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- 2019 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #12
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week, i.e., Sun, Mar 17 through Sat, Mar 23, 2019 Editor's Pick Tim Flannery: people are shocked about climate change but they should be ...15 mins ago - We need to understand hate to defeat it, not ignore it
One of the most powerful of the many powerful stories coming out of Christchurch in the past week, is that of 71 year-old Haji-Daoud Nabi, who greeted the gunman at the door of the mosque with a warm, "Hello brother...". Nabi ...15 hours ago - Flashback Saturday: What if we hadn’t built CMJ?
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post was originally published back in September 2009. Yesterday’s post about Auckland’s Central Motorway Junction got me thinking a bit – what if we hadn’t gone down that path? What if we ...20 hours ago - Anti-trans activists fudge OIA statement – Report
. . An Official Information Act (OIA) response released to this blogger appears to confirm suspicions that anti-trans-activists mis-represented six cases of trans-women prisoners allegedly involved in violent incidences in Women’s correctional facilities. The OIA response from the Corrections Department, ...20 hours ago - Keeping The Devil Down In The Hole.
21 hours ago - New research, March 11-17, 2019
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below. This post has separate sections for: Climate Change, Climate Change Impacts, Climate Change Mitigation, and Other Papers. Climate change impacts Mankind Impact of ambient temperature on hospital admissions for ...1 day ago - Speaker: An attempt at demystifying Sharia
I have written this piece, at this time, in the hope that I can contribute to removing the mystery, and therefore fear, associated with Sharia. It is intended to be my answer to the Islamophobic dog whistle of “they’re trying to ...2 days ago - Banning Jordan Peterson book inconsistent, but not anti-freedomIn response to the Christchurch terror attacks, Whitcoulls no longer sells 12 Rules for Life by controversial psychologist Jordan Peterson. It's hard to understand, precisely, what this will achieve. I’ve never been able to finish the book myself but that’s more ...2 days ago
- The Method In The Madness.
2 days ago - Should the Canterbury Crusaders change their name?
Is it time for a change? ...2 days ago - 15 March: Aotearoa’s Day Of Infamy. . On a day when our young people succeeded in prodding grownups to take notice of the looming climate change disaster bearing down on us, other “grownups” had more nefarious, murderous thoughts in mind. On a day which should ...2 days ago
- Feb-19 Ridership
A few days after seeing that the cycleways a booming, we’ve now got the high level ridership numbers for February and like with bikes, the numbers are looking good. February is always an interesting as it is the first useful ...2 days ago - banned
The government has followed up with its strong words on Monday by announcing plans to legislate to immediately ban all semi-automatic and military-style firearms, backed by an immediate order-in-council recategorising them as requiring an E-class licence (so immediately banning sale ...3 days ago - Owning It.
FEarlier versions of this essay were published by Radio New Zealand and Australian Outlook. The terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques, which resulted in the deaths of fifty people and injuries to dozens of others, is a watershed moment in ...3 days ago - Transport Battleground – NSW Election
I thought it might be interesting to write about one of our neighbours who this Saturday will be having an election with transport being one of the major battlegrounds. The neighbour is New South Wales and polls have the race ...3 days ago - The Anzac Legacy is White Supremacy
by Tim Leadbeater I’ve just spent two hours wading through Brenton Tarrant’s hate filled 174 page manifesto ‘The Great Replacement’. It is a sickening experience. I would not hesitate to recommend reading it: we owe it to the victims to ...4 days ago - Looking the other wayIn the wake of Friday's terrorist attack, the SIS has been quick to disclaim responsibility, making increasing claims that they were looking at Nazis, really. Perhaps then they'd care to explain why there's absolutely no mention of the issue in ...4 days ago
- Let’s moderate
Out of respect for the victims of the Christchurch massacre, I have decided that all reader comments on the site will now go into moderation, unless I have verified your identity. ...4 days ago - Words are not enoughby Daphna Whitmore There has been fulsome praise of prime minister Jacinda Ardern for her handling of the Mosque massacre. Her sympathetic demeanour resonated with many people and she was no doubt moved by the atrocity. Any other response would ...4 days ago
- Gun law reform: Once again we don’t how lucky we areAfter the terrible atrocities of March 15 we are, inevitably, going to get some kind of reform to our gun laws. It's very likely some classes of weapons will be subject to new restrictions, while other will be banned. Whatever ...4 days ago
- Editorial cartoonists lampoon, praise Green New Deal
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Michael Svoboda Like journalists, opinion writers, and TV newscasters and commentators, political cartoonists were quick to respond to the Green New Deal (GND) climate change initiative put out in early February by ...4 days ago - Warkworth to Wellsford updated alignment
Just before Christmas the NZTA announced they were working on route protection for the Warkworth to Wellsford project with the formal consenting process likely to kick of within the next month or two. The project is the second stage of ...4 days ago - The rocks we carryA haunting weight. It presses down with dizzying effect, defying easy description. Its surface etched with the familiar language of human loss, heavy with regreat and shame. But some rocks we must carry.read more ...4 days ago
- Show us the warrantsThe SIS, in an effort to claim that Friday's terrorist attack which killed fifty people wasn't a failure on their part, is saying they had their eye on far-right extremists. It's an extraordinary claim, in contradiction to everything we know ...5 days ago
- What Does It Mean to Be A New Zealander?
When, in 1962, as a 23 year-old, I boarded the Northern Star to sail to Britain where I was to study as a Rhodes Scholar for a post-graduate law degree at Balliol College, Oxford, I took with me an LP ...5 days ago - Giving the finger to the NazisParliament met for the first time today since Friday's act of terrorism, with an abbreviated timetable for a condolence motion. It opened with a procession of a dozen religious leaders of different faiths. Parliament's normal christian-centric opening prayer was preceded ...5 days ago
- What Do We Do About Hate Speech?I usually disagree with Mike Hosking because I do not share his fundamental social attitudes and beliefs. But, as to what he had to say in today’s Herald about the Christchurch massacre, I recognise that his motivations, in warning against ...5 days ago
- Little’s whitewashOne of the obvious questions which immediately arose after Friday's act of terrorism was why our extremely well-budgeted spy agencies didn't stop it from happening. The fact that it happened, and 50 people were killed, represents a huge failure on ...5 days ago
- Day to day actions and words matter
We have been struggling since Friday to find the right words, the right response to give to the killings at the two Christchurch mosques. ...5 days ago - Holy Hosking, the bike lanes are booming
If the cycleways have been feeling a bit busier than usual of late, you’re not imagining things. The latest numbers are out and confirm Auckland’s bike lanes are booming, with many counters in February recording their busiest month ever, despite ...5 days ago - The “no true Kiwi” fallacy – and how to avoid itThe “no true Scotsman” fallacyread more ...5 days ago
- New rebuttal to the myth ‘Holistic Management can reverse Climate Change’
This is the new Basic rebuttal to the myth 'Holistic Management can reverse Climate Change'. There's also an Advanced rebuttal. The Myth: Holistic Management can reverse Climate Change “Holistic management as a planned grazing strategy is able to reverse desertification and ...5 days ago - Genuine inclusiveness demands more free speech not lessby Daphna Whitmore Not a single person has spoken in favour of the gunman who carried out the horrific massacre in Christchurch, yet there is talk of cracking down on free speech, and mostly it is coming from the ...5 days ago
- The AftermathI was expecting to spend today blogging about climate change, building on the enormous message of hope sent by the school strike on Friday. Instead, like everyone else, I'm struggling to deal with the aftermath of a horrific act of ...6 days ago
- Hard News: These things we must now changeWajahat Khan becomes a New Zealand citizen tomorrow. On Saturday, before leading the opening prayer at the vigil in Aotea Square, he told the thousands who had gathered there how happy and proud he was at the prospect.The fact that ...6 days ago
- Consider carefully how to end such attacks as the Christchurch massacreJames Robb on The Christchurch atrocity and the need for a class political response Today we mourn with our Muslim brothers and sisters all those killed and injured in the Christchurch terror attack, and send our solidarity and condolences to ...6 days ago
- 2019 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #11
Story of the Week... Editorial of the Week... El Niño/La Niña Update... Toon of the Week... SkS in the News... Reports of Note... Coming Soon on SkS... Climate Feedback Claim Review... Poster of the Week... SkS Week in Review... ...6 days ago - Rail Across the Waitematā: some thoughts
The North Shore Line, The Northern Line, Te Raki Tereina… NZTA in a recently released report showed that there is some urgency in starting work to replace the Northern Busway with a higher capacity rail system on a new crossing. ...6 days ago - Kinds of ProtestsOn the Ides of March 2019, thousands of New Zealand school students – and hundreds of thousands of the world’s – marched to say that not enough was being done to stop global warming.read more ...6 days ago
- What Happened Here?
6 days ago - Christchurch Shooting Victims’ FundA Give a Little Fund was set up on 15 March 2019 and in just two days over $3 million has been donated. Donations can be made here. There has been an outpouring of demonstrations taking place around the country ...7 days ago
- 2019 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #11
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week, i.e., Sun, Mar 10 through Sat, Mar 16, 2019 Editor's Pick Students globally protest warming, pleading for their future Students attend a ...7 days ago - he Christchurch SlaughterThe immediate response of most Kiwis to the Christchurch slaughter will have been shock and incredulity. But as the full dimensions and implications of the outrage become clearer, we need to reach a longer-term understanding. Yes, it is unthinkable that ...1 week ago
- If Brenton Tarrant is a terrorist, why hasn’t he been charged as one?The killing of forty-nine people in Christchurch was an act of terror, allegedly committed by at least one individual motivated by white-supremacist ideology. We know this, as our Prime Minister already has publicly called this evil by its true name. read ...1 week ago
- Legal Beagle: Terrorism Offences and Murder Sentencing: An ExplainerI wrote some explainers on this site about New Zealand’s Terrorism Suppression Act following the Uruwera Raids. I won't link to them as they are somewhat out of date. While still largely accurate for their descriptions of the offences of ...1 week ago
- After the terror, fear must not winAs we wake up the day after 49 people were murdered at two mosques in Christchurch, it's to a flurry of comments about how New Zealand will never be the same, has lost its innocence and is no longer beyond ...1 week ago
- Flashback Saturday: Light rail to the sea
Every weekend we dig into the archives. This post by Matt was originally published in June 2016. Takapuna is considered one of Auckland’s key metropolitan centres – which the Auckland Plan describes as: Metropolitan centres, such as Takapuna and Manukau, will ...1 week ago - Terrorism in Christchurch – some thoughts
A peaceful, tranquil place to sit and contemplate in the Hagley Park/Botanical Gardens area of Christchurch. It is obscene that this terrorist act occurred only ...1 week ago - The massacre in Christchurch: individual terrorism was nurtured by state terrorismThe massacre of at least 49 people – in and just outside two mosques in Christchurch- this afternoon (Friday, March 15) is a horror that has shocked much of the country. People are saying ‘not here’. Ok, that’s understandable. However we ...1 week ago
- On the night of the shootings: A prayer for ChristchurchAs we reel from the shocking events at the Al Noor mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre, we can only ache for and mourn the victims of these terrible murders in Christchurch.read more ...1 week ago
- Why we have a beef with the new anti-rustling laws, and perhaps you should too (1 of 2)By Simon Connell and Colin Gavaghan, Otago Faculty of LawCattle rustling. To many of us city slicker types, it sounds like a throwback to a by-gone time. Maybe old Western films on a Saturday morning. read more ...1 week ago
- Why we have a beef with the new anti-rustling laws, and perhaps you should too (2 of 2)Colin Gavaghan and Simon Connell, Otago Law Facultyread more ...1 week ago
- Hard News: Exporting panic and greed: the meth-testing industry crossing the TasmanAfter the report of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor put to rest the disastrous and costly moral panic around supposed "methamphetamine contamination" nearly a year ago, the industry that had grown around unfounded claims about meth residues and health ...1 week ago
- Minister, explain how people and quality jobs fit in your visionMichael Gilchrist looks into the proposed new Industry Skills Bodies and highlights why tertiary staff must be able to decide how courses are delivered. ...1 week ago
- One week until sector comes together to discuss futureNext week, staff, students, business, industry trainers, sector leaders and policy makers will come together at forum to discuss the future of tertiary education. ...1 week ago
- Restore post-grad allowances urgentlyNZUSA has launched a campaign calling on Education Minister, Chris Hipkins to fulfil an election promise and restore postgraduate student allowances. ...1 week ago
- New report shows some progress on pay equityMassey University, the Tertiary Education Union, and Women@Massey hosted a morning tea on 8 March to celebrate International Women’s Day and launch the updated report on pay and employment equity at the University. ...1 week ago
- Living Wage at Vic campaign relaunchEntering its fourth year, the Living Wage for Vic campaign has been relaunched at the Victoria University of Wellington. ...1 week ago
- Let’s make the sector work better for womenDr. Sarah Proctor-Thomson reflects on International Women’s Day and what it’s like for women working in the sector. ...1 week ago
- The future of work is in our handsSharn Riggs, national secretary of the Tertiary Education Union, considers what the government’s proposed reform of vocational education means for work and emphasises the need for high-quality permanent jobs. ...1 week ago
- Minister agrees with TEU to keep jobs in regionsEducation Minister Chris Hipkins has agreed to one of the Tertiary Education Union’s key demands for the reform of vocational education. ...1 week ago
- New Zealand’s Current Foreign Policy: An Absence Of Realism.
1 week ago - Inspired to radicalismby Don Franks 15 March 2019
Around the corner their numbers burst , hundred upon hundred. Waves of excitement and energy melded into an almost scary ...1 week ago - Listening To Kate Raworth On “Nine To Noon”.
1 week ago - New research, March 4-10, 2019A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below. This post has separate sections for: Climate Change, Climate Change Impacts, Climate Change Mitigation, and Other Papers. Climate change Estimates of Decadal Climate Predictability from an Interactive Ensemble Model ...1 week ago
- Striking for a futureThousands of schoolkids around New Zealand have walked out of class today in a school strike for the climate. They're part of a global movement, sparked by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, which is sacrificing a day of education to demand ...1 week ago
- Acting Like Adults
Today, children are striking, and demanding of us, “If you won’t act like adults, we will.” Their letter says poignantly: Soon we will inherit the consequences of this inaction, and we are scared. Will we have a planet worth passing ...1 week ago - No justice for Bloody SundayOn 30 January 1972, British soldiers shot 28 unarmed civilians in Derry in Northern Ireland, killing thirteen people. The usual official whitewash followed, and the leader of the murderers was awarded an OBE for his services. But a second inquiry ...1 week ago
- Intolerance in the name of ‘inclusiveness’We reprint here an article by Lesbian Rights NZ 14 March 2019
Our lesbian group has been banned ...1 week ago - The Hollow Giant.Towards the end of the Soviet Union, intelligence analysts in the US began to focus more on its social geography and less on its military capabilities (which if formidable were not keeping pace with US technological advancements). This came about ...1 week ago
- How MBIE spies on peopleBack in January, we learned that MBIE staff were being trained in using fake social media profiles to spy on people. This raised a number of issues around surveillance, freedom of expression, unreasonable searches and human rights, and so I ...1 week ago
- By Other Means.
1 week ago - If in doubt, complainToday Stuff launched Redacted, a series of articles on the Official Information Act and how it is abused, to raise awareness about the government's public consultation. Today's big piece is about how public servants circumvent and manipulate the Act to ...1 week ago
- Juking the statsThe State Services Commission released its six-monthly OIA statistics yesterday, reporting basic information on volume and timeliness (but nothing on outcome or quality of response). But while the official press release crows about improved timeliness, there's a twist:As signalled late ...1 week ago
- Our next rail network should be different from our current one
Over the coming decades Auckland’s budding rapid transit network is expected to grow significantly, approximately tripling in size from what it is today. While a decent proportion of will be new and extended busways, new rail lines will also be ...1 week ago
Our next rail network should be different from our current one
Over the coming decades Auckland’s budding rapid transit network is expected to grow significantly, approximately tripling in size from what it is today. While a decent proportion of will be new and extended busways, new rail lines will also be ...
1 week ago
Our next rail network should be different from our current one
Over the coming decades Auckland’s budding rapid transit network is expected to grow significantly, approximately tripling in size from what it is today. While a decent proportion of will be new and extended busways, new rail lines will also be ...
1 week ago
Our next rail network should be different from our current one
Over the coming decades Auckland’s budding rapid transit network is expected to grow significantly, approximately tripling in size from what it is today. While a decent proportion of will be new and extended busways, new rail lines will also be ...
1 week ago
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