Archive for December, 2006

  • Russel Norman

    Greenhouse gases xmas dump



    Ministry for Economic Development have slipped in their end of year dump with an admission that in 2005 we released a million extra tonnes of carbon dioxide than they previously admitted. Due to an oversight in missing 20 petajoules of gas used in electricity generation. Oh well, everyone makes mistakes I guess. At NZ$30 per [...] read more
    December 22, 2006 11:37 am - 127 Comments

  • Comment moderation



    Frog asks all participants to respect others and be civil at all times, and as such frog has a comment moderation filter in place. This will block comments that contain offensive terms until they can be checked and approved by a moderator. The list of terms is largely composed of common swear words. In addition frog [...] read more
    December 20, 2006 12:44 am - No Comments
  • frog

    Smilies and formatting



    This page explains what options there are for formatting your posts and adding emoticons (smilies). Frog apologises that there is no text formatting toolbar available, however you can use a number of HTML tags to format your comments. The following tags are allowed: bold, <b> strong, <strong> italics, <i> emphasis, <em> strikethrough, <strike> or <del> quoted text, <blockquote> links, <a href=”URL”> code, <code> Email and [...] read more
    December 19, 2006 9:00 pm - No Comments
  • Russel Norman

    Met Service release



    In case you missed it, the latest from the Met Service on climate change. Note that they distance themselves from Augie who has sadly gone over to the other side. Also note the reference to the increased cost of extreme weather events – something I did a release about yesterday. Press Release: MetService Issued at 10:46am 19-Dec-2006 MetService [...] read more
    December 19, 2006 5:14 pm - 59 Comments
  • frog

    The Government’s recent releases on climate change



    Some commenters have pointed out that frogblog has been quiet on the Government’s recent climate change-related releases – so with another due out this morning let’s recap. [I should point out first that frogblog isn't the only place to go for Green responses to Government announcements and other current events: those who are interested in getting [...] read more
    December 18, 2006 10:26 am - 52 Comments
  • Russel Norman

    Brash and Zaoui



    One of the interesting revelations in Nicky Hager’s book is that Don Brash was of the view that the case against Zaoui was “flimsy”. “Guys, I have to say that, after reading some of the stuff on the case today…I am absolutely appalled at the way it has been handled. I think the evidence that Zaoui [...] read more
    December 17, 2006 9:53 pm - 39 Comments
  • Russel Norman

    NZ Last



    NZ First, which should henceforth be called NZ Last, has agreed to sign up to a deal on the Joint Therapeutics Agency with Australia even though they previously promised to oppose it. This is a major sellout given the strident position of opposition they took before they signed up to the deal with Labour. The [...] read more
    December 13, 2006 1:30 pm - 36 Comments
  • Russel Norman

    Energy strategy blues



    So the Government has released its draft energy strategy. And I see that Contact are happily predicting that it will have no effect on their decision to build the Otahuhu C gas fired station. It strikes me that the energy strategy is not going to be particularly effective at producing renewable electricity generation if it [...] read more
    December 12, 2006 4:48 pm - 48 Comments
  • frog

    Street politics – alive and well



    Winston Peters got heckled outside Parliament today as Green MPs joined those standing up against Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill. The proposed new drug regulation, also to include all natural health products right down to vitamin C, is up for its first reading in Parliament today. The legislation is likely to destroy most small natural [...] read more
    December 12, 2006 3:35 pm - 27 Comments
  • frog

    Audioblog: Metiria on the Maori Purposes Bill



    Haven’t had an audioblog for ages, and Metiria delivered an excellent speech on the Maori Purposes Bill in Parliament last week, so it seemed like a good time. You can download the speech as an mp3, or listen to it streamed. It’s definitely worth checking out. She uses material from The Hollow Men to attack both [...] read more
    December 11, 2006 1:50 pm - 160 Comments
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