Archive for May 25th, 2007

Either politics or the lake turns green

Friday, May 25th, 2007

The Climate Defence Tour has hit the centre of the North Island and for the last two days we have been holding meetings, a workshop and a stall in Taupo. It is an interesting town: built on tourism and the timber industry and undergoing tremendous change at the moment. It is surrounded by such scenic […]

Eating fugu for public transport

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Eating fugu, prepared from puffer fish, is one of the great delicacies in Japan, apparently. The puffer fish has a neurotoxin to which there is no antidote and incorrectly prepared fugu does still kill people on occasion. Hence it is a dangerous but apparently tasty treat.
And just as eating puffer fish is a dangerous activity […]

Bush gets infinity billion dollars to continue his war

Friday, May 25th, 2007

No timetables.
No withdrawal.
14 senators voted against the latest war treasure chest, I mean Supplemental Appropriations Bill, 80 voted for it. Thanks goodness the Dems have control of both houses. Not.
There are a lot of very angry US progressives out there, struggling with what many in their party have done. It does however, herald the first […]