350 Aotearoa - Climate Action

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Comment by Nick Potter on November 26, 2009 at 10:57am

Obama has confirmed that he's going to Copenhagen.

According to the official Press Release from the White House:
"...the President is prepared to put on the table a U.S. emissions reduction target in the range of 17% below 2005 levels in 2020 and ultimately in line with final U.S. energy and climate legislation. In light of the President’s goal to reduce emissions 83% by 2050, the expected pathway set forth in this pending legislation would entail a 30% reduction below 2005 levels in 2025 and a 42% reduction below 2005 in 2030."

Now's the time to give John Key a lot more encouragement to go to Copenhagen too! It's important for him to be there so he gets a strong sense of how seriously climate change is being taken in the international community - and to develop his commitment to lead a government that takes stronger action here.

You can send John a few words or a picture at http://www.dearjohn.org.nz/submit (just scroll down the page a bit for the box to enter some words). You can also read the growing list of letters on the main site: http://www.dearjohn.org.nz

Comment by Rose on November 26, 2009 at 5:58am

Kia ora folks, not sure if this is the right place to put this but I wanted to share a story from Kaikoura, a small fishing/tourism village on the east coast of the South Island.

I grow a small organic veggie patch and was delighted to be able to get an early start to the spring planting having had a very mild winter here. Seeds in by August, seedlings in early September. We then had a drastic weather change. For the next 5 weeks it was impossible to plant anything. The sun disappeared; it got very cold & wet. I lost 5 weeks of planting time. The only time the clouds cleared was the day John Key came to bless the New Whale Watch boat. The sun shone that day and then we were thrown back into cloudy skies.

On the 18th November I was enjoying a coffee, on a rare day in the morning sunshine, when a friend just in from Canada asked me to look up over the mountains. He pointed out the jet leaving long plums of 'vapour' all over the sky. The horror of what I was seeing dawned on me. A high flying jet was depositing chem trails across the Kaikoura ranges (which back on to the Southern Alps). As I looked around in the sky I noted that the plane had also gridded an area between Christchurch and Kaikoura and they had done the loop of the Kaikoura Peninsula. My knowledge on chem trails is limited to what I have seen published from the USA & Canada. I knew enough to know that the deposits included aluminium and barium which act like seed clouds. By 9am I counted a dozen or so trails laid. If they were indeed chem trails, then our sun would be gone by lunch time. The trails widened (instead of disappearing) and then in came the cloud - from both the mountain range and the sea. The sun was gone by lunch and we were back in our dark cloud. Later that evening I looked up to the sky and in a break in the cloud cover I saw yet another chem trail being deposited. God knows how long they worked that day above the cloud line, poisoning our atmosphere.

The next day at work all the staff reported feeling fatigued, headaches, unable to string two thoughts together. The following day an excuse for rain fell. Large raindrops in a light shower. I got caught in it briefly. After that my friend and I experienced burning eyes. I went home to shower and the symptoms were relieved within and hour or two. Friends, family and myself all experienced extreme fatigue for days. I’m a healthy active woman as are my family. To experience this and watch my child suffer was disturbing to say the least.

Can someone here tell me if our Government have been given permission to use us in such experiments?!

I know this will seem unbelievable to the average Kiwi. My heart broke as I realised the implications of what was before my eyes. This stuff only happens in America right?

The trails are laid early morning so those caught in the matrix are too busy to look to the skies.

WAKE UP NZ. Take a closer look at what is happening around us. We are under attack from our own.

The next time I witness these phenomena, I shall be ready with camera in hand and will post on YouTube... and here so you can begin to understand the implications.

This might help open your eyes... by NZ Group Trillion


I look forward to your responses.

Comment by Nick Potter on November 25, 2009 at 8:47am

Anyone harbouring a secret urge to give John Key some love?!

There's some heart-warming stuff going up in here:
http://www.dearjohn.org.nz/

You can add your own short contribution (words / images) here if this strikes a chord with you: http://www.dearjohn.org.nz/submit

Comment by Carl Chenery on November 24, 2009 at 8:47pm

If you want to see a good visual summary of 350, COP timeline- check out the photos in this album I posted in the 350 Ning.

Comment by Kelly Ronayne on November 23, 2009 at 12:38pm

An interesting short vid (2:46) from The Australia Institute on the proposed Australian ETS. Worth a watch, since NZ is taking its lead from Oz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He5FN3IPA58

Comment by Rimu on November 18, 2009 at 3:42pm

A 350 ppm petition for you and everyone you know to sign :)

Comment by Tim Jones on October 29, 2009 at 9:05pm

Here's an event focused on one possible way to bring down transport emissions:

Sustainable Energy Forum Seminar

Electric Vehicles and Electric Transport in New Zealand: 2010 and
Beyond

When: Friday 6 November, 12.30-2pm

Where: Large Gallery, Turnbull House, 11 Bowen St, Wellington

Admission: By koha

Can we switch our transport system from burning fossil fuels to using electricity? If so, how quickly will it happen, and how much difference will it make to New Zealand's oil dependence and to greenhouse gas emissions from transport?

The Sustainable Energy Forum (SEF) is holding a seminar in Wellington on Friday 6 November to talk about these issues. Speakers will discuss developments in electric vehicle technology, the opportunities and difficulties in marketing electric vehicles, and the effect that widespread use of electric transport is likely to have on New Zealand's electricity system. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.

If you're interested in transport, vehicle technology, green jobs, oil depletion, or climate change, you'll find something of interest in this SEF Seminar.

Updates will be posted at http://www.sef.org.nz/conferences.html#2009

Comment by Amelia Hitchcock on October 26, 2009 at 1:19pm

http://byebabies.blogspot.com/
Couldn't bring baby to Wellington (car FAIL) but got it out in Wanganui instead.

Comment by James M Maddock on October 26, 2009 at 11:16am

Big-Ups the Wellington Crew!

It was indeed a supreme day, and despite some nasty sunburn the vibe was joy and the people were receptive and smiley. Special mentions to the Batucada Crew and the Real Hot Bitches for getting the crowd amped and keen for the huge kiwi!

w00t!

~JamesM

Comment by Willemijn Vermaat on October 26, 2009 at 10:49am

What a wonderful day! Well done New Zealand for all the impressive events. Stuff.co.nz put a short media blurb on our big kiwi squaking "350!" Have a look and get us in the top list of viewed pages: Shaping the future

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