Hydro reliance keeps electricity prices low.
Summarised by Centrist
Less than four months after historic lows, South Island hydro lakes are full, forcing water spills to maintain safety, says Meridian Energy’s Mike Roan. Hydro reliance keeps electricity prices low during rains but spikes costs in dry periods.
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“A comprehensive and consistent view of the flood risks across the country.”
“Serious and repeated failures...”
“Some children as young as 12 were commenced on puberty blockers, with others on testosterone, without adequate documentation of assessments or monitoring.
“The next move looks more likely to be up than down.”
This is what I’d call the government spending spiral – a self-reinforcing doom loop where each dollar spent justifies even more spending. PepsiCo alone spent $2.8 million last year lobbying to keep their highly processed junk food eligible for food stamps.
We can’t recapture the $16 trillion wasted on a false crisis. Sunk costs are, alas, sunk. The one sliver of good news is that it appears the climate change neuroses have finally started to subside.
There’s nothing stopping the government banning ‘ISIS brides’ – except the will to do it.
Can we stop pretending there is no correlation between transgenderism and dangerous mental instability?
