This is a vast topic. Totally agree, I do think however that human separation from the natural world exacerbated dramatically in the past few centuries, particularly in England. Robologic alluded to the modern world view as distinct from the ancient world...
In total agreement. Our live milk comes from an organically run farm just down the road and we have a share in the cow. As cheap as the milk from the local supermarket, but way superior.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, I've been studying this biblical verse for a while now as I believe that humanity - in particular western civilisations particularly in ...
Good to hear. I knew Jim way back in the 70's/80's when we both lived in Silverstream and travelled on the train together to and from Wellington - GHG and AGW were frequent topics. Our children were in the same class. His son was Joseph to my daughter's ...
Here: https://thestandard.org.nz/fck/#comment-1993604
Holyoake!!! LOL Best voice in the house. You do know he was probably the worst grifter of the lot. A prime example: Goldsmith was less restrained, noting Holyoake’s ‘great ingenuity for turning events to his advantage’ and the fact that many thought the ...
My favourite cat kept the rabbit and rat population under control for some years, but after he died at the ripe old age of 21* the pukeko population for some reason sky rocketed! I counted around 200 before we moved on. Mind you we had reestablished much ...
Yes, but remember that the United Kingdom was, and still is an outlier - even today. Essentially a small island with a high population density. It was this factor that lead to the search for alternative energy sources (firstly water and wind mills then the...
Just watch out for the Pukekos Robert - they love a ripe Juicy Persimmon. I had to put netting over my tree in order to get just one! And every year it was laden.
Well yes, earlier civilisations had a measurable impact on the Earth's natural resources. But serious deforestation only began around 300 years ago. 10,000 years ago, at the end of the last great ice age, 6 billion hectares of forests covered 45 per cent ...
It all started to go wrong with the beginning of the Industrial revolution. About 200 years ago in Western cultures, things began to change how humans related to the natural world. This was the beginning of what is now called the Industrial revolution. The...
I think I have already said Biden needs to stop the export of military aid to Israel some months back
At least someone in power is trying to do something*: The Biden administration issued the strictest-ever rules for tailpipe emissions to ensure that the majority of new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. are all-electric or hybrids by 2032. ...
About bloody time! US calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal in draft UN resolution Source says wording suggests significant movement in US position as pressure mounts on Israel to halt campaign
A Carbon Tax. Instead we got a silly ETS which anyone with half a brain knew was completely useless, and would achieve absolutely nothing, except make major polluters even more wealthy.
Which the current "govt" is hell bent on making worse. As part of its hundred-day action plan, the National Party initially pledged to “start reducing public sector expenditure by 6.5 percent on average” by cutting “back-office spending not critical to ...
I think the data shows your contention above to be completely false. The only time the trains in the UK ran on time was during covid - when obviously everyone avoided them.
OMG! What a loss.
Wat dv and gsays say.
National’s Overseas Gambling Levy policy figures are not rock solid Well you could knock me down with a feather. Stunned! I'm completely flabbergasted. How can such financial wizardry be so completely stupid! How can anyone think this Govt's financial ...
What Gosman and Nic are arguing is that the Govt can instruct the Reserve Bank to begin another round of Quantitative Easing with all the unknown problems that entails - although they don't acknowledge that part. We went down that road in 2021 with the ...
310.1ppm for me too. Meanwhile Earth's ave temp continues to increase month on month!
Typical Tory Govt. Promise you everything, deliver nothing, and before you get it they take it off you.
OK "lockdown" was probably the wrong word. The link I supplied shows that for almost 2 years there were significant restrictions on people activities. Getting a plumber to fix a leaking pipe was about all that one could do. Getting a builder to do any ...
And perhaps you might recall that there was a world Pandemic and the country was in lockdown for almost 2 years. To get any repairs on property done was nigh impossible unless it was an emergency.
what was wrong with the place in about 2020. It went to the Prime Minister of the day who, as was her wont, did nothing about it. Remind me what happened in 2020....
What next…bans on union badges, red flags, GreenPeace banners, Rainbow clothing? What's good for some. Repugnats in US think that's a good idea!
Will they be banning the wearing of party rosettes at election time as well? What's good for one lot of gangs is good for another.
Very reminiscent of the state of US political affair right now with the continual interference with any progressive policy and definitive action on addressing climate degradation. Senator Joe Manchin springs to mind. The 75-year-old represents a state ...
Yes! The best mayor Auckland never had.
James Shaw's statement: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/509762/an-authentic-genuine-warm-man-flood-of-tributes-for-fa-anana-efeso-collins
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