Archive for November 28th, 2005

GE-Free Switzerland

Monday, November 28th, 2005

The Swiss have had a referendum and have voted for a five-year moratorium on genetically modified crops. As the BBC reports:
Swiss voters have approved a five-year ban on the use of genetically modified crops, final results from Sunday’s referendum suggest. A total of 55.7% of the electorate voted in favour of the moratorium […]

Jeanette and the solarists

Monday, November 28th, 2005

Further to the UK climate change and energy issues I was blogging on over the weekend, this morning Jeanette provided a comprehensive perspective on the NZ situation.
Opening the Solar 2005 conference at Otago University, she delivered a hard hitting speech that brings together in one tidy package Green thinking on the […]

A tag for tigger

Monday, November 28th, 2005

Now I’m not condoning vandalism, but further to the fire sign in the South, here’s a graffiti memorial to Rod from Auckland.