ETS “A Grievance In The Making”
A North Island Maori leader is warning the Emissions Trading Scheme will incur the wrath of Maori forest owners, as well as private owners …
Archive for August, 2008
The Greens Between A Rock And A Hard Place On ETS
While the fate of the Govt’s emissions trading scheme legislation was hanging in the balance at the weekend, Parliamentary opinion was swinging towards the …
Massive New Opportunities For Business And Farmers From Emissions Trading
• NZ poised to make “billions.”
• Bio-fuel potential from forest waste.
• Carbon could be sequestered in soil.
A new report says NZ businesses and farmers …
Nats’ Energy Policy Like Red Rag To Labour, Greens
Labour and the Greens have both lambasted National’s energy policy as a giant step backwards. Deputy PM Michael Cullen predicts under National’s policy, greenhouse …
Govt May Have Numbers For ETS Bill
The Govt may be close to securing the numbers to pass its controversial Emissions Trading Scheme legislation, flagship of its climate change policy. Questioned …
Nats Will Dump Ban On Thermal Generation And Focus On Security Of Supply
• Gas-fired generation “essential.”
• RMA fast-track for key projects.
• Electricity Commission to go?
The National Party has announced a pragmatic energy policy, which includes gas-fired …
Electricity Security “Better Under Labour”
Energy Minister David Parker has fended off Opposition attacks in Parliament over the Govt’s track record in securing electricity supply, by outlining how much …
Govt Faces Bill Up To $2bn To Compensate Maori For ETS
The Govt could be forced to pay Maori up to $2bn to compensate for the impact of the Emissions Trading Scheme on forestry land …
The World Must Look To Algae To Replace Oil Says Massey Professor
Chris Mole, Associate Editor
• New method to produce algal bio-fuel.
• Algae contain up to 80% oil.
• Algal fuel “could replace oil.”
Ground-breaking research by Massey …
Hydro Storage Now More Comfortable
Memories of the so-called “power crisis” are fading rapidly as hydro lake storage has moved steadily away from the Electricity Commission’s “min-zone.” As of …
Support For ETS Bill In Doubt
The Govt’s flagship Bills on the Emissions Trading Scheme and mandating bio-fuel into transport fuels are languishing on Parliament’s order paper, and the Govt …
UK Bio-Diesel Company Quits NZ Due To “Uneven Playing Field” For Ethanol
Chris Mole, Associate Editor
• Tax break for ethanol “unfair.”
• Domestic bio-diesel can’t compete.
• Argent can’t wait for policy change.
Argent Energy’s NZ Managing Director Dickon …
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