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    Kennedy Graham on General Debate, March 5th 2009 - by frog



    Green MP Kennedy Graham did his first General Debate Speech on Thursday, choosing climate change as his topic. Kennedy is the spokesperson on International Climate Change Issues. As we slide serenely into the sea, let us recognise that, just as water finds its own level, a species that fails to foresee disaster ahead, or sees [...] read more
    March 7, 2009 9:30 am - 22 Comments
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    Lester Brown on Failing States: Early sign of decline - by frog



    The following YouTube clip is Part 3 from a recent lecture Lester Brown gave on Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization and will take you into the heart of the Plan B message. The presentation was to the Chemical Society of Washington on May 8, 2008. Lester, who is President of the Earth Policy [...] read more
    March 7, 2009 8:00 am - 9 Comments
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    Sue Bradford goes in search of National’s State Housing - by frog



    Green MP Sue Bradford  asks the Housing Minister: Does he see any opportunity to simultaneously deal with the job losses in the housing construction sector and assist the nearly 10 thousand people on the Housing New Zealand waiting list? The Minister manages to insult the former Minister, requiring an apology and withdrawal, then goes on [...] read more
    March 6, 2009 2:02 pm - 14 Comments
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    Sea Lion Action at Parliament - by frog



    Green MP Metiria Turei addresses the action in front of parliament, hosted by the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society on Wednesday. As usual, the government has got it wrong about the fishing industry’s kill quota, and yet another threatened species edges closer to extinction. Former Minister Steve Chadwick tried to make out that Labour’s [...] read more
    March 6, 2009 1:49 pm - 2 Comments
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    Lester Brown on the challenge to save civilization - by frog



    The following YouTube clip is Part 1 from a recent lecture Lester Brown gave on Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization and will take you into the heart of the Plan B message. The presentation was to the Chemical Society of Washington on May 8, 2008. Lester, who is President of the Earth Policy [...] read more
    March 3, 2009 8:00 am - 9 Comments
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    Job Summit & The Green New Deal - by frog



    Green Party Co-Leader Russel Norman talks about today’s Jobs Summit, jobs in general and the Green New Deal. read more
    February 27, 2009 1:42 pm - 17 Comments
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    Air Freshener: A dose of reality - by frog



    The This Is Reality campaign has published their latest “Clean Coal” advertisement. It was directed by Academy-award winners Joel and Ethan Coen and it’s pretty funny. There is no such thing as clean coal, Gerry. read more
    February 27, 2009 9:13 am - 9 Comments
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    Catherine Delahunty graces the first Back Benches for 2009 - by frog



    The season has kicked in once again, and first up for the Greens this year was Catherine Delahunty. She was joined by National’s Chris Tremain, Labour’s Grant Robertson and Act’s David Garret. Should the government bail our Fisher & Paykel? Bootcamps for young offenders? These and many other questions are answered online at TVNZ OnDemand’s [...] read more
    February 24, 2009 5:46 pm - 12 Comments
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    Jeanette’s leadership video - by frog



    Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons announces that she will step down as co-leader this year and invites the party membership to get involved in our democratic process to elect the next co-leader. read more
    February 23, 2009 12:43 pm - 11 Comments
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    Kangaroo Court under the LabNats - by frog



    I have to laugh out loud when i think that this is the sort of justice that both National and Labour (and others) voted for last year. Well, next week, unless the Nats eat crow as awkwardly as Labour tried to do today in the House, this humourous little video from MohawkMedia, a.k.a. the g33k [...] read more
    February 19, 2009 9:52 pm - 5 Comments
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    Co-leader’s Parliamentary update - by frog



    Jeanette and Russel talk about insulation, energy efficiency, the Electoral Finance Act and their meeting with the Nats. read more
    February 19, 2009 8:27 am - 1 Comment
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    Dalai Lama in support of Green Party and enviro-schools - by frog



    During a lecture at the University of Michigan last year, (full story and video), the Dalai Lama said: If you have a Green Party, I want to join. I think that’s very important. As I mentioned earlier, I think from kindergarten, [the] new generation, I think the concept of dialogue, the concept of the sense [...] read more
    February 18, 2009 10:53 am - 3 Comments
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    Green co-leaders spell out the priorities - by frog



    In this video, the Green Party co-leaders Jeanette Fitzsimons and Russel Norman do a brief round up on our priorities as we start the new parliamentary season. read more
    February 17, 2009 9:36 am - 4 Comments
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    Catherine Delahunty’s maiden speech - by frog



    Welcome Catherine! read more
    February 12, 2009 11:43 am - 202 Comments
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    Coalergy: Smudge - by frog



    I suppose this could just as well star Gerry Brownlee, the way he goes on about sexy coal and carbon capture and storage…. read more
    February 9, 2009 3:34 pm - 1 Comment
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    Picnic for the Planet 2009 - by frog



    Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand co-leader Dr Russel Norman delivers the annual State of the Planet Speech in Henderson, Auckland. Delivered on Sunday, January 25th, 2009. This is part 1 of 3. This is part 2 of 3. This is part 3 of 3. read more
    January 28, 2009 2:35 pm - 2 Comments
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    Eat local on ice - by frog



    I have long been a fan of Grist.org, an online portal of environmental news and humour out of the USA. One of my favourite regular columns is Ask Umbra, where readers write and ask Umbra to solve some of the quirkier questions that plague those who wish to tread more lightly on the world. I [...] read more
    January 22, 2009 1:01 pm - 14 Comments
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    Kevin Hague’s maiden speech - by frog



    Welcome Kevin!   read more
    December 18, 2008 12:21 pm - 7 Comments
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    Kennedy Graham’s maiden speech - by frog



    Welcome Kennedy!   read more
    December 18, 2008 12:18 pm - 2 Comments
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    Michael Pollan on Food, Energy and Health - by frog



    Hat tip to O’Reilly Radar for leading me to this video of Michael Pollan speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit last month. Pollan tells it like it is – that agriculture is the key to tackling climate change and many other modern ills. Food is the shadow problem if they [the politicians] hope to deal [...] read more
    December 16, 2008 4:39 pm - 11 Comments
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    Sue Bradford on the “Fire at Will” Bill - by frog



    Sue speaks in the House about the ambiguity in the new 90 day fire at will bill that may prevent fired workers from accessing the dole, despite National’s assurances that this was not their intent: It is this sort of ambiguity that would have been picked up and corrected at a select committee. Ramming this [...] read more
    December 15, 2008 12:03 pm - 74 Comments
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    Green’s Address in Reply II - by frog



    Yesterday I published Jeanette’s half of the Green’s Address in Reply, the speech where parties formally reply to the “Queen’s” speech from the throne when parliament is reconvened after an election. Here is Russel’s half of the speech: read more
    December 14, 2008 8:49 am - No Comments
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    Green’s Address in Reply - by frog



    When parliament reconvenes after an election, the “Queen”, represented by the Governor General, gives a speech from the throne spelling out what “her” government seeks to achieve during this term. The Address in Reply is where each of the parties in the House reply to the speech from the throne. In reality, the speech from [...] read more
    December 13, 2008 7:36 pm - 8 Comments
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    The Price of Silence - by frog



    Further to my post yesterday about the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, there is this lovely music video from Amnesty International: It is a cogent reminder that when we remain silent in the face of arcane legislation like the current Immigration Bill or last year’s Terrorism Amendment Act, we allow [...] read more
    December 11, 2008 12:15 pm - 6 Comments
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    George Monbiot gives Yvo de Boer a serve - by frog



    In a new Guardian video series entitled Monbiot meets…, George gives the United Nations chief climate change negotiator Yvo de Boer a serve, and asks if the Kyoto protocol is too little too late for the planet. This version of the video is from eco-tube.com. We all know now that a carbon tax would have [...] read more
    December 9, 2008 11:34 am - 62 Comments
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    The Big Ask: Act Now! - by frog



    Friends of the Earth and their friends have produced a moving video message for our politicians, The Big Ask. The video really says what needs to be said: I have to ask of course, but is that Don Elder playing the suit? Now that the suits are in charge of new Zealand’s climate change negotiators [...] read more
    December 3, 2008 9:55 am - 32 Comments
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    The Coaly Moleys - by frog



    Another laugh out loud video from Greenpeace Australia. It seems that Rudd wants to pay $1.2 billion in subsidies to the coal industry as part of their emissions trading scheme! At least when we subsidise our polluters, it is because they are trade exposed. Export coal isn’t covered by Kyoto. So what’s up? read more
    November 24, 2008 11:15 am - 2 Comments
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    Captain Capitalism’s alternative to MMP - by frog



    This cartoon is slightly out of date now, except as a tidy explanation of the benefits of two party first past the post presidential style elections so favoured by opponents of MMP. There is more relevant Christmas themed Captain Capitalism here. read more
    November 19, 2008 1:09 pm - 1 Comment
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    Denial is no longer an acceptable response - by frog



    Greenpeace ironically notes that New Zealanders should be seriously alarmed at the prospect of the National-led government damaging the country’s relationship with the United States. “New Zealand is at serious risk of becoming an international Pariah over climate, and jeopardising its international standing and trade relations. The last thing we want is to become the [...] read more
    November 19, 2008 12:10 pm - 51 Comments
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    Without a planet there will be no Parnell… - by frog



    John Key’s victory speech on youtube has been attracting a number of responses reminding him how important climate change is, including this one: read more
    November 18, 2008 12:07 pm - No Comments
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    Oratory - by frog



    From one of the companies that helped with the Green election campaign: read more
    November 17, 2008 2:09 pm - 1 Comment
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    Excess packaging - by frog



    Hat tip: Celsias read more
    November 13, 2008 10:22 am - No Comments
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    The cause of climate change - by frog



    The iceberg post was popular yesterday, so here’s another. read more
    November 7, 2008 7:45 am - 17 Comments
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    Act, copyright, remixes and mashups - by frog



    The Herald’s Chris Barton explores the copyrights issues surrounding Act’s attempted ‘mash-up’ of the Green party ad, suggesting that he wouldn’t support legal action for this kind of free speech. Remember, Act is the party that views property rights as sacrosanct. But putting aside Act’s hypocrisy, and moral and privacy concerns about using children in [...] read more
    November 6, 2008 12:10 pm - 5 Comments
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    Green Party campaign closing broadcast - by frog



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    November 5, 2008 4:51 pm - 15 Comments
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    Jeanette and Russel’s bloopers tape - by frog



    Here are some of the out-takes from the filming for the Green Party campaign closing broadcast for the 2008 election: read more
    November 4, 2008 4:49 pm - 84 Comments
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    Planet casts early vote for Greens - by frog



    Al Mansell, an independent candidate for Wellington Central, sent me this video clip from neighbouring Miramar: read more
    November 3, 2008 12:25 pm - 5 Comments
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    An endorsement - by frog



    Here’s one of my favourite videos of the campaign so far: read more
    November 3, 2008 11:54 am - 6 Comments
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    Act’s advertising rip-off - by frog



    I haven’t yet seen the Act rip off of the Green Party Aila television ad but I reckon it’s a bit of a compliment from what I’ve heard.  Last election, devoid of ideas, Act just copied National’s much talked about iwi/kiwi billboard style. And it seems this election this time they are again happy to [...] read more
    November 2, 2008 7:50 am - 151 Comments
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    CoalFinger - by frog



    This summer, from the people who bought you the dairy conversion of John Key’s electorate office, comes the latest blockbuster: Here’s the CoalFinger website and its international quit coal campaign. read more
    November 2, 2008 7:16 am - 3 Comments
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