Pullicino plants trees to compensate for electoral campaign paper
Flowers might not bloom in Parliament, but getting a candidate to Parliament might help trees grow.
Resources Minister George Pullicino said this evening that he has planted 15 trees at Ta' Qali national park to compensate for the paper used in his electoral campaign.
He said the trees were planted as part of the 34U campaign on the basis of a formula which calculated the amount of material sent by the Pullicino campaign.
The exercise was audited by Christopher Ciantar, Vincent Attard, Paul Pace and Stephan De Marco.
Mr Pullicino said he wanted his electoral campaign to have the least possible environmental impact, or, if possible none at all. Disseminating information was a key element of an electoral campaign, but there were ways how the environmental impact could be mitigated.
He augured that this concept of compensating for any environmental impact would be taken up by all sectors of society.
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Bernhard Gauci
Dec 23rd 2008, 21:38
Most propably the minister involved himself in this GIMMICK to compensate for the trees that were chopped infront of the Office of The Prime Minister last week.
I bet that the remaining trees on the left hand side will take a permanent holiday by the end of this year.
Joe Bonello
Dec 23rd 2008, 11:06
Can the mentioned auditors please check the circus in Floriana ? They are using the trees to anchor the circus tent ! possibly nobody noticed ?
Cauchi Ronald
Dec 23rd 2008, 10:01
Why is it that people seem to take personal umbrage when anyone criticises a politician they might support? Dont they understand that the more they act that way the more we will go on picking on their blue(or red) eyed boys and showing them off for the arrogant, conceited egocentred lot they truly are.
M.Vella
Dec 23rd 2008, 08:59
The best Christmas present this government can give us is to stop insulting our intelligence.
Ronald Cauchi
Dec 23rd 2008, 08:55
Yippeeee! Gosh! Golly! Isnt that noble of him? Who said humour is dead.
Pauline Falzon
Dec 23rd 2008, 08:37
Grow up George, we're neither idiots nor gullible blinkered voters.
J Farrugia
Dec 23rd 2008, 08:21
I have just recieved a birthday greetings letter from the MLP leader. I hope that the mlp will find time like Pullicino to plant some trees for the wasted papers that the mlp is wasting on these gimmicks. Everyone lives in glass house.
Robert Fenech
Dec 23rd 2008, 05:57
Remember that this is the man who sent his constituents three sunflower seeds during the election whilst helping to destroy what little greenery we have.
That pic wold make a nice Christmas Card:)
Joseph Zammit
Dec 23rd 2008, 01:01
Is the minister taking us for a ride?
It will take more than 15 trees to compensate for the irreplaceable damage done to Malta under his very own eyes when he was the minister responsible for MEPA.
The minister should be stressing the 3R's - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (of which as a nation we're only starting on the last and least important), not 'compensating' for damage after it is done.
Marco Cremona
Dec 23rd 2008, 00:15
I really cannot take any more green gimmicks. This Minister has been responsible for Malta's environment for the greater part of the last decade but successive State-of-the-Environment reports continue to show that our environment is in freefall. No renewable-energy to speak of; a complete lack of awareness on energy-efficiency; we have the worst air quality in the EU; freshwater-reserves are deteriorating; MEPA is in disarray; hectares of agricultural land has been sacrificed for buildings which nobody will buy... the list is endless.
Oh well, plant a few trees and all is forgiven-and-forgotten.
It is pathetic how the Minister continues to propogate this tree growing culture as a means of redeeming oneself environmentally.
And by the way, planting trees to reduce one's carbon footprint is a myth propogated by the same Ministry. Various companies have already been tricked into putting their money in trees - believing that they are reducing their carbon footprint and therefore not contributing to global warming. Somebody should have told them that replacing their fleet of vehicles with more efficient ones would have done more good to the world than planting a million trees. And one would expect this kind of guidance to come from the Ministry.
Joew Morana
Dec 22nd 2008, 22:37
Pathetic George, to say the least, especially for many Sliema residents. Do you really believe that a mere 15 trees will wash your conscience clear of the urban jungle which MEPA (falling under your previous Ministerial responsibilities), has for years and years authorized to prevail in Sliema without the necessary holistic EIAs.
Regrettably many Sliema residents residents are suffering from the severe adverse consequencies of the Sliema's over-development duly authorised by MEPA. As some previous blogger suggested "wheeping willows" would have been much more in order.
Steven Bonello
Dec 22nd 2008, 22:32
atonement for his marshalling of the extension of the ODZ zones perhaps?
Joseph Borda
Dec 22nd 2008, 22:02
Keep it up Minister.......... for the good job you are doing in our Ministry....Hope that other's will follow this....
Tony Caruana
Dec 22nd 2008, 20:44
I wonder did Mr Pullicino actually buy the trees or where they Donated ?
J.Borg
Dec 22nd 2008, 20:41
No wonder what politicians do to get attention from us!!!!!!
What a gimmick, 15 trees to do good for election papers.
I think they should not send any papers at all..........they all go to the rubbish straight from letter box.
Franco Farrugia
Dec 22nd 2008, 20:30
@ Charles J Buttigieg - I thought you were having a break, to celebrate Christmas!
Robert Thake
Dec 22nd 2008, 20:22
As green as green can be.
Lewis Balzan
Dec 22nd 2008, 19:16
Not impressed at all. As the minister responsible for MEPA in the past it would take a whole forest of trees to compensate for the damage you have done to the environment, not just 20!
Christian Micallef
Dec 22nd 2008, 19:11
Good example, hope others will do the same!
Charles J Buttigieg
Dec 22nd 2008, 19:10
15 trees used for the Minister’s electoral campaign? He should have planted 15,000 weeping willows to compensate.
D Fenech
Dec 22nd 2008, 19:03
This must be the end of year joke! Anything for a photoshoot!