Archive for June 19th, 2008

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    350 - by frog



    One of the world’s most famous climate scientists, James Hanson, is receiving an unnecessarily early eulogy at present from WorldWatch.  (Here are parts one and two of its tribute.)  Hansen became most famous for testifying to the US Congress in 1988: There is only a 1 percent chance of an accidental warming of this magnitude…. [...] read more
    June 19, 2008 3:52 pm - 2 Comments
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    Pahaoa River - by frog



    Russel continued his campaign to clean up our waterways yesterday.  This time he popped up on Campbell Live to highlight a South Wairarapa farm that had turned some of its land beside a creek into a rubbish dump littered with also sorts of debris including containers that had once stored hazardous material.  The creek flows [...] read more
    June 19, 2008 12:19 pm - 19 Comments
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    Nandor shepherds waste bill through Parliament - by frog



    Nandor gave his second reading speech on the Waste Minimisation Bill last night. It retains the financial driver of the original bill – the levy on waste going to landfill. It is a blunt attempt at a pigovian tax, to internalise environmental externalities. The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development suggested that it would [...] read more
    June 19, 2008 11:40 am - 37 Comments
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    The Bike Man - by frog



    The Northern Advocate had a short little piece on Monday noting that cycling advocate and Civil Engineer Paul Dougherty is going to be the Green candidate for Whangarei.   Paul runs a successful cycle touring business in Northland and, according to the Advocate, is known about town as ‘the bike man’: “Never before have we needed [...] read more
    June 19, 2008 10:49 am - 10 Comments
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    A family wage - by frog



    The Families Commission is apparently releasing a report today on the well-being of families. I can’t find it online yet so I’m guessing it is being released later today but the Dominion Post reports news from it that many ‘Kiwi families are living on Struggle St’ A drop in the buying power of wages means [...] read more
    June 19, 2008 9:19 am - 86 Comments
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    Climate refugees - by frog



    The number of refugees in the world rose by 3 million people last year after a having been in a short period of decline.  And, according to the United Nations, one of the biggest causes is climate change.  Antonio Guterres, the UN high commissioner for refugees tells the Guardian: “Climate change is today one of [...] read more
    June 19, 2008 8:33 am - 5 Comments