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- Avoiding the race to the bottom: The RMA – what does it mean to water in NZ?
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- The Earth – another good read
- Dancing at the Dead Sea and more – 3 books to read and read again
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Avoiding the race to the bottom: The RMA – what does it mean to water in NZ?
Water is our national treasure – our toenga. It’s the reason free trade agreements with China and India might be win win. These vast nations, like the Middle East and the southern Great Plains of the US – are fast … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Resource Management, Resource Management Act, RMA 1991, water, water allocation, water management
Tagged Environment, Government, Great Plains, New Zealand, Oceania, Resource Management, Resource Management Act 1991, Science and Environment
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The Earth – another good read
I caught bookblogger Graham Beattie reviewing some top reads for 2010 on Radio NZ National today, and wanted to share a quote from his blog. Beattie attributes it to author Margaret Coel: I noticed during takeoffs and landings I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquake, Environment, Geology, Uncategorized, water
Tagged Climate change, Earth, Earth Sciences, Geology, Gulf Stream, Ocean, Richard Fortey, Science and Environment
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Dancing at the Dead Sea and more – 3 books to read and read again
My holiday reading has included re-reading three powerful narratives. These really hit the spot in terms of entwining a good read with science, history, adventure, questions, and to an extent – answers – to some of the pressing problems … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Resource Management, Uncategorized, water management
Tagged An Ocean of Air: A Natural History of the Atmosphere, Book review, Dancing at the Dead Sea: Tracking the World's Environmental Hotspots, Dead Sea, Earth, River Jordan, Science and Environment, Water Resources
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