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\"\"<\/a>I\u2019ve been avoiding the news of late. I realised I needed to take a serious time out from it last week when I caught myself day dreaming of launching a cheap and nourishing breakfast cereal which I\u2019d call \u2018Credit Crunch\u2019.<\/p>\n

Last night though, I thought I\u2019d risk a glimpse \u2013 perhaps the sacking of Luiz Filipe Scolari by Chelsea (and let\u2019s not forget Portsmouth\u2019s dismissal of Tony Adams too) might provide a little colour in the monochrome news diet.<\/p>\n

I have to say I was flabbergasted, not by (or perhaps that should be not only <\/em>by) Scolari\u2019s reported pay out, but by a report from Northern Ireland.\u00a0 Predictably it involved two words, each starting with C \u2013 but this time they represented a different global threat \u2013 Climate Change.<\/p>\n

It would seem that Environment Minister, Sammy Wilson has banned government television adverts in Northern Ireland warning of the effects of climate change.<\/p>\n

The DUP man said he was not prepared to allow \u201cinsidious New Labour propaganda\u201d about the impact of climate change which would have been screened on UTV.<\/p>\n

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Mr Wilson said the adverts attempted to tell people that simple measures like changing their lightbulbs and turning off TVs from stand-by mode could help prevent them \u201cwrecking the world\u201d.
\n\u201cThe vast majority of people are not prepared to accept this view of life any more and are certainly not prepared to bear the massive financial consequences.\u201d He told the Belfast Telegraph.<\/p>\n

Mr Wilson has been heavily criticised by environmentalists for claiming that ongoing climatic shifts are down to nature and not mankind.\u00a0 But while acknowledging his views on global warming may not be popular, the East Antrim MP is not prepared to be bullied by eco fundamentalists. \u201cI\u2019ll not be stopped saying what I believe needs to be said about climate change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This really scared me, I\u2019m all for free speech, and I\u2019m not comfortable with \u2018insidious propaganda\u2019 but I\u2019m at a loss to see how avoiding over consumption can be wrong on any level.<\/p>\n

Am I alone?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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