"Farmers are not polluters." This statement was made by John Boscawen of the ACT Party on Backbenchers ETS special on TVNZ 7 on the 25th August. I was away at the time so I watched it courtesy of a link sent by Climate Realists. "Farmers are not … [Read more...]
Who is Dairy NZ working for really?
Landcare Research scientist joins Dairy NZ scientist in being unable to clarify their confused and contradictory positions. Scientists from both organisations maintain that methane from a steady source does not result in an increase in the … [Read more...]
Now they are contradicting themselves
Dairy NZ is giving a series of workshops on livestock farming and greenhouse gases. They are delivering it on behalf of MAF so there is a fair amount of Government propaganda delivered. "We need an ETS or they won't buy our produce " sort of … [Read more...]
Study destroys Nick Smith's spurious claims
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...]
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...]
Cows absolved of stoking warming with nitrous oxide
So writes Alister Doyle, Environment correspondent from Reuters Source: Reuters OSLO, April 7 (Reuters) - Grazing by cows or sheep can cut emissions of nitrous oxide -- a powerful greenhouse gas -- in grasslands from China to the United States, … [Read more...]
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