoberts [Wikipedia ]
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#NewspaperAUOnlineSouthBurnettOnline [Muckrack ] "The Green Shirts Movement (GSM) believes Australian agriculture is slowly being strangled by excessive regulation due to misconceptions about farming practices promoted by extreme environmental groups in urban areas.
The result is that regional and rural Australia is being neglected by governments at all levels, and farmers are being confronted with an avalanche of rules, regulations and paperwork that are choking productivity.
To counter this, GSM says it aims to 'tell the truth' about agricultural industries and provide a strong alternative voice in policy debates.
GSM was started in June 2018 by Mackay regional councillor and beef and cane farmer Martin Bella, who is probably better known to most people as a former State Of Origin prop.
In the 18 months since then, the national movement has garnered tens of thousands of social media followers, along with positive coverage in most of the agricultural press....
'We're naturally conservative and like farmers everywhere, we want to preserve and improve our environment for future generations.
'But our voices aren't being listened to in the cities, and we want to change that.'"
https://southburnett.com.au/news2/2020/01/31/green-shirts-plan-kingaroy-rally/
#AdvocacyAUGreenShirtsMovementGSMMartinBella [forum ]
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#IdentityFarmer
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#NewspaperAUOnlineCrikeyDavidHardaker "Named after the arid climate plant that naturally captures and stores carbon dioxide, The Saltbush Club brings together veterans of Australia's climate sceptic-denialist movement, clustered around the formidable figure of Hugh Morgan, one-time CEO of Western Mining and Liberal Party grandee.
Morgan has a long record of influencing conservative government climate policy through pro-fossil fuel and free market groups such as the Lavoisier Group and the Institute of Public Affairs.
Other big names in the Saltbush ranks include former BHP head Jerry Ellis, Melbourne geology academic Ian Plimer, Queensland mining millionaire and serial lobby group participant Viv Forbes, business luminary Sir Roderick Carnegie and prominent blogger and science communicator JoNova (real name Joanne Codling)."
https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/02/06/saltbush-club-part-one/
#IRLBusinesspersonHughMorgan [Wikipedia ]
#OrgClassifPPAUSLiberalPartyOfAustralia
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#AdvocacyAULavoisierGroup [Wikipedia ]
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#BrandBHPGroupLimitedJerryEllis [Wikipedia ] [DeSmog ]
#IRLGeologistIanPlimer [DeSmog ] [Wikipedia ]
#IRLBusinesspersonRoderickCarnegie [Wikipedia ]
#IRLDenialistJoanneCodlingAKAJoanneNova [DeSmog ] [SourceWatch ] [Wikipedia ]
#NMAUSkyNewsAustraliaPetaCredlin VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR4w8Aq0nkA