scheme Archive

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  15% organic by 2015 - by frog

  
  
  
  One of the cornerstone policy points of the recently released Green Agriculture Policy is for New Zealand to be 15% organic by 2015. This may seem ambitious to some, but with the size of the world market, New Zealand´s entire national output could be organic and it would be a small player. So fears that [...] read more
  October 26, 2008 8:57 pm - 19 Comments
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  24 hours - by frog

  
  
  
  The cliché goes that a lot can change in 24 hours, particularly in politics. Needless to say I haven’t read them myself, but some poor souls are wading through over 700 email responses that Jeanette has received in just the first 24 hours. Ask, and you shall receive. It seems that Kiwis do have something [...] read more
  August 22, 2008 4:03 pm - 119 Comments
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  Have your say - by frog

  
  
  
  Here are the two clips that comprise Jeanette’s press conference this afternoon. Have a listen, then send your opinion to ets@greens.org.nz Then there is: It’s time to have your say on the ETS. read more
  August 21, 2008 5:49 pm - 40 Comments
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  Make the ETS fair and more urgent - by Jeanette Fitzsimons

  
  
  
  Some of the readers here may have heard my interview on RadioNZ’s Nine to Noon programme last week, outlining the changes the Greens need to see in order to support the ETS legislation. I notice that there has been some robust debate here about the need for action on climate change. For most people, including [...] read more
  June 7, 2008 3:38 pm - 70 Comments
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  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