Talk:Larissa Waters

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[edit] "Ignorant 4WDers" comment

Larissa was also quoted in the Sunday Mail 25th February 2007 as saying: "Only IGNORANT people drive 4WDs" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrpunkinhead (talk • contribs) 01:09, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

This was deleted as it does not provide the letter to the editor published in the Courier Mail on 4 March 2007 refer to in below from the following link:

http://www.springhillvoice.com/media.html

"No Apology, No Retraction, But Hey, Let's Privatise Public Transport! Murdoch's usual fair and balanced approach to the Greens.

In last week's 'Sunday Mail' [25/02/07], Hannah Davies reported in her article 'Green Bid For 4WD Tax Hike':

"Queensland Greens environment spokeswoman Larissa Waters said the Federal Government ought to introduce an environmental levy on monster vehicles, and ``Only ignorant people drive 4WDs, she said.``It is just the greedy Americanised `bigger is better' mentality that makes people want these vehicles. " Ms Waters felt she was misrepresented, and sent the following letter to the Editor of the 'Sunday Mail' (from the Queensland Greens website):

Dear Sunday Mail Editor,

I am the Queensland Greens Spokesperson for the Environment. Today’s Sunday Mail (25 February 2007, page 25) contains a headline, statements and a fabricated quote which distort my comments to your reporter, in a manner which is misleading and embarrassing. I did not call four wheel drivers "ignorant", nor have the Queensland Greens called for a "tax hike on 4WDs". Rather, the Queensland Greens would like to see government encourage the use of smaller vehicles for urban driving by reducing registration fees for smaller vehicles. As well as environmental benefits, comes the financial benefit of reduced petrol costs for smaller vehicles. There are also safety concerns with 4WDs. For these reasons, as well as a concern to reduce the 14% of Australia’s national greenhouse gas emissions which comes from the transport sector, the Queensland Greens support the use of public transport where available and active transport (cycling, walking) where feasible. We suggest that people try, one day a week, getting to work using public or active transport – and compare the health, financial and time benefits. Where neither public or active transport is available or feasible for a necessary trip, the Queensland Greens support the use of smaller cars for urban driving. I request that you publish this letter so that readers of the Sunday Mail have an accurate understanding of the Queensland Greens position on this important issue. I have also instructed my lawyer to write to you demanding a retraction of the comments and statements falsely attributed to me.

Regards, Larissa Waters.

So what did today's [4/03/07] 'Sunday Mail' do? They printed this in 'Letters to the Editor':

"TO THE POINT

Last week's fuel price hike will hopefully encourage owners of large cars, particularly urban four-wheel drivers, to think about public transport alternatives. While I most certainly don't think four-wheel drivers are ignorant, it is easy to overlook the environmental impacts of our everyday choices. Incentives should be given to encourage smaller, more efficient cars, or better still, let's have some decent funding to improve public transport.

-- LARISSA WATERS, ENVIRONMENT SPOKESWOMAN, QUEENSLAND GREENS"

Monkeymagic07 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Monkeymagic07 (talk • contribs) 11:58, 27 September 2007 (UTC)