Paul Hunt, Simon Bridges’ Correspondence and Research Assistant has responded to an email from a reader about National voting for the Zero Carbon Bill as follows: On behalf of Hon Simon Bridges, Leader of the Opposition, thank you for your email regarding the Zero Carbon Act. National supported the Zero
An article on Politik on Monday under the heading “Bridges uses the Zero Carbon Bill to redefine National” made for very interesting reading. Perusing the information in the article was like putting the pieces of a jigsaw together. According to Richard Harman, the decision by National to support the Bill,
Dear Editor This is a letter I have sent to our local MP. I just cant believe how the National Party have been suckered by this climate change bulldust. So National has supported the coalition’s Zero Carbon bill. I am so disappointed. Prior to the industrial revolution, except for
A mural in Edmonton honouring environmental activist Greta Thunberg has been defaced. If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
The Urban Form and Transport Initiative group have produced a report which includes this graphic about climate change. One wonders how many ratepayer/taxpayer dollars were expended to come up with that piece of brilliance. I have a sneaky suspicion that rainfall already varies locally within the region.
Some basic but essential climate change facts that will allow us to take a scientific and well informed view of climate change statements. If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
Press Release: Green Party The passing of the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill will help ensure a safe planet for our kids and grandkids, the Minister for Climate Change James Shaw said today. The landmark legislation which provides a framework to support New Zealanders to prepare for, and
Poor old Martin Martyn Bradbury. No wonder his blog is so depressing. A recent post is all doom and climate gloom. By 2030, over 50% of the oceans will be collapsing as bio-habitats. This quote links to The Washington Post, that paragon of scientific rigour: More than half the world’
Press Release: National Party National has supported the Zero Carbon Bill through its final reading, but is committing to improving the Bill further should we earn the right to govern in 2020, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges says. “National proposed a series of changes that would have ensured the
Press Release: NZ First Rt Hon Winston Peters, New Zealand First Leader New Zealand First is proud to have brought common sense to the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill, which passed its final reading in Parliament today. Party Leader Rt Hon Winston Peters says months of hard work
Press Release: ACT Party “National’s support for the Government’s flawed Zero Carbon Bill and its opposition to ACT’s attempts to improve the legislation are deeply disappointing”, ACT Leader David Seymour says. “The Zero Carbon Bill requires that emissions offsets take place only in New Zealand. The New
Press Release: New Conservative We are destroying our economy and making no difference to our ecology through carbon trading. This is poor governance and must stop. The beaches we visited forty years ago are the same now as they were then, we are not drowning, our seas are not encroaching
