NZ Electricity Regulation: Electricity Commission Accepts Its Death Sentence
The Electricity Commission makes no attempt at its own salvation in its submission to the electricity market review, beyond pointing out it is already …
Archive for September, 2009
Agricultural Emissions: Serious Traction For Global Research On Ag Emissions
John Key and Climate Change Negotiations Minister Tim Groser are growing increasingly optimistic NZ’s initiative to create a global research consortium into agricultural greenhouse …
If The Cap Fits – Where To Now For The ETS?
The Emissions Trading Scheme Bill is scheduled to return to Parliament this Thursday, and the Govt will be wanting to make the deadline because …
Ambitious Programme For NZ Explorer
Listed NZ Oil and Gas is outlaying about $40m in an ambitious exploration programme this summer, participating in offshore wells to be drilled by …
Where Are The Extractive Industry Skills?
Environmentalists concerned by a rush to extraction may take heart, however, from the skills shortage which would almost immediately kick in if a significant …
Regulate To Create A Liquid Hedge Market – Meridian
Meridian Energy proposes the Govt require all electricity generators to bid a fixed proportion of their available generation into an electricity futures market to …
New Accord Between Miners And Environmentalists
Gold miners say an accord with environmental groups on the Coromandel and Govt stock take of resources on conservation land may offer a fresh …
Crafars A Lesson In How Not To Do It
The dairying Crafar family was a source of acute embarrassment for Federated Farmers and the Fonterra Shareholders Council last week. Fined $90,000 for failure …
Government Uses Maori Party To Get New Deal On Climate Change
• Watered-down ETS a credible start.
• Treaty assets detail undecided.
• Deal hands Labour a political weapon.
John Key and his Climate Change Minister Nick Smith …
Mighty Profit For MightyRiver
MightyRiverPower couldn’t contain its glee both at nabbing 33,000 new customers, mainly from Contact Energy, and posting a record profit, notwithstanding the widespread public …
Canterbury Water Strategy Draws Cautious Approval
Good process, good thinking, but are there too many layers here? This seems to be the emerging view of the draft Canterbury Water Management …
New ETS – It Needs A Regulatory Impact Report
There is at least one thing where everyone on the Emissions Trading Scheme Select Committee agrees with the NZ Business Roundtable – there cannot …
Mining On Conservation Land – National Lights A New Fuse
• Increased mining key to catching Aust.
• Conservation Minister endorses idea.
• Green groups and Opposition gear up.
If you thought PM John Key went out …
Canterbury Water Strategy Out
This Thursday’s unveiling of the Canterbury Water Strategy by Agriculture Minister David Carter represents a milestone in national water policy-making. As the most stressed …
NZOG Sees Big Potential In Albacore Prospect
Listed NZ oil explorer and producer NZ Oil and Gas is to take a 40% stake in the Albacore permit, covering 715 sq km …
Mining On Conservation Land – National Lights A New Fuse
• Increased mining key to catching Aust.
• Conservation Minister endorses idea.
• Green groups and Opposition gear up.
If you thought PM John Key went out …
ETS Horse-Trading Now Visible
The reportback by the Select Committee reviewing the Emissions Trading Scheme is the closest the outside world has to a guide to how multi-party …
Get A Move On – UN Climate Negotiator
United Nations chief climate change negotiator Yvo de Boer is expressing deep discontent over the pace of progress in the lead-up to the global …
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