“Clearly, the left-wing groups want to use this carbon theme as a tool for wealth redistribution.”

—  Luboš Motl

http://motls.blogspot.com/2009/10/poland-rejects-global-carbon-communism.html#more <br class="br"> The Reference Frame http://motls.blogspot.com/

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