Posts by Farmer Green
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Hard News: The silence of the public square, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
he has no interest in { . . .} humanity in general…
Mmm, that seems like quite a broad brush , but that particular characteristic may be more common amongst the political class than we are prepared to acknowledge.
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Hard News: Steven Joyce: Prick or Treat, in reply to Bart Janssen,
At 31% of GDP, NZ's total tax take is not very different from the OECD unweighted average of 35%.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_revenue_as_percentage_of_GDP
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In the first decades of the third millennium, notions of household self-sufficiency , in anything, seem quaint.
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Hard News: Going solar?, in reply to BenWilson,
But don't forget that those planting trees at a steady rate have older trees which have to be used . Not to mention the odd wind-blow.
And of course communities are far less common than they once were ; a lot of social capital has gone down the drain in the last 50 years.. But family farms remain as the type of sustainable community where firewood harvesting is a low-key social activity which provides employment, as well as renewable energy on top of the straight production and amenity values. -
"Old" technology I know, and perhaps more useful for those who can grow their own renewable energy i.e. trees, but a decent second hand wood stove will cover all cooking , house heating , (radiators) and hot water for washing needs, of a large household.
The only problem might be the life expectancy of such a system . . . 50-100 years.
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Hard News: The Language of Climate, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Ouch!!
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It was entirely my fault. I apologise to all concerned.
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Will do. Good luck.
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Hard News: The Language of Climate, in reply to Bart Janssen,
GD was just playing his part in the pantomime Bart. I didn't write the script.
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Well there’s your answer Russell. Bart has spoken. FG caused GD to leave and took pleasure in doing so. . It’ s horseshit for mine, but that will be the full extent of the Grand Inquisitor’s engagement.
The fact that GD went off half-cocked and prematurely is irrelevant; pre-judgement was , and continues to be the order of the day.
What I see is that GD was determined to undermine what Ben was doing; the theatricality was definitely amusing , especially in view of the poor timing. [Wait for the cue George , wait for the cue :-) ]
And the effect on Ben was obvious to see.With the best will in the world , Ben could not have kept that conversation going on this blog.
I’m not so sure that language was the problem. Sacha has it right I think.
Anyway, your call Russell. Leave it there?