Climate Change
Letter to the Editor: The Zero Carbon 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
Greta Thunberg Mural DEFACED
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
From the NSS Files
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.
Climate Change Toolkit for Greta Thunberg, Hollywood, Politicians & Ordinary People
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
Historic day for LANDMARK Climate Change Legislation in 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
I’m Sooo Depressed
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
National Votes FOR Zero Carbon Bill
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
A BALANCED Zero Carbon Bill Passed
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
National’s Support for Flawed Zero Carbon Bill DISAPPOINTING
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
New Conservative Says NO to Zero Carbon Tax
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
Simon Bridges on the Zero Carbon Bill
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Yet Another Climate Fake News Story Debunked
The old adage that a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on has never been more true than in the so-called “information age”. The insidious demands of the 24/7 news cycle has coupled with the catastrophic decline of basic journalistic skepticism, let