Climate Sceptics – Liberals Cease to Hijack The Climate Sceptics on Google

MEDIA RELEASE

11/8/2010

Liberals Cease to Hijack The Climate Sceptics on Google

This week has seen the Liberal Party seek to leverage their campaign on the back of momentum generated by The Climate Sceptics. Following the launch of a hard-hitting TV blitz in South Australia, Liberal strategists have recognised the level of public interest in the new kid to the Australian political landscape, led by South Australian senate candidate Leon Ashby.

A google search for any of The Climate Sceptics senate candidates revealed a paid link to the Liberal campaign site via google ad words until this deception was highlighted by The Climate Sceptics.

Beau Woods, West Australian senate candidate for The Climate Sceptics, points out that the Liberal party was only one vote away from capitulating to Labor’s ill-conceived ETS. “There is a select group of multinational banking corporations that stand to make huge profits trading in carbon credits, paid for by Joe Consumer. The Liberal party is attempting to walk both side of the street in regard to both the man-made global warming theory and carbon trading. The Australian public cannot be sure that plans for a carbon tax or artificial trading scheme have truly being shelved for good. The interests of Goldman Sachs* lie waiting in the shadows.”

“This blatant hijacking of our fledgling party shows that we are well and truly on the radar. There are a number of marginal seats in the lower house that will probably come down to preferences from The Climate Sceptics.”

Following media attention via the non partisan website bothkindsofpolitics.org the Liberal Party sought to limit the damage to their campaign by ceasing to run the misleading ads.

*Source: http://www2.goldmansachs.com/services/advising/environmental-markets/business-initiatives/trading-and-cap-markets.html

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Beau Woods
WA Candidate for the Australian Senate
The Climate Sceptics