Cave in by the Leader?????

Well it appears that all you have to do is open your mouth, let fly a few charges against newspapers, or journalists, and you achieve what you want. At the last clowncil meeting, several councillors made it absolutely clear that they did not appreciate the 'negative' publicity which the Leader was giving clowncil in regards to its environmental policies. Well, lo and behold, look what pipes up in this week's Glen Eira Leader - a snow job detailing all the money that council is spending on 'green energy'. What a change in tune!!!! Cr Lipshutz will be pleased won't he? What the Leader neglects to tell its readers of course is how this 'expenditure' compares to other councils. It also refrains from mentioning that the $5 million Caulfield pavilion will still be without water tanks and solar energy. The article is printed below{


GREENIES take heart Glen Eira Council has introduced some environmentally friendly projects of late.
In a bid to do its part for the planet and take on the increasingly hot topic of climate change, councillors have voted to buy green energy to power some of their buildings.
Mayor Steven Tang said the move was part of the council’s environmental sustainability strategy. Its four children’s centres and seven maternal and child health centres were now powered with 100 per cent green energy, he said.
“We have implemented a range of power-saving initiatives,” Cr Tang said.
“These include the use of sensor lights in the town hall for some meeting rooms and public toilets, and the installation of more energy-efficient light fittings.
The Caulfield Park pavilion will also be powered with green energy, once construction is completed next May.
At the council meeting last Tuesday, a report revealed the council spent just over $3 million on environmentally friendly products and services for the 2007/08 financial year under its Eco-Buy program.
That’s up from just over $2 million the previous year an increase of 32 per cent.
The program, which has been going since the 2002/03 financial year, includes purchases such as copy paper, garbage bins, organic fertilisers, recycled crushed concrete and tree pruning mulch.