Archive for April 18th, 2007

Science is inconvenient

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

It seems that United Future want to exclude methane from any post Kyoto agreement on limiting greenhouse emissions. The reasoning is, sad to say, laughable really:
Ruminant animals (cattle, sheep, deer, goats) manufacture methane gas because they chew the cud and have a stomach of four compartments. In our view the emphasis should be on human […]

3rd Annual New Zealand Human Rights Film Festival

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

“The theme of the 2007 festival is ‘Identity’. From films in which people attempt to assert their right to be recognized as a state, to situations where expressions of identity are taken to the extreme with disastrous results for others.  Identity politics is an issue that underpins many of the debates that take place in […]

Vanity Fair

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

So Vanity Fair has put out another ‘Green’ issue ….
And the reaction has ranged from downright condemnation, kudos for trying, and top marks for the cute, cuddly widdle polar bear on the cover.
Here’s some of the strident criticism that their inaugural ‘Green’ edition was met with.
Here’s the woeful tale of how they couldn’t quite get […]

Climate Defence Tour launched

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

The Greens’ Climate Defence Tour started on Sunday afternoon at the Lyttelton Port when about 30 people, including Jeanette Fitzsimons, gathered to watch the launching of an experimental wave machine being investigated by Industrial Research Limited. Jeanette addressed the crowd, stating that the Government needed to foster small engineering projects that contribute to the research […]