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The anti-TPPA demonstrations happened around the country today. RNZ tweeted this pic of the rally before the march, in Wellington. There was a pretty good turnout at the Auckland demonstration that I attended in the sunshine. Loads of home made placards made it colourful and interesting.…
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Yesterday One News featured a climate change denialist crank in a broadcast segment and on its news site. It prompted a strong reaction from many, including this from Hot topic: TVNZ PUSHES LEYLAND’S CLIMATE LIES In an appalling lapse of editorial judgement, TVNZ has given…
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The IPCC has released further findings on the extent of climate change and has set out clearly what is required to minimise the damage. From Radio New Zealand: The world's top scientists have given their clearest warning yet of the severe and irreversible effects of…
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The greatest threat to this country is not terrorism, or beneficiaries, or Kim Dotcom - it is climate change. Great to know that our government is really on top of it: The text reads "This page lists all Ministry for the Environment climate change news…
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I ran across this youtube video "Thirteen misconceptions about global warming" handling the basic myths used by our climate change dummies. Perhaps they should watch it before I and others have to waste too much of our time rubbishing their inane ideas (again and again and…
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Yes the Left have taken a drubbing, but never mind, time to pick ourselves up off the floor, patch up our wound pride, dust ourselves off, cast around for our friends and allies, and re-enter the fray. Lots of work for us to do, no…
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There have been some massive international demonstrations for people wanting more concerted action to counter climate change. The demonstrations have focused on New York, where the UN is about to hold a UN summit on the issue. People marched in Auckland on Sunday: Organisers have said…
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... with pre-election day fervour. It's an election that's going down to the wire. The energy is there for the left to keep talking to people, and to encourage as many as possible to get out and vote. Some are voting today because it's the…
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The headlines recently have strongly focused on the exposure of John Key and National's empty facade and it's lack of vision for a better NZ. Meanwhile, opposition parties have continued to campaign positively, with their detailed policies: making people, fairness, & environment central. The Greens haven't had the sensational headlines. However, they have…
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If you haven't already, please check out Climate Voter: Being a Climate Voter means you care about climate change and you want all political parties to do something about it. It means you want real action on climate change and you’re prepared to use your…
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This week the Green Party has been continuing it's election focus on reducing poverty and inequalities (with a strong focus on its impact on children), and developing sustainable communities. This brings into focus two current crises that we need to put every effort into tackling:…
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"Difficult cases make bad law" is an old saying I first heard in Law School. The essence is that a case with difficult facts may cause the decision maker to prefer to side with the party who invokes sympathy, rather than the party who may have…
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Reposted from No Right Turn. On Monday, an alliance of environmental organisations launched the Climate Voter campaign. The aim is to get people to signal their intention to vote on the basis of climate change policy, in the hope of driving parties to compete for that…
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Reposted from No Right Turn. Earlier in the month, the Greens promised to scrap the gutted and ineffective Emissions Trading Scheme and replace it with a carbon tax. The government immediately claimed that the sky would fall if we stopped subsidising polluters and allowing them to rort us. So…
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Rather predictably the media is starting to imply that the difference in policy between Labour and the Greens concerning which system is best to address climate change is a sign that they cannot work together. A recent Fairfax article titled "Labour opposes Green's Carbon Tax plan" contains…
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Far away from the media circus that surrounds the Internet Mana Party coalition the Greens have made a useful contribution to the debate on what should be New Zealand's response to climate change. The proposals are: A goal of net carbon neutrality by 2050. The establishment of…
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The Herald is predicting that Russel Norman will today at the Green Party conference announce a new climate change policy, one that possibly involves the proposed scrapping of the Emissions Trading Scheme. According to Isaac Davidson: The Green Party are losing hope in the Emissions…
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As has been (long) anticipated under current conditions the West Antarctic Ice Sheet will melt with a more than average 3 metre rise in world sea levels. The only remaining question is how long it will take to melt. No Right Turn explains the slowly…
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It looks like No Right Turn is back from his larping and looking at the third IPCC report of AR5. Thats worth commenting. Last month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the second part of its Fifth Assessment report, showing the dire future we faced if we…
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It seems that National has a new response to how to deal with climate change, and that is that all we have to do is adapt. Released hot on the heels of the IPCC's latest report was this press release from Climate Change Minister Tim…
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Two days after the IPCC has warned of the dangers posed by climate change and this Government has announced proposals to open up much of New Zealand's territorial area for exploratory oil drilling. The timing shows either either stunning ineptitude or extreme belligerence. National yesterday reaffirmed…
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No Right Turn notes the typical response from politicians to the Fifth IPCC Assessment report. Perhaps that promoting legislation with a penalty of long prison terms for political negligence would help? It sounds like a good way for lazy politicians to retire. After all the…
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The IPCC has released its latest report. There are all sorts of more eloquent ways to describe the issue in detail but basically the world's environment is stuffed if we do nothing and there will be extensive devastation unless the human race starts acting now.…
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The original of this post is at No Right Turn. What will climate change do to human civilisation? According to the IPCC, war, disease, and famine: Climate change will displace hundreds of millions of people by the end of this century, increasing the risk of violent…
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The original speech is here. Introduction: Standing on the threshold The anticipation in the air at this conference is like no other that I can remember. We are standing on the threshold of history — the moment when the Green Party forms New Zealand's first…
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Modern western governments have been about essentially, two things. On the one hand they have ensured an environment favourable to the operation of the market economy. On the other they have been known to serve the interests of citizens by protecting us from the worse…
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The MSM are talking up the contest between the up-coming 2 speeches by John Key today, and David Cunliffe on Monday. Both are targeting West Auckland for their first speech, setting the platform for their upcoming election campaigns. Key was chosen the Trusts Stadium in…
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The Labour Party is a broad church and its members hold a diversity of views. For instance Pacifica are amongst the strongest supporters of the party but their christian conservatism can cause tension with some of the more socially progressive policies that other members of…
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From the "you have to be freaking joking" file comes this gem from the United Kingdom. A former conservative MP David Silvester claims to have discovered the real reason for the United Kingdom's recent series of adverse weather incidents. It is sort of anthropogenic but…
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