Archive for March, 2006

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    Are Greens conservative? - by frog



    Here’s an interesting proposition to ponder over the weekend – do Green concerns line up in part with those of many conservatives? This thoughtful piece from the Sydney Morning Herald (a few days old now, sorry!) refers to the Australian Greens, but could apply to Green movements more generally. Seeking to escape pigeonholing terminology such [...] read more
    March 3, 2006 5:09 pm - 20 Comments
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    Update: transcript from House on 2nd terminator question - by frog



    This makes for great reading! NANDOR TANCZOS (Green) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does he have confidence in his Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials? Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Minister of Foreign Affairs): It is early days, but I have found Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade staff to be conscientious and professional, [...] read more
    March 3, 2006 8:53 am - 17 Comments
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    Hasta la vista, baby - by frog



    Of all the potential and actual manifestations of GE technology, one of the most sinister is the so-called “terminator” technology, which renders seeds sterile so that crops last only one season before new seeds have to be purchased and planted. One of a group of “genetic use restriction technologies”, terminator technology could be disastrous for [...] read more
    March 2, 2006 3:01 pm - 2 Comments
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    German Green meets Kiwi Green! - by frog



    It’s nice to have a face from the frozen north pass through our offices! Michael Cramer was a member of the Berlin Parliament from 1989 until 2004 when he became a German Green MEP. Michael has a strong interest in transport issues and is on the EU Committee on Transport and Tourism. He is in [...] read more
    March 1, 2006 4:29 pm - 5 Comments
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    Helen Clark fronts up on peak oil preparedness - by frog



    Amongst all the clamour about David Benson Pope in Parliament yesterday was an excellent little series of questions from Green MPs to Helen Clark regarding the Governments preparedness for peak oil. And her responses are actually quite encouraging – have a read. JEANETTE FITZSIMONS: Does the Prime Minister have confidence that her Minister of Finance [...] read more
    March 1, 2006 9:42 am - 42 Comments
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