[Sir Russell Coutts] hit out at the “extreme” marine mammal management plan “forced upon” SailGP and said New Zealand was “handcuffed” by bureaucracy and red tape. […] “In addition to our normal marine mammal protocols, SailGP has had this extreme marine mammal management plan forced upon us in Lyttelton, demanded by
There are some must-see events unfolding in our skies in 2024. Unfortunately, for those in the Southern Hemisphere, some of them won’t be seen, such as the upcoming total solar eclipse over North America. Still, there are a few night-sky spectaculars coming up for us southerners. If
Ronald Stein Ronald Stein is an engineer, senior policy advisor on energy literacy for CFACT, and co-author of the Pulitzer Prize nominated book Clean Energy Exploitations. cfact.org For one of the wealthier countries on this planet, America, with 330 million people representing about four per cent of the
Many of the 3100 Auckland roads with speed reductions since 2020 look set to be reversed under what Transport Minister Simeon Brown calls “nanny state” regulations to slow motorists down. On Thursday, Brown announced he is proceeding with an election promise to reverse the previous Labour Government’s blanket speed
The towering art critic Robert Hughes once remarked that, if we thought ’80s art was bad, ’90s art was going to be even worse. Things haven’t improved in the decades since. Hughes never, to my knowledge, ventured an opinion on graffiti “artist” Banksy before his death, but I can’
Steve Goreham Steve Goreham is a speaker, author, and independent columnist on energy, sustainability, climate change, and public policy. More than 100,000 copies of his books are now in print, including his latest, Outside the Green Box: Rethinking Sustainable Development. cfact.org Energy prices are skyrocketing in California. The
Rosemary Abbott whakatakitimes.nz BROWNIE POINTS ACT leader David Seymour found himself at the centre of a scandal that has left his critics more annoyed than anything else. Seymour flipped over his e-bike in dramatic fashion on Sunday evening, but the crash has now left some people with the
bassettbrashandhide.com My name is Amy. My husband Hamish and I farm sheep and beef near Clinton in Southland. We use regenerative farming methods following the advice of a Dr Christine Jones. We spent months researching the options before taking the decision. Dr Jones is a leader in regenerative farming.
cfact.org Federal and state energy policies, now pushing electric vehicles on a reluctant public, are running in conflict with other social and environmental restrictions banning vital materials and component imports. As a consequence, U.S. and European auto companies are racing into Chinese rare earth monopoly and other supply
cfact.org Next step: sustainable human steak? They don’t mention the “sustainable” word, but you know they want to. Right from the start they’re selling it to us: Ethically, cannibalism poses fewer issues than you might imagine. If a body can be bequeathed with consent to medical science,
cfact.org The year 1957 is memorable for at least two historic launches. The launch by the Soviet Socialist Union of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, prompted the US to create the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) the very next year. Eleven years later, Neil Armstrong stepped
cfact.org Mandating a change to EV ownership and further financial austerity onto those who can least afford it is facing a rebellion from those who need transportation. The problem is that manufacturers are loading up the ‘supply chain’ with EVs on dealer lots, but they’re not seeing the
Richard Kelly Richard Kelly is a retired business analyst, married with three adult children, one dog, devastated by the way his home city of Melbourne was laid waste. Convinced justice will be served, one day. brownstone.org For reasons I can’t explain, I said ‘Yes’ when asked to join
Jon Miltimore Jonathan Miltimore is the Editor at Large of FEE.org at FEE. fee.org There’s a famous scene in Seinfeld in which George passes on a TV pilot deal with NBC, only to later accept for less money than originally offered. “In other words, you held out
Ever notice that they never build wind farms or acres of solar plants in Ultimo, Ponsonby, or Fitzroy? It’s funny how green-left types who worship at the altar of their bird-chomping eco-crucifixes and deserts of silicon and glass never want them in their back yards. Put
