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A sustainable future

Ben Clark — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:10:05 +0000

The UN High Level Panel on Global Sustainability has delivered a report about creating a future that's sustainable economically, socially and environmentally. Our government and political parties should be looking at it and measuring themselves against it.

NRT: Climate change: Cross-purposes

The Standard — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:15:31 +0000

No Right Turn has a look at two of the incoming minister briefings impacting on climate change. They are incoherent and it is clear that neither ministry talks to the other. If it wasn't affecting a important long term issue, it'd be as funny as a Yes Minister episode. But since it does, it just highlights the growing incoherence of this incompetent government and their increasing politicization of the civil service.

Funding the puppets of denial

lprent — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:11:36 +0000

There have been some interesting investigations going on into the funding of denier lobby groups. The reluctance of them to disclose their sources of income is becoming an issue. What can be seen is that they have very publicity shy funding sources. Most likely it is those who stand to lose money if effective measures are taken to reduce the impact of climate changes. So they want transparency in science and hypocrisy on their own funding of their own 'independent' mouthpieces.

Why bringing the bankers to heel is so important…

Bunji — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:33:05 +0000

Ecological economist Brian Davey explains how while we need to fix the problems of peak oil and climate change, we're not going to get anywhere until we deal with the psychopathic elite of bankers who have control of the world economy.

Shapes of things (2012 and all that)

The Standard — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:36:11 +0000

Gareth at Hot Topic makes some predictions about 2012. Looks about right. It is going to be interesting to see what happens on the ENSO this year. Do our farmers head into drought or get another good year of relief from the extremes?

ImperatorFish: A Plea To Jim Hopkins

The Standard — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:32:40 +0000

Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here

Did you realise Jim Hopkins abolished Climate Change last Friday? It was awfully good of him and his craaaaaaaazy red-rimmed glasses.

Nelson floods

Anthony R0bins — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:23:46 +0000

It's Nelson / Tasman's turn to get hammered by nature. Commiserations to all those affected. As a country (and a world) we should brace for more extreme weather ahead.

Priorities

James Henderson — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:33:04 +0000

Trillions have been plowed into bailing out banks, investors, and whole countries during the economic crisis. The cost easily exceeds total investment in tackling climate change. Is it, as George Monbiot argues, that elites just look out for themselves, or are humans just incapable of perceiving the danger of large, slowly-building problems?

What we need more of is science

Ben Clark — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:42:12 +0000

There was a very good science piece on Nine-to-Noon this morning, covering some of Kathryn Ryan's trip to Antarctica. It got me thinking: we need a lot more science in our media - we'd get a better country out of it.

O Canada!

Ben Clark — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:20:35 +0000

Canada is to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, making it one of 2 nations in the world to be formally outside it. What will National do when the inevitably large fines roll in for us under their eviscerated ETS?

Disgraced again on climate change

Anthony R0bins — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:52:41 +0000

To add insult to the injury of another wasted year on climate change, the government has taken the opportunity of the Durban conference not to make progress, but to disgrace us yet again.

100% Stupid

Anthony R0bins — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:28:12 +0000

Is the John Key Party actively trying to trash New Zealand's fragile "100% Pure" brand?

“Conservation” Minister

Anthony R0bins — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:40:45 +0000

Quite apart from the broken promise, isn't it the job of a "Conservation" Minister to, you know, conserve? Instead of leading the mining charge?

If we stick with the status quo

The Standard — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:02:45 +0000

Another of those pictures that is worth a thousand words.

Integrity or hocus pocus

Eddie — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:32:45 +0000

I have no sympathy for politicians complaining about their 'private' political conversations being made public. What politicians say on politics is inherently of public interest. Don't say different things in private then in public, and you won't get caught out. It's a matter of integrity. We can now reveal what John Key really thinks about climate change.