I don't want to pick on John Armstrong but the flaws in his argument keep getting bigger and bigger. In justifying National's ETS he said It firmly believes something had to be done to safeguard the country's export trade - or New Zealand would … [Read more...]
ETS, more harm than good for NZ export trade
John Armstrong, NZ Herald political commentator, takes on the role of National Party spokesperson by justifying the Government's implementation of the ETS It firmly believes something had to be done to safeguard the country's export trade - or New … [Read more...]
ETS meetings
Dr Smith and National are doing the hard sell on the ETS. He uses all the logic he can to justify National's position on the science of using an ETS. From his promo; First, can I give you the Government's view on the science. We don't claim a … [Read more...]
Email campaign, John Key needs to be told.
John Key believes there is not much opposition by farmers to the ETS. He said this on the radio news after it was reported he got a roasting at the Federated Farmers conference. It is hard to believe he means this, and it is hard to believe any … [Read more...]
Methane is not the problem
Atmopsheric concentrations of methane are stable, (some years it falls, some years it increases) despite a doubling in global consumption of meat and dairy products over the last 30 years. This is why; Estimated sources and sinks of methane in Tg … [Read more...]
MAF are inviting submissions on the Climate Change (agriculture sector) Regulations.
Our good friends at Climate Realists have sent out this link to the MAF consultation process http://www.maf.govt.nz/climatechange/agriculture/agriculture-regulations-consultation.pdf ALL FARMERS SHOULD MAKE A SUBMISSION Submissions close … [Read more...]
Broadcasting Standards Authority rules farmers can be called polluters.
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has not upheld a complaint laid by Robin Grieve about a TV One news item. An item on One News, broadcast on TV One at 6pm on Wednesday 18 November 2009, discussed the Government's new Emissions Trading Scheme. … [Read more...]
It's a monster out of control, illogical and unreasonable.
Nick Smith's ETS is out of control. What was supposed to be a response to global warming has taken on a purpose that surpasses and replaces the original environmental reasons for which it was born. Nick Smith stated in Parliament a while ago that … [Read more...]
Mr Carter's simplistic and incomplete analysis.
"The food miles argument has now largely been debunked worldwide as a simplistic and incomplete story when looking at the carbon footprint," Mr Carter said about the Agresearch study which found that of the 1.9kgs CO2e produced per 100 gram serving … [Read more...]
Meat-the good and the good news
The Herald on Sunday ran an editorial "Meat the good and bad news" It related to the finding that our sheep meat has a lower carbon footprint than European sheep meat when sold in Europe, despite the food miles. This was the good news. The … [Read more...]