Eric Crampton • Nov 11, 2019 •
The Herald reprints an Australian story on a couple of tragic deaths in Bali from drinking cocktails that had methanol in them. The story argues that methanol is likely the result of home distillation. But what the young tourists were experiencing was far from a hangover. They’d consumed a toxic cocktail laced with methanol hidden in their drink. Without taste … Read More
Grant Jacobs • May 23, 2014 •
(A travelogue of deafness, genetics and village sign languages for NZ Sign Language Week 2014[1]) [caption id="attachment_12565" align="alignright" width="300"] Source: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.[/caption] Island paradises are wonderful, but after a few days I find usually myself restless. Exploring a place suits me more than lying on a beach. Read More
Cindy Baxter • Mar 15, 2012 •
4 a.m. Bali, December 2007, the first Tuesday of the two-week UN climate talks. My phone rings, waking me up. Blearily, and a little crossly, I answer it. I was in Bali to run Greenpeace International’s media for the meeting. The caller was someone called “John” who said he was an intern for a US […] … Read More
Gareth Renowden • Jan 24, 2012 •
The Heartland Institute, the US organisation that plays a key role in organised climate denial, has directly funded New Zealand’s most prominent sceptics, a search of US Internal Revenue Service documents has revealed. In 2007, Heartland granted US$25,000 (NZ$32,000) to the NZ Climate “Science” Coalition, sending the money to NZ CSC member Owen McShane. They [...] … Read More