Bryan Walker • Jul 26, 2010 •
The newly released Draft NZ Energy Strategy (PDF, web) is a winding back of the clock from the substantial statement released under the previous government only three years ago. When announcing early in his term as Minister that a new strategy was required Gerry Brownlee complained of the old one: “You need only read the [...] … Read More
Bryan Walker • Jun 29, 2010 •
I recently watched the video of a TED talk by Shai Agassi. It dates from a year ago. I’m late catching up. But there may well be other readers who haven’t caught up with him either, so I’ll report my experience. He jumps straight to the point in his opening sentence: “So how would you [...] … Read More
Bryan Walker • Jun 27, 2010 •
“I joined the new media because the old media have failed us. They have utterly failed to face unpleasant facts.†So writes Joseph Romm of blogging, in his new book Straight Up, a themed selection from the thousands of posts on his widely respected blog ClimateProgress.org. It’s as direct, lively and unequivocal as its title [...] … Read More
Bryan Walker • Jun 17, 2010 •
Sir David King, former chief scientific adviser to the UK government, has not retired into quiet obscurity since leaving that position. He co-authored the book The Hot Topic (reviewed here) in 2008 and works as director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford, which addresses the major environmental threats and opportunities [...] … Read More
Bryan Walker • May 13, 2010 •
As the US counts the cost of offshore oil drilling Janet Larsen of the Earth Policy Institute has sensibly responded with a reminder of the advantages of offshore wind energy. Offshore drilling has tempered the rapid decline in US oil production which peaked in the early 1970s. But only somewhat and with increasing difficulty and [...] … Read More
Gareth Renowden • Mar 19, 2010 •
This guest post is by David Round, lecturer in environmental law at the University of Canterbury. It first appeared in the Christchurch Press on March 18. It was once a truth universally acknowledged that good times never last. But we now seem to consider ourselves immune from the laws of nature and history. Times have [...] … Read More