Genesis Archive

  • frog

    Stupid is as stupid does - by frog



    G is for grrrrrrr. G is grump grump. G is for Godawful. G is for Genesis In the beginning there was stupidity and then – Good Lord – there was more stupidity. The latest chapter in this sorry saga called the Book of Genesis is the resource consent for the Rodney gas plant granted by [...] read more
    March 30, 2009 11:45 am - 85 Comments
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    Jeanette questions the wisdom of the Genesis board - by frog



    Jeanette asked the Minister for State Owned Enterprises in the House yesterday whether he has confidence in the board of Genesis Energy. Genesis is proceeding with a consent application for a gas fired power station for which it admits it has no gas and is not economically viable “in a real-world, commercial sense”. The Rodney [...] read more
    March 25, 2009 4:08 pm - 19 Comments
  • frog

    More Circular Uncertainty from National - by frog



    Following the circular uncertainty created by John Key and his National government regarding the Emissions Trading Scheme, we now have another round of circular uncertainty, this time created by officialdom, no doubt because there is no clear leadership from the top. To start with, we have the utterly confused and ambiguous signals to business regarding [...] read more
    December 21, 2008 12:19 pm - 82 Comments
  • frog

    Genesis telling porkies about Rodney - by frog



    Genesis Energy claims in a New Zealand Herald article last Friday that their 480 MW gas-fired Rodney power station won’t get in the way of renewable generation. Please cue the Tui advert – Yeah, Right! Such a massive plant will stop renewable development in its tracks. Who would build more capacity with that jugernaut sitting [...] read more
    September 29, 2008 11:38 am - 6 Comments
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    Kaukapakapa gears up for a fight - by frog



    Residents of Kaukapakapa northwest of Auckland are gearing up for the fight of their lives in an effort to stop Genesis from building a 480 MW gas turbine generating station in the middle of their paddocks. I understand through the grapevine that John Key, after public pressure in the House, has finally agreed to meet [...] read more
    August 19, 2008 5:57 pm - 103 Comments
  • Jeanette Fitzsimons

    Are the Wheels Falling Off the ETS? - by Jeanette Fitzsimons



    What started off as merely a flawed and highly complex system is getting progressively worse. After weeks of intensive hearings the implications are crystallising and the flaws becoming more apparent. At the same time the Government is engaged in a process of pandering to vested interests and watering down the scheme, notifying the select committee [...] read more
    May 14, 2008 1:19 pm - 48 Comments
  • frog

    Scrapping the thermal moratorium is a bad idea - by frog



    The NBR reports that the Nats are doing a deal with Labour to scrap the moratorium on new thermal generation in exchange for supporting the ETS through the House. In truth, only a grand coalition could possibly get an ETS through the House. However, I still think that the moratorium, (it’s not a ban, just [...] read more
    May 9, 2008 10:16 am - 32 Comments
  • frog

    Support for ‘keep coal in the hole’ - by frog



    Greenpeace called last night for Labour and National to support Jeanette’s six-point plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal. Coal is the most climate-damaging fossil fuel. “It smacks of hypocrisy for New Zealand to claim any leadership role on tackling climate change while coal-mining continues to expand,? said Mr Boxer. “Political parties need to [...] read more
    April 23, 2008 9:05 am - 7 Comments