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    Gerry’s biofuel subsidy blunders - by frog



    I was aghast when Minister Brownlee stormed into office in 2008, declaring that a cost free, modest biofuel sales obligation was poor economics and bad for the market, and that it must be repealed and replaced with a subsidy. read more
    July 6, 2010 11:52 am - 12 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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    ECNZ: gold plated or robust? - by frog



    One of the biggest arguments in favour of our failed electricity market reforms was the assertion that it was run by bureaucrats and engineers, and was thus gold plated. Flowing from that was the assertion that thus, we were paying far too much for our energy and that breaking it all up and letting business [...] read more
    February 5, 2009 10:18 am - 52 Comments
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    Carbon Capture and Storage not right for NZ - by frog



    Now that Gerry “Sexy Coal” Brownlee holds the Energy portfolio, it’s time to look once again at his favourite meme. Should we be investing in new coal fired generation, in the hopes that Carbon Capture and Storage, (CCS), will rescue us from the emissions downside? Recently published research says that CCS is questionable at best [...] read more
    January 29, 2009 3:54 pm - 8 Comments
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    The New Copernicans - by frog



    It wasn’t that long ago in historical terms that Nicolaus Copernicus bucked the established western wisdom and asserted that the earth may in fact orbit the sun. He rightfully feared the retribution of the authorities and was careful to pay them tribute when he finally did publish shortly before his death. Although the evidence has [...] read more
    November 19, 2008 11:43 am - 23 Comments
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    The $5 Billion Failure - by frog



    Today’s weekend Herald discusses the extent of the finance companies’ failures over the last few years and the effect it has had on families and investor confidence in general. It only gives passing consideration of the cause – laissez faire, free market ideology. Before I get bashed to death for my socialist ways, let me [...] read more
    August 16, 2008 10:01 am - 65 Comments