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Media coverage of emissions trading legislation was patchy
By Reesh Lyon and Alexandra Johnson The Emissions Trading Scheme was passed in Parliament on September 11, 2008. What kind of attention did it receive from the media in the immediate lead-up?...
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Criticial emissions report funders prove shy
A SINGLE “independent” report has been the main plank of the business sector’s objections to the emissions trading scheme. Who funded it and how sound was it? SANDRA DICKSON investigates (while REESH...
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Many lobbies had a finger in emissions trading pie
A HOST of lobby groups has pressured the Government about the emissions trading scheme. KRISTINA KEOGH and MELISSA KINEALY find out who they are and what they wanted from the new legislation…or whether...
View ArticleAccidents on farm trending down
RURAL ACCIDENTS are decreasing, despite one death and one near-fatal accident on Wairarapa farms recently. Local Federated Farmers president Jamie Falloon says farm accidents have decreased over the...
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A Kiwi farming advisor disagrees with overseas scientists calling for a tax on meat. A study published in British science journal Nature advocates for governments taxing meat to reduce consumption and...
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