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Date Received: 2009-08-07 19:57
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: : G R E E N W E E K : : : : L A T E S T N E W S : : THIS WEEK'S VIDEO AND AUDIO :: This week's video: <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php Jeanette puts Nick in his place. While the NZ Government sat on its hands and sniped from the sidelines Green MP Jeanette Fitzsimons brought the focus back to the Greens' climate change plan Getting There. See below for the full study and press release. [Video, 2m30s] :: This week's podcast: <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php The dog whistle. This week, the Prime Minister gives a demonstration of dog whistling to the right while leaning ever-so-slightly to the left...John Key says he's going to save New Zealand's youth from a life time on the dole...Green MP Sue Bradford responds. [Audio, 8m44s] BIG AFFORDABLE CLIMATE CHANGE TARGET IN SIGHT New Zealand can reduce its carbon emissions dramatically and cheaply according to a study released by the Green Party this week which sharply contradicts recent Government claims. :: Read Jeanette's media release <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php :: Download the full Green Party study <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php (PDF, 398Kb) :: Read Jeanette's associated media release <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php : Minister Smith's $13 billion credibility gap SUSPEND DECISION ON SAS UNTIL PRISONER ABUSE ALLEGATIONS INVESTIGATED Any decision on whether New Zealand Special Forces should return to Afghanistan must be postponed pending an inquiry into whether there was mistreatment of prisoners the SAS handed over to American forces in an earlier deployment. :: Read Keith's media release <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . BAGS NOT: PLASTIC SUPERMARKET BAGS DISCOURAGED The decision of New Zealand supermarket chain Foodstuffs to charge for plastic bags is a welcome move that deserves support. So why isn't the Government backing them up? :: Read Russel's media release <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . KEEP LISTENING TO RESIDENTS AFTER MAPUA CLEAN-UP A public meeting to discuss the results of an audit of the clean-up of the contaminated Fruit Growers Chemical site in Mapua left questions unanswered - literally. :: Read Catherine's media release <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION FIGURES SHOW SHOCKING INCREASE IN SUFFERING Revelations that the highest number of animals in New Zealand on record have been experimented upon in "research, testing and teaching" are disturbing. :: Read Sue K's media release <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . : : F R O G S W E E K : : Nick Smith doesn't get it <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php Nick Smith's response to "Getting There", the Green Party's analysis of how much of a 40% greenhouse gas reduction target we could meet in NZ at low cost, was entirely predictable. We asked him 7 questions in the House this week and are none the wiser. Read Jeanette's full post <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php . : : S N I P P E T S : : Cows on Garbage by Don Simon <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php Art in a Changing Climate <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php : Climate art is hot. [Grist] Hi honey, I'm home <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php The new hobby creating a buzz in Britain's towns - beekeeping. [Guardian] Eco Chic: Junky Styling's sustainable passion <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php [Independent Minds] What's your water footprint? <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php Nice jeans. Too bad they cost the planet 2,866 gallons of H20. [Mother Jones] The ultimate green job <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php Green jobs. You hear all about them lately, but what are they, exactly? [MNN] Get rid of bottled water - simple, right? <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php Timberland CEO finds otherwise. [GreenBiz] Eco dating: meeting people on the green circuit <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php [Ecologist] Scientists set to study the great Pacific garbage patch <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php [Ecoworldly] Scandal Erupts Over Forged Anti-Climate Bill Letters <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php [Treehugger] You are welcome to send snippets that may interest other GreenWeek readers to Alison Coleman <mailto:[Email]> . : : C A L E N D A R : : Check our website for upcoming events in your area:- : Auckland <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php : Other NI <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php : Wellington <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php : Christchurch <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php : Other SI <http://www3.greens.org.nz/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php Published by the Greens' Parliamentary Office, Bowen House, Parliament, Wellington. 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