Archive for September, 2010

  • frog

    General debate, September 5, 2010 - by frog



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    September 5, 2010 7:10 am - 132 Comments
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    Any Glenn Beck fans in the house? - by frog



    According to Glenn Beck, universities are re-education camps and more dangerous than terrorist groups. Really. read more
    September 4, 2010 8:40 am - 15 Comments
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    Christchurch rocked by mag 7.4 earthquake - by frog



    The details are sketchy as the sun has just come up, but there are reports of widespread damage, the airport is closed and the civil defense folk have activated the national response centre. I’ve already heard from one Green party member downtown, whose doing alright. The Press has finally put out something worth reading. Our [...] read more
    September 4, 2010 7:37 am - 50 Comments
  • frog

    MEUG complains $145m free money isn’t enough - by frog



    The Major Electricity Users Group (MEUG) is complaing that the $145 million cash dollars of taxpayer money that Nick Smith’s ETS will give them between now and the end of 2012 is simply not enough free money. read more
    September 3, 2010 2:23 pm - 15 Comments
  • frog

    Another day, another oil platform explosion - by frog



    Another oil platform off the Louisiana coast has experienced an explosion and fire. Fortunately, no lives were lost and earlier reports of a mile long slick have been recanted. read more
    September 3, 2010 11:27 am - 9 Comments
  • frog

    Williamson and English running racial interference on foreign investment - by frog



    Yesterday, Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson claimed that opposition to foreign investment is more about racism than overseas ownership. He needs to have a word to his colleague, Finance Minister Bill English, who last month seemed to be pandering to the supposed racism Williamson criticises. Williamson and English seem to be both running racial interference, albeit from opposite sides of the field, for continued slack regulation on foreign investment. read more
    September 3, 2010 9:44 am - 17 Comments
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    Bill McKibben on David Letterman: Put Solar on the White House on 10/10 - by frog



    I’ll let Bill McKibben from 350.org tell you all about it. I’m a third of the way through his new book, eaarth, and I recommend it to anyone concerned about where we’re going to be as a species in just a few decades. Climate change is now, not the problem of the next generation. What [...] read more
    September 2, 2010 11:39 am - 28 Comments
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    General debate, September 2, 2010 - by frog



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    September 2, 2010 9:08 am - 45 Comments
  • Kevin Hague

    Taking a bet with gambling - by Kevin Hague



    It’s ironic that on a day that is supposed to be about not gambling Sky City choses to eschew all responsibility for problem gambling. Their release this morning, entitled “The issue isn’t gambling, it’s PROBLEM gambling” (note the capitalisation of PROBLEM) is a slap in the face to all the people who have gone through [...] read more
    September 1, 2010 1:57 pm - 32 Comments
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    Kiwi bach goes to Washington - by frog



    With all the inertia of a slow moving freight train, New Zealand’s entry into the US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathalon is gaining momentum, and should arrive on the mall in Washinton DC by September next year. read more
    September 1, 2010 10:49 am - 16 Comments
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