Archive for June 26th, 2005

Biofuelling the nation

Sunday, June 26th, 2005

If not oil, then what? Well, one idea is to use fat from the animals we farm to fuel our nation. How?
Well, the new Listener has a very interesting article about biofuels explaining precisely how. It starts:
Biofuels are already common in parts of Europe, America and Asia, where vehicles run on plant-based fuels like […]

Better late than never

Sunday, June 26th, 2005

It’s taken him two and a half months to get his act together, but Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff now seems to be taking meaningful action aimed at stopping the Black Caps’ tour of Zimbabwe.
It was in early April that Rod started asking the Government to investigate what it could to prevent the Black […]

Living green

Sunday, June 26th, 2005

Going to your first Green Party conference is an education experience for anyone. I, for one, learnt that frogs stick out like, umm, a sore thumb among humans. Anyway, the Listener this week has a very amusing column by Paul Maunder, a conference virgin until this Queen’s Birthday weekend. In part, he writes:
Hard to have […]

A four-horse race

Sunday, June 26th, 2005

A new opinion poll this morning shows only four parties with significant nationwide support. Labour and National are on 38%, NZ First is on 10%, and the Greens are on 8%. All other parties are at or below 2%. Act and United are poised to be swept off the political landscape.
Using the Electoral Commission’s seat […]