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Not with a bang but a whimper

Anthony R0bins — Sat, 26 May 2012 21:12:22 +0000

Bad news from Bonn. Not that you'd know it from NZ media coverage of course.

Countdown: 36 days to go

Ben Clark — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:36:41 +0000

There are 72 days to the Olympics, which is what many people are counting down to - but the planet will be much more interested in the Rio+20 conference in 36 days. This is the chance for world leaders to put global society on a sustainable path.

Just one teeny problem…

Anthony R0bins — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:49:46 +0000

You'd think we'd draw some obvious conclusions from the Arctic melt. Apparently not though. We're in a hole, but we're going to keep digging...

Losing the debate on global warming

Anthony R0bins — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:03:38 +0000

The facts don't seem to matter when it comes to our understanding of climate change. As the evidence grows stronger and stronger, so too, apparently, does public skepticism.

We pay for pollution

Ben Clark — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:43:19 +0000

As National tell us they can't afford the pittance required for parental leave, they also announce that they will continue to wear the multi-billion dollar cost of farmers' emissions by deferring their entry into the ETS. That's us, the tax-payers, subsidising Fonterra.

Earth Hour

The Standard — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:24:56 +0000

OK - so we're a bit late with this - but it's Earth Hour, 8:30 - 9:30pm NZ time.

Stormy weather

The Standard — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:39:09 +0000

Weather bomb

Anthony R0bins — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:12:59 +0000

Keep safe during the "weather bomb". It will be good practice for the future.

Righties cutting themselves on Occam’s razor

Eddie — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:52:25 +0000

The Left has its fair share of conspiracy theorists - who think that, for reasons tenuously explained at best, various, often opposing, organisations are secretly carrying out massive cons and not being discovered. But we've got nothing on the Right. Belief that climate change is world's most enormous conspiracy, engineered for no good reason, is an article of faith for these guys. If it weren't so serious, it would be hilarious.

Behind the hockey stick

Anthony R0bins — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:09:53 +0000

There have been several interesting pieces on the politics of climate change recently, including some reflections (and a new book) from Michael Mann (the scientist behind the "hockey stick"), and leaked documents from the denier industry.

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?