How long have I been at it? Short answer > 40 years. Wagged school as it had no challenge and spent the time in the Library studying fungi. Then locked in boys home for truancy and learned to grow vegetables. Let out and expelled for further truancy, and ...
That's a good question. I have no idea. "The estimates show that of the large rivers that reach the sea, the Waitaki has the highest snowmelt contribution with 12%, while the Cook River on the West Coast is next highest with 11%. Of the hydro-electricity ...
To regurgitate what I've said for years: We're deeply reliant on hydro yet we lack the infrastructure to properly collect groundwater (the flow of which runs hydro). Watching the rivers of Europe dry up leaves little confidence in the way we've ignored our...
Love to hear more about the salt bed reactors, progress, etc.
While pulling up the drawbridge is simply ceding defeat, it's certainly attractive. I absolutely resonate with what you're saying (tis a cold day in hell today) Some positive things we can do to make life more secure is garden, plant productive trees, ...
Hahaha. I won't be the only comic wishing they'd thought of that line themselves. Good one Robert.
Good post. While the list of things we'll need to manage/attenuate continues to grow, the pool of resources to do so shrinks. Clearly we need to use extant energy sources to build sustainable energy sources at the same time as we slow down. Solar, wind, ...
Yes I'm very excited about the sale. Almost perfect timing except there's a months work down back not 2-3 weeks as I'd planned. But they will be fine sitting under the macadamia while I finish the mulch/landscaping. Close to perfect timing... I have a ...
I'm not sure what worms are currently in the compost bin, though I've done a bit of worm wrangling before. I like those fast shiny native ones, good lookin' - for worms. I'm keen on the more food forest approach of mulching in place and letting the ...
Last time she went on a genocidal rant I believe it was prompted by my mentioning making cheese from fermented cashews. Or maybe it was cows again. It was in recent memory. And long term, it's not so much a debating style as an unhinged asshole venting ...
And apparently I'm looking for excuses. A fucking bore and an idiot.
"Maybe we cull half of humanity" - gimme a break. She's doing exactly what I said.
That's twice in a week you've called for the culling of people. Unhinged. How about you try cleaning up your diet those prions seem to be taking hold.
They simply can't imagine a world without power cows and oil.
They're one of those 'if you build it they will come' insects. Just wait till temps > 20 and keep an eye on the compost heap... Good on that chap for getting into them. We need some local experience/expertise coming through.
I often try to illustrate potential revenue streams in conjunction with green(er) tech so those who only understand profit might actually consider free PR, sensible conduct environmental measures.* *even if sold them under false pretenses.
The soldier flies certainly have their place in a cleaner future. I'd be interested to see how they go on cow shit too. I fancy them for an aquaponics set-up myself. Inputs of manure/processing wastes (from fish and veg) turned into fish food that produce ...
https://www.cecc.org.nz/files/articles/survey_responses/Peter_McDougall.pdf
Are you this Peter McDougall? "We haven't played ball. We need to take control of our own destiny and the best way to start is by selling down our four major assets as mentioned above. Then I think the Government will then engage with us more favourably."
These grand schemes are vanity projects for the deluded and distracted to maintain their grip on fantasy - that all is well, that man has very big brains, and our future is guaranteed via destiny, or divine grace, or some other methane provisioning PR ...
"Would you care to expand upon that" If the money's right. Paragraph two tells you what you're in for.
A few (2013) thoughts on the subject. From Trash to Treasure: Harvesting nutrient streams to turn pollution into production. Fresh water is an essential resource. All New Zealanders are stakeholders impacted to some extent by the degradation of this ...
Trashy Kainga Ora Tenants Strike Again https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/latest/129731219/racist-graffiti-scrawled-over-familys-remuera-home At least the racist on my street only yells insults, not paints them. Same psychological damage though. Same...
This needs broad coverage, wide brushes, funds to back it. Pushed into every corner of the internet.
You poor wee dear you sound like you need a bit of a lie down after all day's activities of (checks notes) getting angry at me for pointing out the fatuous and pointless nature of our opposition. But you assure one and all it is indeed a wicked affair, ...
Succinct, and all that.
One is an actual catastrophe, one is a blithering idiot trying to appear relevant. But go ahead: other than torrential rains, tell me exactly how the sky is falling?
How about you understand what you are talking about before you talk about it. "Despicable shit" No, the reality of the world vs your hyperbolic bullshit.
"Fear of bank fees" is the sound bite to counter this horse shit.
Yesterday I watched a clip of Pakistani folk stuck on a small island in the center of a raging torrent. They were wading into the torrent to collect firewood from the water. Perched on that island a fire was burning and water being boiled. No food, no ...
The company will likely do both. But as competition springs up and public opinion and law rejects a race to the bottom, farms here should get cleaner and more diversified. High end regen-ag. With tree crops, multi-species pastures, happy plants, happy ...
Recent Comments