Daily review 16/12/2022

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   https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/130772258/nelson-council-urged-to-rethink-forestry-by-river-watchdog-group

   2 articles in 2 days by people against pine planting,
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      https://i.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/130756882/sam-neill-and-grahame-sydney-oppose-60000-pine-tree-plantation-on-exceptional-landscape

      Must be only ok when it effects small rural communities
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      Pines – bad, right?
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         According to the queenstown wine set and the biologists in Nelson.
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         does seem kind of daft given the fire risk and biodiversity issues. Why not mixed forest that is less likely to burn?
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            Choosing between killing all the trees or adding a range of trees to a monocultural forest in order to buffer against all threats?

            What to do, what to do ???
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               ah, I was reading the Lammermoor's piece, not the Nelson one.
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   Mayor Smith, Nick Smith, said this:

   "“I've indicated to establish a task force on which I want good forestry, ecological and economic expertise to work through the issue in 2023 and develop a long term plan for managing the 600 hectares of council forestry.”"

   Anyone willing to hazard a guess as to what Nick might have meant?

   https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/130772258/nelson-council-urged-to-rethink-forestry-by-river-watchdog-group
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   Musk cancels free speech.

   https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/480906/elon-musk-s-twitter-suspends-accounts-of-several-journalists
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      Tweet of the day.

      https://twitter.com/Ukemike/status/1603547816776724480
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         The Great Extinction is in full swing with Musk’s sense of humour going extinct first in a cataclysmic event marked by tweets and other tiny imprints.
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            Time for the pitchfork mob at the portcullis..

            

            https://twitter.com/santa_tracker
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   I can’t wait, but at the end of the day it makes no difference as people are far more interested in how many snapper they can catch.

   https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/12/national-s-christopher-luxon-pledges-to-be-much-balder-than-forerunner-sir-john-key-s-approach-leading-up-to-election.html
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      iswydt
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         I was wondering if anybody would
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            From Incog's link:

            "But when it comes to what that might look like in practice, Luxon is scant on follicle."
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      lol
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   White-supremacist clown has regrets. He pleaded guilty to participating in the January 6th insurrection and he's looking at up to six months in prison.

   https://twitter.com/bakedalaska/status/1603475492618702848

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