Burn baby burn
The future is starting to look decidedly sci fi. As the UN climate talks in Bonn draw to a close, developed countries have […]
Environment
Key paralytic as ice melts
John Key’s government is at the climate change talks in Bonn avoiding doing their part in combating more climate change in the future […]
Your water footprint
How big is your water footprint? Find out here.
US warns: don’t cling to carbon
Take heed, for the Superpower has spoken. At Round One of this year’s international climate change negotiations (in Bonn, Germany) the US has […]
A hint of uranium on the breeze
Well well well. According to the Herald: “New Zealanders are being asked whether the Government should allow nuclear-powered ships back into our waters […]
What’s a Poor Pragmatic Key to do?
Just when the Kiwi corporate kleptocracy was kicking into high gear to ensure that the taxpayer is properly stuck with the paying the […]
Sinking shipping is stupid
Toad’s post on coastal shipping deserves re-posting: Coastal shipping is the most energy efficient means of moving freight. A ship consumes 75 – […]
Give the people what they want
Stephen Joyce keeps saying the reason he has slashed investment in public transport to build more roads is that he is giving the […]
Oh Johnkey Donkey!
We’ve been outed! By none other than Thelma (or was it Louise?) A promotional video for climate action, voiced by Susan Sarandon for […]
An idiots* guide to what happens when the CO2 affects the WAIS
The preliminary results of a drill by the ANDRILL (Antarctic Geological Drilling) were published in the print edition of Nature this week. It […]
Four wheels good, two wheels bad
The Government is taking nearly half a billion dollars out of public transport, cycling, walking, road maintance, and traffic policing to pay for […]
They’re doing it, why aren’t we?
This morning I spotted a poignant example of the inequalities inherent in tackling climate change. The Maldives have announced they’ll go carbon neutral […]
Once upon a time there was an island
Fancy a restful island holiday? If the Cateret Island was your chosen destination you might want to travel sooner rather than later according […]
Environment Ministry cut
The National/ACT Government’s axe has fallen on the Environment Ministry today, with staff being flown to Wellington to discover a raft of environmental […]
Meat and Wool NZ: “Job Summit Disappointing”
It’s been said by some of the Government’s supporters that criticism of the Job Summit is nothing more than rantings of the embittered […]
Fiddling while the world burns
The latest New Scientist brings together the work of thousands of scientists to describe what would happen to the world if the global […]
I wish my house was clean coal clean
Re: cycle
According to Stuff: “Another idea on the table [at the Jobs Summit] is a $50 million cycleway built the length of the country. […]
Marking time: Darwin to Lincoln
Today is the anniversary of two of histories great names – Darwin and Lincoln. Both men made significant (albeit different) contributions to our […]
Fonterra set to simmer
Lawyer Stephen Price has rubbished Fonterra’s claim that the Chinese sub judice status of the Sanlu case prevents Fonterra releasing documentation of their communications. Price […]
A view from the coalface on RMA reforms
Our guest RMA expert, offers an analysis of National’s proposed changes to our resource management framework: National’s phase one RMA review document looks […]
First thoughts on RMA changes
We’ve got an expert guest post coming on National’s newly announced RMA changes. I’ve got a few brief(ish), non-expert thoughts first (which, hopefully […]
Nick Smith stays mum
The Sunday-Star Times has an article on National’s proposed RMA changes. Unfortunately, it’s just Nick Smith describing the changes. And, surprise, he doesn’t mention […]
The long game
Last night, I heard something worrying. It was Gareth Morgan saying he can’t ‘see through’ this recession; that he can’t see the economic […]
A key birdshit shortage
Our economy depends on other key resources apart from oil. For instance our farming sector still depends heavily on using phosphates to increase […]
Whither the PIF?
I attended the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji back in 2006. The shadow of Bainimarama’s approaching coup hung over the forum but it […]
Paving paradise
We have received information that National’s plan to change the definition of ‘environment’ under the RMA in their 100-day legislation roll out will […]
Brownlee blowing smoke – or is it Coalfinger in disguise?
Gerry Brownlee was puffing smoke this Wednesday morning about his daft (in terms of the Kyoto agreement) decision last month to remove the […]
Climate change laffs
How peak oil can devastate the rest of the economy
We all know the story of the sub-prime crisis that had developed into the credit crisis – a flood of credit saw mortgage […]
When will oil peak?
We’ve seen that oil production in oil fields and countries peaks long before the oil actually runs out, and as individual countries go, […]
The supply of oil must peak, get used to it
There is only so much oil in the world. It was all formed when, over the course of a few hundred million years, creatures […]
What’s the economy? or why energy matters
The more I learn about energy, and peak oil in particular, the more concerned I get. So, in the spirit of the season, I […]
ETS submissions open
Submissions for the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme have opened but will close on the 13th of February. Given the time of […]
Climate change deniers – accidental comedians
I’m always amazed about the level of sheer scientific ignorance of most of the climate change deniers. Characteristically ridiculous statements (and scientifically humorous) […]
Payback?
National’s decision to allow a 40% increase in endangered Sea Lion kill-quota for the squid fishing industry is old news but I haven’t […]