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David Suzuki let it rip at his National Press Club address, swearing repeatedly, 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. "You know what a farmed salmon is, it's filled with toxic chemicals, I know Tasmanian salmon, those are not Tasmanian salmon. Those are Atlantic salmon that are brought and raised in cages in Tasmania."

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."

Dr Suzuki said the global media was more interested in reporting on celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, Princess Diana, Michael Jackson and O.J. Simpson, than climate change.

He said if he abused the Prime Minister he would get better coverage.

"If I were to say -- I'm not saying this, but if I were to say -- 'John Howard is an arsehole', I might even get a 10-inch column (in a newspaper)."

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."

Saw a Scouts trailer, on the side it had "You don't need to be Green to be an environmentalist, it's just common sense." and "Nature never did anything by accident." Which I thought was pretty cool.

Just noticed Democrats have a SenateWatch website, with lot's of sad facts about old Johnny's work.

Nice article about climate-sceptic-farmers turned eco-activists here.

Nothing really new happening in Victoria. 60,000 homes have no power, having some earthquakes, usual stuff.