Archive for February, 2006

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    Now this is interesting



    Aardvark.co.nz has a dilemma for us “greenies” to grapple with today. If, by genetically modifying algae, we could produce hydrogen in a form ready to use as a fuel for transport and to replace fossil fuel, would we want to do it? Here’s the full Aardvark article, this is where they got it from, and [...] read more
    February 27, 2006 4:51 pm - 54 Comments
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    Vote frog!



    Voting has opened for the 2006 NetGuide Web Awards, which will be announced on 6 April. In previous years, the awards have been decided by a panel of judges – first NetGuide staff, then New Zealand experts, then international experts as the Internet grew in popularity. This year, for the first time, the awards are [...] read more
    February 27, 2006 4:35 pm - 5 Comments
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    Winston won’t condemn Guantanamo Bay



    The issue of human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay is still very much a live one following the release of the UN Human Rights Commission Report into the detention centre highlighting widespread torture practices. Yesterday Keith asked Foreign Minister Winston Peters during Question Time whether New Zealand would step up to the plate and call [...] read more
    February 24, 2006 9:48 am - 11 Comments
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    MPs stand with missing Green MP



    Some of the Green MPs held a short vigil on Parliament lawn today for Ingrid Betancourt, a Colombian Green MP and one of the world’s most high-profile hostages. She was kidnapped by guerrillas in Colombia four years ago today, and the anniversary is being marked internationally as a day of solidarity for hostages around the [...] read more
    February 23, 2006 10:38 am - 1 Comment
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    How low can they go?



    Today Sue B’s Bill to scrap the youth minimum wage gets its first reading in Parliament, secure in the knowledge that it will be supported through to Select Committee by Labour, United Future, the Maori Party and of course the Greens. There’s been lots of debate about the Bill, which is great, and the fact [...] read more
    February 22, 2006 3:29 pm - 17 Comments
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    Pro-gun lobbyists descend on Christchurch



    Gun control isn’t generally a big issue in New Zealand – certainly not like it is in the United States -but that could all be about to change with the news that a Firearms Safety Seminar being held in Christchurch today is featuring five international pro-gun lobbyists as keynote speakers. This release of Keith’s has [...] read more
    February 21, 2006 3:51 pm - 92 Comments
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    Photos from Guantanamo Bay protest in Auckland



    Keith was in Auckland on Friday and protested with Green supporters at the continuing presence of the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. As recently released photos highlight even more of the atrocities that have been going on there, it becomes even more clear that the detainees should be tried or freed, and [...] read more
    February 20, 2006 3:31 pm - 27 Comments
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    Who wants to swim in a polluted river?



    It’s well known that Friday afternoon is dead time when it comes to news. Send a media release after lunch on Friday and you can pretty much guarantee that it won’t be noticed and definitely won’t be picked up by any news outlets. It’s annoying if you’ve got something great you want to share, but [...] read more
    February 20, 2006 3:08 pm - 1 Comment
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    Good day, sunshine!



    It’s a lovely sunny day today, in Wellington at least, which means there’s loads of solar energy out there just begging to be harnessed. And while greater reliance on solar energy is frequently dismissed by “haters and wreckers” as unfeasible, unrealistic, or not technologically advanced enough, it seems that there are people out there who [...] read more
    February 16, 2006 9:25 am - 16 Comments
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    Another reason to make child abuse illegal



    Sue B has been busy on youth wages lately, but her other Bill – the Section 59 Crimes Act Repeal Bill, which aims to remove the legal defence allowing parents to use “reasonable” force to discipline their children – is still on the go. Submissions on the Bill close in 2 weeks, on 28 February, and [...] read more
    February 14, 2006 1:11 pm - 40 Comments
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