Archive for November 24th, 2005

Fishing for an apology

Thursday, November 24th, 2005

National Party MP Phil Heatley seems to have caught a case of verbal muddle-itis from his leader. In a press release this afternoon he appears to have gone on the defensive on behalf of Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton.
In it he demands that Anderton seek an apology from Forest and Bird over assertions made in its […]

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Buy Nothing tomorrow

Thursday, November 24th, 2005

Reminder reminder, tomorrow is International Buy Nothing Day.
As the New Zealand site’s FAQ page explains:
Why don’t you want people to shop?
We are saying we want people to think about what they buy, and whether consuming ever-more actually does increase quality of life. The effects of over-consumption on the environment (such as toxic pollution and climate […]

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