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Whale for Sale
To support the Palmer position you have to believe it would work read moreMarch 12, 2010 1:31 pm - No Comments -
Dirty rivers update – my first dirty lake
Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora is apparently the fourth largest lake in our country. And it has the consistency of pea soup; toxic pea soup to be precise. I visited there last Friday. Prue lent us a couple of kayaks, so myself and Monique from Radio NZ headed out into the soup. To keep us safe [...] read moreMarch 11, 2010 4:05 pm - 15 Comments -
Nature 2, Monsanto 0 – GE fails again
We know already that genetically modified crops do not improve yields. Surprisingly, Monsanto has admitted that one of their pest resistant cotton crops no longer resists the pests. How long did it take nature to thumb its nose at Monsanto? Monsanto’s advice to farmers? Use our Bollgard II version, it’s better. But the science doesn’t back [...] read moreMarch 11, 2010 10:38 am - 27 Comments -
Govt understanding of the Tertiary sector: FAIL
Oh dear. Anyone who felt a wee bit nervous when Steven Joyce became Tertiary Education Minister has a right to feel justified in their fears after his last couple of annoucements. First, we hear there are plans to link funding for tertiary institutions to the pass rates of their students from 2012. This is a terrible [...] read moreMarch 10, 2010 3:19 pm - 20 Comments -
Anniversary of 1959 Tibetan uprising
Green MP Keith Locke joins the Friends of Tibet protest outside the Chinese Embassy, Wellington NZ This morning I joined the Friends of Tibet protest outside the Chinese Embassy on the 51st anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan people’s uprising against Chinese rule. Of course there was another ‘uprising’ in March 2008, with demonstrations throughout Tibet. Unfortunately, those [...] read moreMarch 10, 2010 12:37 pm - 2 Comments -
It’s my birthday!
I don’t really want to make a big deal about it, but it is my 5th birthday today! My very first post, which is as valid now as it was 5 years ago, was about the precautionary principle. I followed that with a a post on tax, which is also a hot topic at the moment. [...] read moreMarch 10, 2010 9:33 am - 19 Comments -
A putrid stench in the Canterbury environment
It looks like Canterbury is in for a taste of the “Auckland treatment” – local democracy gutted and decision-making handed over to unelected Ministerial appointees. read moreMarch 8, 2010 3:01 pm - 24 Comments -
Stop grizzling Pat, and pay your fair share
Lots of us work hard. But we pay our fair share of tax on what we earn. Why do property investors, whose income is derived from residential rents and capital gains, think they should get favours from the tax system that none of the rest of us get? read moreMarch 7, 2010 5:51 pm - 49 Comments -
Shell declares an end to cheap oil
Shell has been an increasingly vocal supporter of the need to plan for peak oil. Shell’s future energy scenarios paint a stark future – one where we plan for the demise of cheap oil and one where we scramble incoherently and nature decides for us. This week, in the Wall Street Journal, Shell’s CEO Peter [...] read moreMarch 7, 2010 7:41 am - 23 Comments -
No tightening of gun regulations – even post Molenaar
It is unfortunate that the High Court has knocked back the Police decision to reclassify some rifles with pistol grips as military style semi-automatics (MSSAs). Justice Jill Mahon said legislation was necessary to implement the change. The Greens will support such legislation. In fact, we want it to go further down the road towards registering all [...] read moreMarch 3, 2010 12:04 pm - 79 Comments
