While visiting Australia, Canadian scientist TV personality David Suzuki yesterday unleashed a tirade against his hosts.  No one, not even the chef who prepared his free lunch, was spared.

During his hour-long National Press Club address, the renowned environmentalist swore repeatedly — despite his speech being broadcast live on ABC TV — criticising everyone from John Howard to his own supporters in the audience for eating the salmon and rice.

"You all sat here and chowed down on farmed salmon and obviously you don't give a s— about what you're putting into your body," the 70-year-old bellowed.

David Suzuki, ever the eloquent and gracious guest.

Dr Suzuki said Australia was a disappointment to the world because it had not ratified the Kyoto protocol, a pact between industrialised nations to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 2012.

He said as a result, Australia had no credibility as a "responsible global citizen".

"I've always thought of Australia as caring about being responsible international citizens, and by rejecting Kyoto, Mr Howard declares that Australia is an international outlaw, not to be bound by these kinds of treaties the rest of the world agrees to."

I thought being an outlaw was a matter of deeds, not words.  Given that the countries that actually signed on to Kyoto are failing to meet its requirements, aren’t they the real outlaws?

Dr Suzuki slammed Australia for allowing rice and cotton farming, and went on to condemn the Government's $350 million drought package for stricken farmers as an "ad hoc, knee-jerk" reaction.

He went on to praise — sarcastically — Mr Howard for acknowledging global warming. "Mr Howard has now acknowledged that global warming is happening. Thank God, it's about time," Dr Suzuki said.

"So 'boom', right away the solution is nuclear power. This guy ought to be booted out of office for that kind of approach to the problem, I mean, it's crazy."

Dr Suzuki’s subtle yet persuasive argumentation will no doubt prompt Mr Howard to resign in shame first thing tomorrow morning.

h/t: Greenie Watch

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