On 20 April the Science Media Centre published expert responses to the overwhelming Wellington floods which hit the wider region with such unexpected suddenness, intensity and devastation: Expert reactions to Wellington floods. Wellington Mayor Andrew Little: “a level of rainfall that is truly tropical and would be extreme even in the tropics” Among the expert reactionsContinue reading “Do Wellington floods, climate change and wealth accumulation equal “suicidal capitalism”?”
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When the privatising rubber hits the climate change denial roads
First a disclosure. I’m the co-owner of a plug-in hybrid car. It cost in the vicinity of $20,000 more than if it had been completely petrol fuelled. A key factor in the purchase decision was to make a small contribution to reducing carbon emissions. Then along came the National-ACT-NZ First coalition government’s decision to introduceContinue reading “When the privatising rubber hits the climate change denial roads”
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