Comments on: Exporting climate change http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/31/exporting-climate-change/ hopping along the corridors of power Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:23:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Kevyn http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/31/exporting-climate-change/#comment-37119 Kevyn Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:39:47 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/31/exporting-climate-change/#comment-37119 "all government websites are absolute garbage. why is that?" Because a well informed public might get stroppy. “all government websites are absolute garbage. why is that?” Because a well informed public might get stroppy.

]]> By: Blair Anderson http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/31/exporting-climate-change/#comment-37097 Blair Anderson Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:49:32 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/31/exporting-climate-change/#comment-37097 >and we can’t export more to the detriment of our own environment. The problem is, we do. >and we can’t export more to the detriment of our own environment.

The problem is, we do.

]]> By: andrew http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/31/exporting-climate-change/#comment-37064 andrew Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:16:49 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/31/exporting-climate-change/#comment-37064 was that a rise in volumes or just prices? and where's my previous post? was that a rise in volumes or just prices?

and where’s my previous post?

]]> By: andrew http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/31/exporting-climate-change/#comment-37063 andrew Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:15:08 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/31/exporting-climate-change/#comment-37063 Page Not Found The Statistics New Zealand website has been restructured. We could not find the page you were looking for. Ways to find a page Go to the www.stats.govt.nz home page and use the navigation to find the page you require or use the Site Search Use one of the following indexes: A-Z List of Datasets Products and Services To get help Complete an information request form with the details of what you are looking for Send an email to info@stats.govt.nz Phone our Information Centre on 0508 525 525 (toll free) WHY am i not surprised? you can never find a statistic on the statistics website. all government websites are absolute garbage. why is that? Page Not Found
The Statistics New Zealand website has been restructured. We could not find the page you were looking for.

Ways to find a page
Go to the http://www.stats.govt.nz home page and use the navigation to find the page you require or use the Site Search
Use one of the following indexes:
A-Z List of Datasets
Products and Services

To get help
Complete an information request form with the details of what you are looking for
Send an email to info@stats.govt.nz
Phone our Information Centre on 0508 525 525 (toll free)

WHY am i not surprised? you can never find a statistic on the statistics website. all government websites are absolute garbage. why is that?

]]> By: bjchip http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/31/exporting-climate-change/#comment-37051 bjchip Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:05:14 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/31/exporting-climate-change/#comment-37051 In a sense, we can (if we work at it) export the energy of the winds that we catch in our turbines and the geothermal power beneath our feet, and the produce that grows in our benign climate and do so to our profit and the benefit of the planet as a whole. Which is exactly right Samiuela. All we have to do is understand that there are limits to how much we can grow, catch and collect and we can't export more to the detriment of our own environment. Thanks Respectfully BJ In a sense, we can (if we work at it) export the energy of the winds that we catch in our turbines and the geothermal power beneath our feet, and the produce that grows in our benign climate and do so to our profit and the benefit of the planet as a whole. Which is exactly right Samiuela.

All we have to do is understand that there are limits to how much we can grow, catch and collect and we can’t export more to the detriment of our own environment.

Thanks
Respectfully
BJ

]]> By: samiuela http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/31/exporting-climate-change/#comment-37049 samiuela Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:26:09 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/01/31/exporting-climate-change/#comment-37049 We are told to "think globally and act locally". Maybe thinking globally means we should export dairy products, if we can produce them at a lower cost to the environment than other places? Maybe we should export aluminium from a smelter which uses hydro-electricity, instead of importing aluminium from smelters in Australia which use electricity generated from burning coal? All I'm saying is that sometimes what seems to be bad at first sight may actually be better than the alternatives. We are told to “think globally and act locally”. Maybe thinking globally means we should export dairy products, if we can produce them at a lower cost to the environment than other places? Maybe we should export aluminium from a smelter which uses hydro-electricity, instead of importing aluminium from smelters in Australia which use electricity generated from burning coal?

All I’m saying is that sometimes what seems to be bad at first sight may actually be better than the alternatives.

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