MfE Archive

  • Catherine Delahunty

    Waiwhetu ooze spill sadly not an isolated incident - by Catherine Delahunty



    Yesterday’s spill of toxic ooze on the road in Lower Hutt indicates a lack of rigour in the handling of dangerous materials. read more
    December 11, 2009 4:46 pm - 2 Comments
  • frog

    Emissions webcast a bit fizzy - by frog



    Last night’s webcast from MfE was not a triumph in technological consultation, but it does give us a glimpse into what is possible. Aside from the usual technical challenges, like all the panel appearing in smurf blue for the first 20 minutes and some viewers whinging because they chose a bandwidth far in excess of [...] read more
    July 21, 2009 10:23 am - 2 Comments
  • frog

    Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. - by frog



    Such is the quote from Samuel Coleridge’s famous poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner“. It’s the first thing that came to mind when I read phil u‘s comment this morning about Russel and Trevor Mallard going head to head on Morning Report. Russel did best Trevor in the debate, but in fairness to Trevor [...] read more
    February 27, 2008 11:47 am - No Comments
  • frog

    How petty can Nick get? - by frog



    Nick Smith posted a press release today calling the government’s climate change initiatives a failure because the Ministry for the Environment’s emissions grew from 735 tonnes CO2e in 2005/06 to 897 tonnes in 2006/07, mostly as a result of increased air travel associated with, <shock & horror>, their climate change and environmental work. Yaaaaawn. Is [...] read more
    November 16, 2007 5:24 pm - 16 Comments