AD submits clean air proposals
Proposals on clean air have been submitted by Alternattiva Demokratika.
AD said that should it elect a representative in the European Parliament, he would continue to work, together with the Greens, for high quality standards in this area.
Speaking during an activity as part of the EP elections campaign, AD chairman and MEP candidate Arnold Cassola said it was worrying that the maximum level of toxic gases had increased.
Rather than aiming for higher standards to protect people from cancer, respiratory and other illnesses, the country was opting for systems which used fuels which were more polluting than gas or alternative sources of energy.
The country was not only increasing pollution, it was also risking being fines millions of euros in fines for not reaching CO2 reduction targets.
Candidate Yvonne Ebejer Arquerso said AD supported directives which led to higher standards in transport, vehicles and power stations.
An AD MEP would work for clean energy to be an EU priority and for new technologies to be invested in.
AD spokesman Ralph Cassar said that although air pollution was a major problem, other parties in the EP did not feel the need to improve the emission standards of trucks and cars.
The Greens would continue working for such standards in the sector and for massive investment in public transport systems which used clean energy sources.
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Mary Anne Zammit
May 22nd 2009, 21:32
@Margaret Richards
as far as I know the European Greens are in favour of women s' rights, they claim that a women has a right over her own body, also they promote women who are strong, intelligent and autonmous and do not tolerate sexual harassment and other form of discrimation. So what happened to you and perhaps who knows other women does not conform to the green principles.
Margaret Richards
May 22nd 2009, 16:53
Then joining the European Greens was a real bad decision. As the European Greens are definitely in favour of liberal issues whereas you are totally conservative. As I explained in a letter to Dr. Arnold Cassola some months back, i'm not going to clap to a woman for having an abortion, just for the sake of being trendy, but there are times such as when there is violent rape, incest, a severely deformed baby or when the mother's health is in danger when abortion albeit a suffered decision is the only way out. But Dr. Cassola is of the frame of mind that A WOMAN DOES NOT HAVE ANY RIGHT OVER HER OWN BODY VIS-A'-VIS THE UNBORN CHILD. Perhaps Dr. Cassola wanted to say "The Woman does not have any rights". It's the continuous U turns to get votes which actually irritates me. So since we are both losing precious time, me from whatever I have to do and you from your 'KAFE MAL-HBIEB' where the only positive aspect is that the coffee is of the 'fair trade' hopefully i won't be burdened with any more letters from your end.
Mary Anne Zammit
May 22nd 2009, 12:23
@dmangion
At last you came to the full realization that you are losing your time, if not votes.
D.MANGION
May 22nd 2009, 10:34
@Margaret Richards,
One last thing....(honestly I will not reply to you anymore on this article). You seem to have been disillutioned by AD because you seem to be pro-abortion and you expected a "liberal" AD to be pro-abortion too.
Let me make this clear. I will never look down at people who have been brought to a situation wherin they had to favour abortion. But I am anti abortion and will definitey stop favouring AD if it should take a pro-abortion attitude.
However I am too small, too insignificant, too irrelevant to act as a supreme judge and condemn any pro-abortionist.
D.MANGION
May 22nd 2009, 10:23
@Margaret Richards
So it took you 2 days to answer 2 out of 4 questions! No problem. Maybe tomorrow you'll admit that you are a PN diehard and the day after you'll tell us why do you view AD as a threat, notwithstanding the fact that you label AD as being insignificant.
So AD has disillutioned you....again no problem. AD does not have supporters. Please understand this. Supporters belong to football teams and it is a completely mistaken concept to apply the same approach to political parties. Most of the Maltese electorate suffer from this mistaken concept. (maybe even myself )
Football is a game, but politics is an art. The art of leading a nation in the best and fairest way possible, trying to search for the vastest consensus possible, without prostituting the value that one represents....not an easy task at all !
In Malta we view it as a game where the winner takes the trophy and the loser is left to lick the wounds. Little do we realize that we can all be winners at the end of the day.
My opinion is that at the moment AD can be a contributor to increase this consensus.
Margaret Richards
May 21st 2009, 19:30
Dear AD members, seems you are enjoying your war of words but re abortion, i do seem to remember that unlike the european greens you are anti-abortion- just for votes sake obviously!! So ques 1. I am not criticizing AD on the 6th seat i'm saying they are outright looney to make a big deal re the 6th seat when there's nothing tangible yet-the 6th seat is still like a mirage which might come true (not to AD) and which might remain a dream!!! I chose to criticize AD because as i have been saying for ages i believed that AD stood for certain liberal issues but it just makes U turns and that's something which really makes me mad. Re hunting - well my personal opinion has little to do with it - but if it gives you any satisfaction - i'm against hunting of all sorts and at all times of year. So that's your only redeeming point.
D.MANGION
May 21st 2009, 07:42
Margaret Richards,
You are still chickening out by not answering question 1, 2, and 4.
At least you have answered my question 3....and if you view PN and PL as being consistent, then you must be living in Wonderland.....it is already enough to observe their views on the issue of hunting during the last 10 years.....and what AD has been saying about hunting without moving by one inch, it's stance on this issue. AD never prostituted itself to get the hunters' votes and nowadays, the hunters have realized that AD is the only party that has not cheated on them, even though they are in big disagreement with AD's views. Don't forget that this present government is still defending the pro hunting lobby at the European courts even up to now.
AD's views have also been always coherent on the issue of abortion. You can ask your Dr. George Pullicino how he had to swallow his words in public, when he accused AD of being pro-abortion.
Enough said...
Noel Zahra
May 20th 2009, 17:59
Mrs. Richards, I wonder if it's Malta you're speaking about, when you mention successful environmental policies. The environment is still considerably degraded, remember when Alan Deidun used to report in The Times. We urgently need to take control of the blatant illegal development, legal overdevelopment, unsuccessful recycling policies (less than10% of total waste is recycled, compared to germany which recycles more than 90%), inconsistent alternative energy strategies. This one day will have a considerable impact on tourism, our quality of life and purchasing power. To many, the government, is under-delivering on the environment issue big way - unfortunately 'the environment' is just PR and green wash, there is no conviction. The only battle won for the environment this year was the closing of the Spring hunting season and that's thanks to the EU.
Margaret Richards
May 20th 2009, 17:46
Dear AD insiders you are just counting your chickens before they hatch re the 6th seat as the Irish might very well vote against again. Even though i hope that this time around they will vote in favour i still have my doubts. Re my chickening out since you seem to know my position re abortion, divorce, gay rights, immigration and human rights i can say i'm not chickening out especially on AD. Since I know that PN and PL are both conservative as they have always been consistent, and you are supposed to be liberals but you have embraced conservative policies just to get votes - sorry i prefer to keep my liberal views all the same but go with a consistent party. You are supposed to be liberal but you are DEFINITELY NOT!!! Also to continue with Ms. M'Anne Zammit - I could not help being amused at the sarcastic undertones of that phrase!!! And amused and also amazed was Dr. Cassola's stance @ projecting himself like Obama with the Yes We can phrase.
Marie Anne Zammit
May 20th 2009, 12:19
@d mangion
I suggest you do not look back, be postive and look forward, I think yes you can.
D.MANGION
May 20th 2009, 10:53
@Margaret Richards,
YOU DID CHICKEN OUT !!!
We are still waiting your reasoned reply for the following.
1-Why did you criticize AD on the issue of the selection process of the 6th seat when PN, PL and AD were saying exactly the same thing?
2-Why are you being wishy-washy on declaring yourself a PN diehard and pretend that you are some sort of liberal objective thinker ?
3-Why do you always pinpoint AD's statements for your criticism when as a PN supporter your greatest rival is PL ?
4-What sort of huge threat do you see AD is posing to your party, if as YOU say, AD is so insignificant?
Only when you convincingly reply to these questions can I conclude that you have not chickened out.
At that point I will also reply to your questions, but allow me to just tell you that I still have great respect for Toni Abela, Wenzu Mintoff, and Harry Vassallo, and the several others that have served for some time within AD...for they have done it, fully aware that it is highly unlikely that they would reap the kind of benefits as those working in our major parties can possibly expect.
Margaret Richards
May 19th 2009, 18:00
Dear AD insiders, I did not chicken out. In fact why don't you say why so many people who were in the core of AD left your party??? I would love to have an answer why so many people left AD for other parties not necessarily to rejoin PN, but also PL. Your problem is that you can't handle criticism and you turn against people.
D.MANGION
May 19th 2009, 09:51
@Margaret Richards,
Your comments are being repetitive, stale, and outright boring.
Your hatred towards AD verges on the ridiculous....and you continue to fire slogans without being able to substantiate any of them with your own reasoning. You are just like a cinema that shows "second-run movies". Whatever you state, would have been already issued from L-istamperija tal-Pieta', and repeated ad-nauseam to the ever decreasing NET TV audience long before you write it in your comments here.
You even had the cheek to critisize AD, when they were in perfect sintony with what PN and PL where saying, and when I (and other commentators) challenged you to give us a reason for picking on AD on that particular issue....you chickened out.
D. Scerri
May 19th 2009, 09:40
@Margaret Richards
They (PN) have proved themselves to be utterly useless in environmental issues. After almost 22 years of government, Malta has an abysmal record on the environment.
PN apologists would vote for a banana, if Gonzi put a blue ribbon on it.
Margaret Richards
May 18th 2009, 21:00
If the trio of AD would like to take a look at the PN manifesto - they will realise that these issues are already being tackled with success by someone else. And if you take a look around Malta you would realise that much has been done in favour of environment. I know there's still much to be done - but i'd rather leave this to people who already proved themselves in this area - therefore PN.