UPDATE: Malcolm Roberts, One Nation explain the two-stroke mower ban is about real pollution, not CO2

Thanks to Malcolm Roberts for contacting me tonight with more information on the two-stroke motor ban. The other side of the story:

Re: Genius Plan to ban two-stroke motors Please note that Soichiro Honda himself banned his company from making 2-stroke outboard motors in the 1970’s after he visited Lake Tahoe and was shocked to see oil film on its waters. That pollution was produced by 2-stroke outboard motors. He had the courage to do the right thing so despite the inherently higher weight and lower power of 4-stroke motors at the time. He put the real environment ahead of profits and as a result the new path led Honda to designing and building superior motors. Sadly, Cory’s mischievous claims as reported on your blog misrepresent the situation. I am pleased to discuss this with you or anyone copied hereto. Before voting we checked on the bill and our staff advised clearly that the bill did not cover the so-called ‘greenhouse gas’ CO2. The bill covered real pollution. I made a speech on this bill and it is available through the parliamentary website. Regards, — Malcolm Roberts, Senator for Queensland. All his speeches are available here. Roberts has been […]