An announcement by Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee last week (at a conference of the Australian Institute of Mining […]
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ETS Review released: Trading scheme preferable to carbon tax
The Emissions Trading Scheme select committee set up by the Government to review the emissions trading framework put in place […]
Continue readingNIWA seasonal climate outlook: September – November 2009
“A windy spring ahead with drier than normal conditions in many regions.” NIWA has published its climate outlook for the […]
Continue readingPODCAST: John Watt and Amy Whitehead’s speeches from the MacDiarmid Scientist of the Year Awards 2009
The MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year Awards were held last Thursday in Auckland. The event awards aspiring young scientists […]
Continue readingThe Dominion Post: It’s not rocket science
An opinion piece by the Dominion Post’s Colin James in which he examines the recent attitudes and behaviour of the […]
Continue readingNIWA’s new supercomputer
NIWA has announced its purchase of a $12.7 million dollar supercomputer – the most powerful of its kind in the […]
Continue readingSunday Star Times: NZ too slow on ETS uptake
The Sunday Star Times’ Rod Oram writes about New Zealand business’ approach to the Emissions Trading Scheme, and the fact […]
Continue readingSaturday Morning with Kim Hill: Amy Whitehead – Saving the Whio
Radio New Zealand’s Kim Hill interviews Amy Whitehead, overall runner-up of the MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year Awards 2009. […]
Continue readingNitrous oxide – the big baddie of greenhouse gases
Nitrous oxide, which comes from natural and man-made sources, is the most damaging of greenhouse gases according to scientists who […]
Continue readingMacDiarmid: The best young scientists and their research
UPDATE: Click here to read about the MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year winners Tomorrow night will see the 2009 […]
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