‘However, there’s no direct connection between declining gas production from existing wells and the exploration ban which came into effect less than six years ago.’ Government hypes gas crisis ahead of restarting drilling newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/10/gov…

How rich is too rich? nature.com/articles/d4158…

Such an important point for both cutting demand for power AND improving health: Cold houses to blame for people needing to 'blast the heater' - Green Building Council rnz.co.nz/news/political…

Bisan Owda has just won one of broadcast journalism’s highest honors – the Peabody Award – for her work with AJ+.

Bisan is currently facing intense Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the occupied Gaza Strip. This is her message to the world:

Yes, the headline was out by 1500%, and the story purposely didn't include the real cost of the pedestrian crossings it was complaining about and the only community voice it quoted was a random lady who added more incorrect info to the mix but besides that pretty good reporting

Evergreen State College, alma mater of the courageous Rachel Corrie, becomes the first U.S. university to fully divest from Israel. Rachel's spirit, who tragically lost her life in 2003 defending a Palestinian family in Rafah, lives on in this bold act of solidarity. Her…

‘However, there’s no direct connection between declining gas production from existing wells and the exploration ban which came into effect less than six years ago.’ Government hypes gas crisis ahead of restarting drilling newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/10/gov…

‘Presenting a situation of declining gas supply that has long been expected and is well-understood as a sudden crisis is an attempt to make the case for the Government’s pivot back towards fossil fuels for industrial uses and electricity production in NZ’ newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/10/gov…

I know Kiwis of all political stripes feel helpless about the anti nature stance this govt has taken. I hear a lot of 'We didn't vote for this...' sentiment. In the face of constantly divisive rhetoric, unifying over the thing we all love & connect to - nature - matters. June 8th

Widespread distributed solar and battery capacity would have helped with today's electricity generation scare.

THAT is something the government could start helping out with right now on homes, schools and marae all over the motu.

#nzpol #SolariseNZ
greenpeace.nz/solarPetition

‘Presenting a situation of declining gas supply that has long been expected and is well-understood as a sudden crisis is an attempt to make the case for the Government’s pivot back towards fossil fuels for industrial uses and electricity production in NZ’ newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/10/gov…

🧵The Media Council has upheld complaints about the Herald's reporting on the alleged cost of pedestrian crossings. Complaints about accuracy, fairness and balance were not upheld 'by a fine margin' but the Herald's correction was held to be inadequate.

Un-banning oil and gas exploration may not solve security problems, minister told rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

The Luxon Govt's reckless attack on environmental protection with the #FastTrack Bill is a #WarOnNature , which undermines democracy and Te Tiriti.

Join the March for Nature!
greenpeace.nz/March-for-Natu…

Sat June 8 at 1pm in Auckland from Aotea Square.

It's time to march!

#nzpol

David the Unwoke.
My #cartoon today #nzpol #WokeFood #FeedingChildren

Such a pack of liars. Even if gas had been found it would be years if not decades away from contributing to NZ energy system. And anyway climate change is a real thing and we need to get off fossil fuels

I wrote about SolarZero's virtual power plant of home batteries in February. This morning, it provided 30MW to help the grid get through the cold snap.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/02/27/sol…

The Government says New Zealand must choose between gas and coal.

That's a false dichotomy.

It only serves to lock us into another half-century of dependence on expensive, dangerous and climate-destroying fossil fuels.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/10/gov…

The Purple Pimpernel If you enjoyed the Maths prodigy that is Hannah Fry on HIGNFY last week, then you'll probably appreciate her explanation of the spreadsheet error by Harvard boffins that led to Tory #Austerity .

This just shows the lunacy of 'debt obsession' and cuts. Turns out countries do pretty well with debt (invested in, you know, things like education & training, health, new ferries, rail, water supply and treatment ...)