Posts by Phil Lyth
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Adding to what Graeme said, the full list of delegations to Associate Ministers is online - updated within the last month. So if you want to know what the Associate Minister for Teh Rugby does, go right ahead.
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pay per view
Ewwww
BTW, anyone got a link for 82 pages? I must be slower than usual today. -
Your train is waaay past the Vulgar station Craig
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Orwell and Milton. What a superb judge.
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a little over a year from the election means that any emissions policy can be put on hold until the courts have decided the truth
I suspect that will not happen.
Nick Smith and National have been fronting their scheme (albeit flawed according to Chauvel and others) in a series of meetings the length of the land, and in the face of strong Parliamentary pressure from ACT.
A Court case will not force them to suspend the scheme (although it could be a convenient excuse for yet another U-turn from National.)
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oops, ignore first
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The cost of defending the accusation of libel was millions of pounds.
Rich is of course talking about the UK. Last night I caught a repeat of Kim Hill's 7 August interview with Simon Singh who successful defended a case, talking about his own experience and what is, I understand, the near-universal support for rational change sooner rather than later. An end to libel tourism may be in sight.
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The cost of defending the accusation of libel was millions of pounds.
This is of course _Libel In The UK_ Last night I caught a repeat of Kim Hill's 7 August interview with Simon Singh who successful defended a case, talking about his own experience and what is, I understand, the near-universal support for rational change sooner rather than later. An end to libel tourism may be in sight.
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NZH carries an NZPA report (well done to the unknown journo). Excerpts:
University of Otago pro-vice chancellor of sciences Keith Hunter:
It can only be done by people who have an established scientific reputation in meteorology. So if the coalition has got those people they should do the analysis. If they haven't they should find someone else who has got that.
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There is nothing sinister about making adjustments. Measurements are often adjusted because of procedural differences between stations or changes in instruments with time.
The coalition are just creating confusion. Throwing mud and if they throw enough mud some will stick and organisations like Niwa get dragged down in it
Environmental Defence Society chairman Gary Taylor said the society was evaluating whether there was merit in joining the proceedings.
On the face of it, it's hard to see how the issue can properly be brought before the court. We have no doubts that the science behind global warming predictions is robust and reliable and would wish to support the institute in any way that we can.
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are attempting to give themselves some legal protection
Let's hope NIWA's opening salvo is an application for security sufficient to cover 100% of their costs.