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    More hardworking families forced into foodbanks - by frog



    We have more than our share of beneficiary bashers here at frogblog. They just love to point out how all those ‘bludgers’ are bilking them out of their hard earned dollars. This is a deluded viewpoint. While there is no doubt that some benefit abuse occurs, (and will always occur under any system), the vast [...] read more
    August 16, 2008 10:38 am - 24 Comments
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    Too many reports, not enough action on the ETS - by frog



    While the select committee struggles through the deluge of submissions on the ETS, the rest of us who are interested are forced to wade through the plethora of reports released this week in honour of our first serious attempt to tackle CO2 emissions. The report card? Not so good. The one thing that all the [...] read more
    May 2, 2008 2:39 pm - 5 Comments
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    UNESCO calls for a paradigm change away from fossil fuels - by frog



    Now where could I have heard this before? Jamey Keaten from the Associated Press has written an interesting article about the 3 year report from UNESCO: “The status quo today is no longer an option,” Guilhem Calvo, an adviser with UNESCO’s ecological and earth sciences division, told a news conference at the release of the [...] read more
    April 18, 2008 9:25 am - 6 Comments
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    Would you like chips with that? - by frog



    As a result of an OIA request, the Minister of Conservation has today released these photos of 22 common dolphins caught by trawlers in December 2007.   The Minister says it was “unusual to have such a high number of reported incidental deaths in just one month”, however a DOC scientific report shows that it [...] read more
    March 18, 2008 5:37 pm - 1 Comment