Comments on: Climate Defence Tour launched http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/04/18/climate-defence-tour-launched/ hopping along the corridors of power Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:41:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: jh http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/04/18/climate-defence-tour-launched/#comment-26340 jh Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:43:29 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/04/18/climate-defence-tour-launched/#comment-26340 As half share-holder in the Selwyn Plantation board, the Chch City Council, is responsible for a large part of the dairy conversions on the Canterbury plane. jh As half share-holder in the Selwyn Plantation board, the Chch City Council, is responsible for a large part of the dairy conversions on the Canterbury plane.
jh

]]> By: eredwen http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/04/18/climate-defence-tour-launched/#comment-26333 eredwen Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:19:08 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/04/18/climate-defence-tour-launched/#comment-26333 bj, They "real ones" will be constructed largely of fibreglass. Local Banks Peninsula Greens were there with Jeanette at the launch ... (some with young children who did not need to be "spanked"!) bj,

They “real ones” will be constructed largely of fibreglass.

Local Banks Peninsula Greens were there with Jeanette at the launch … (some with young children who did not need to be “spanked”!)

]]> By: Prim http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/04/18/climate-defence-tour-launched/#comment-26323 Prim Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:26:14 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/04/18/climate-defence-tour-launched/#comment-26323 Frog asks: Is the solution to favour the research and development of smaller, community-based sustainable power initiatives, and a move away from a large centralised grid? It seems to me that, while it is all very lovely and nice for the Greens to be working closely with EECA on its small solar water heater operational work, next time around (or now??) the Greens should push to work closely with the Ministry for Economic Development (MED) and the Electricity Commission. As I hear it, MED seem to be the people with the real clout in government energy policy - insofar as any officials can be said to have any clout, operating as they do under the will of their Ministers. Does that help answer your question frog? Did input or work on the draft NZ Energy Strategy help answer the question? (If not, why not?) Frog asks:
Is the solution to favour the research and development of smaller, community-based sustainable power initiatives, and a move away from a large centralised grid?

It seems to me that, while it is all very lovely and nice for the Greens to be working closely with EECA on its small solar water heater operational work, next time around (or now??) the Greens should push to work closely with the Ministry for Economic Development (MED) and the Electricity Commission. As I hear it, MED seem to be the people with the real clout in government energy policy - insofar as any officials can be said to have any clout, operating as they do under the will of their Ministers.

Does that help answer your question frog?

Did input or work on the draft NZ Energy Strategy help answer the question? (If not, why not?)

]]> By: bjchip http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/04/18/climate-defence-tour-launched/#comment-26321 bjchip Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:07:19 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2007/04/18/climate-defence-tour-launched/#comment-26321 I would love to know what they are planning to build the real one out of, and how much it's likely to cost to build. respectfully BJ I would love to know what they are planning to build the real one out of, and how much it’s likely to cost to build.

respectfully
BJ

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