"I think that if we all start changing we will change the culture, and then the politicians will follow." Only up to a point, a whole bunch of us leading by example sounds all very well, but it's not going to do it. Think of stopping smoking & drink ...
How about men get responsible and have the 'snip'. One off procedure, no ongoing need for supplies.
Yes- good on them. Would have been at the CANA camp if I hadn't had to work.
Meanwhile milk tankers drive millions of kilometers a year (releasing CO2) to take milk to factories where Fonterra use coal to dry it ( releasing CO2) and then milk powder is shipped overseas ( releasing CO2) Our personal efforts are important but there ...
Oh fine- so you completely freak about a couple of kids walking down a path but then suggest that women hitchhike! Julie Anne Genter rode her bike to the 2011 CANA summer camp in Mataura. She doesn't just talk.
"Banging on about the negatives"- care to enlighten us on the positives of fucking the climate
Pro-tour then. They would never accept being called pro-apartheid, even though the pro-tour stance was supportive of an apartheid state. I knew a few anti-tour protestors who were pro-rugby, but to assume that "most" were rugby fans is a bit of a stretch. ...
I'm pretty sure I remember Michael Laws being one of the pro tour crowd at Otago Uni. The atmosphere on campus was tense and the pro rugby boys (and it was basically all male) were intimidating.
Yes, it helps to have journalists understand the approaching crisis, but journalists don't control advertising. If the news reports talk about climate change but are then followed by ads for cheap flights and big box stores, then people are not going to ...
As you say " a hard sell". How are things / messages sold to us? Advertising. Until that changes I don't think most people will change their behavior.
Sorry weka, but I'm not sure what you mean?
There is so much "low hanging fruit" when considering ways to reduce energy/carbon/resource use, but it needs a change in mindset for the general population to take it on board. That will only happen when the media/advertising messages change. We could ...
Excellent point Micky in making the comparison with a Catholic funeral.
What's changed is the numbers.
With the recent low payouts for milk solids, I would be interested to know how much tax has actually been paid by dairy farmers in the last couple of years. Yes I know farmers pay GST (and btw the PAYE from their workers income is the worker's contribution...
More important, from an environmental point of view (which is what this post on rivers is about ), is to focus on the 'sort of land' where dairying that is dependent on irrigation should NOT be happening. The Mackenzie country for a start. Also large parts...
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/graph/15721/dairy-cattle-numbers-1895-2005 2 million in the 1970s, 6 million now and from Stuff in May 2016 "For the year ending June 30, 2015 the number of dairy cattle in New Zealand fell to 6.5 million, down 213,000 from the ...
No Siobhan, NZ has had town supply dairying for over a century. That isn't the problem. In the 1970s the dairy herd was about 2 million cows, now it is about 6 million. Your statement "No point in me comenting on this when I eat/drink so much dairy and ...
"Respectfully weka I can remember a time when politicians still led from the front." Really??- how about a few examples We've all seen how Key changed his position on issues when he saw which way the wind of public opinion was blowing. Politicians act in ...
grumpystilskin told you what they do. It was you jenny who added all the "serving to give a sense of holier than thou superiority to some, to look down your nose at the rest of us" crap. That wasn't in grumpy's comment. We get the same shit from deniers ...
Finished the Christmas ham today. Bought it from the local butcher who sources locally. We've been eating ham sandwiches for lunch since Dec 25. The ham sits in the fridge wrapped in a cloth that has been soaked in very dilute vinegar solution. Bone into ...
There is SO much 'low hanging fruit' lifestyle changes that could be made that we middle class consumers would barely notice. It may only be a small start but, it would be a step in the right direction. Christmas consumption bugs me and my kids are now ...
Yes. Back when James Hansen first spoke to Congress about climate change. Back at the 1st Rio summit. Back when oil companies were writing internal memos about global warming while starting to fund denial.
Cutting CO2 emissions to a quarter should have been do-able and compatible with a decent lifestyle. It wouldn't involve all the "living in caves" bullshit that deniers rant on about. Its a crime that the climate emergency isn't being treated seriously.
The ODT is owned by a family of 1%ers. It's cutting staff and is getting more and more articles from the Herald. It certainly seems to have less 'infotainment ' than Stuff or the Herald , but it ain't left wing.
The crowds around Armstrong are the people who idolise celebrity. Cycle racing fans I know suspected Armstrong of cheating for years before he was finally exposed and think he is an arsehole. It's the fame those Aucklanders are following.
Is this just for doctors? What about other professions?
It's good for the tories who own the motels. Same as the accomodation supplement, channels taxpayer money into landlord's pockets
I personally have not run any studies on the risk of lung cancer from cigarettes, but I am prepared to accept the statements from "experts " in this field. IMO the current backlash against "experts" risks throwing the baby our with the bathwater ( hope ...
Smoking cigarettes increasing the risk of lung cancer- opinion/ belief/ what?
IS there an automobile that runs on water?
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