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Jarrod Gilbert 1 – Windmills 0

Written By: BLiP - Date published: 7:09 am, November 29th, 2015 - 22 comments

About time the Police got around to becoming a “very evidence based” service. Building great relationships with academia is a sensible way to start.

NZ Weather Report (2050)

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 9:04 am, November 28th, 2015 - 14 comments

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The People’s Climate March – Saturday or Sunday

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:03 am, November 27th, 2015 - 204 comments

With just days to go before the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21) it is time for we the people to make our voices heard. See the list of People’s Climate March events around the country this weekend – most are on Saturday, some are on Sunday.

Why the ETS Review needs to include agriculture

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 7:10 am, November 25th, 2015 - 26 comments

John Key has stated that within three to four years New Zealand’s scientists will have a solution for agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. If this is correct why has the Government just released a discussion paper on the ETS ruling out agricultural emissions because there are no practical technologies available to reduce them?

Greenpeace – Climb It Change – protest

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 3:39 pm, November 24th, 2015 - 33 comments

This morning Greenpeace activists occupied a NIWA oil and gas exploration vessel. #ClimbItChange

The People’s climate march

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:19 am, November 22nd, 2015 - 41 comments

Nationwide protest marches are planned in New Zealand on November 28 in the run up to the Paris Climate Change talks to give the message to world leaders that real action to address climate change is required.

The future is not going to be an Ecotopia

Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 1:38 pm, November 20th, 2015 - 71 comments

The way to keep people occupied during this period of “Pretend and Extend” is to keep a steady stream of establishment fairytales (and horror stories) flowing.

National willfully stupidly blind on climate change

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:01 am, November 20th, 2015 - 98 comments

As the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment warns of the risks of sea level rises and recommends action, National are clear that they will take none. They are determined to leave all the risks and costs of climate change to future governments.

The third Industrial Revolution

Written By: advantage - Date published: 7:30 am, November 19th, 2015 - 107 comments

The Paris climate change talks will force leaders to confront climate change and the threat of terrorism at the same time. Can they show the same determination to deal with the gradual but inevitable threat of climate change as they purport to show to deal with the immediate threat of terrorism.

The Pacific as we know it is doomed

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:57 am, November 4th, 2015 - 211 comments

“‘Unless the world acts decisively in coming weeks, the Pacific as we know it is doomed,’ says Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama”. Odds of the world acting decisively in the coming weeks – effectively nil.

Fouling our nest

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:04 am, November 2nd, 2015 - 38 comments

New Zealand is a beautiful country, and tourism is our second biggest earner of foreign exchange. We’d be stupid to trash the place, right?

Indonesia is burning

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:40 am, November 1st, 2015 - 54 comments

There is a catastrophic event happening in one of the world’s more populous nations which is receiving very little attention from the media. Indonesia is burning and no one is paying attention

Portugal

Written By: Bill - Date published: 12:15 pm, October 27th, 2015 - 38 comments

This is going to end well…

Climate and Trade

Written By: Bill - Date published: 5:43 pm, October 10th, 2015 - 41 comments

The proposed TPP is a protection racket – not a trade deal.

Let’s send Renée Rose Annan to Paris to counter Tim Groser

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:33 am, October 8th, 2015 - 25 comments

A young Auckland Green, Renée Rose Annan is fundraising to travel to the Paris Conference on climate change.

Exxon knew

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:02 am, October 5th, 2015 - 24 comments

Exxon knew all about global warming and the “hockey stick” all the way back in 1981. Naturally the course of action they decided on was to lie and deny.

Embarrassment turns to spite

Written By: BLiP - Date published: 8:15 am, October 4th, 2015 - 40 comments

Parliamentary Services have marred what might otherwise have been a showcase example of how public protest is treated in New Zealand.

Commentary on research cuts

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 2:50 pm, September 29th, 2015 - 11 comments

It’s not just lefties such as yours truly who think it’s mad to cut agricultural (especially emissions) research.

What other countries are doing about climate change

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:30 am, September 29th, 2015 - 27 comments

There is hope that the cumulative effect of all the international pledges for the Paris climate change conference may buy the world some time to prevent runaway global warming. Some countries are pledging to becoming carbon neutral. New Zealand’s pledge is pathetically weak in comparison.

Groser don’t go

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 3:22 pm, September 28th, 2015 - 5 comments

Greenpeace, 350 Aotearoa and the Coal Action Network have jointly urged John Key not to send Tim Groser to Paris for the climate change talks because the Government’s policies and proposed response will embarrass New Zealand and damage its international reputation.

NZ doing more harm than good on climate change

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 8:42 am, September 26th, 2015 - 47 comments

“Key told not to attend Paris and to pull NZ delegation”.

“It would be better for humanity if John Key were to stay home, and instruct Minister Groser and the delegation to do likewise.”

Pope Francis speaks

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:32 am, September 26th, 2015 - 98 comments

Pope Francis has given two important speeches recently.

AgResearch cuts include greenhouse gas research – of course

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 12:28 pm, September 25th, 2015 - 29 comments

Cutting research into greenhouse gases? With our emissions profile? Now? This can’t possibly be mere stupidity. This must be willful blindness.

Let Ioane Stay

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 12:18 pm, September 22nd, 2015 - 35 comments

Ioane Teitiota lives with his family in New Zealand, he works in New Zealand and his children were born in New Zealand but he does not have residence in New Zealand. The Government wants him to return to Kiribati even though that Island is suffering from climate change. Updated with comment from John Key.

Hot hotter hottest

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 12:01 pm, September 15th, 2015 - 102 comments

Plenty of distractions in the political circus at the moment, but meanwhile…

Key and Abbott are prepared to sacrifice the Pacific

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:07 am, September 12th, 2015 - 98 comments

Climate change induced sea level increases poses a huge threat to most Pacific Islands. They are seeking support for a goal of limiting temperature increases to no more than 1.5 degrees. Australia and New Zealand are insisting on sticking to a goal of no more than 2 degrees even though this will likely mean that many Islands will disappear.