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New Zealand is crazy for global warming hype:
Nearly 60 per cent of New Zealanders are concerned or very concerned about the effects of global warming, a new mini poll reveals.
So why is New Zealand’s government—led by warmening believer Helen Clark—backing the construction in Auckland of a $700 million waterfront sports stadium? Is Clark aware that rising seas will drown thousands of New Zealand athletes and their few fans who’ve yet to leave for Sydney?
Maybe that’s what she wants. Maybe that’s her plan. Meanwhile, Clark’s Foreign Affairs minister has racked up $250,000 in travel costs in just three months. That’s one expensive solar canoe he’s riding in.
(Via Irving S.)
Hey-the New Zealand government is trying to save the planet by allowing students to use “text speak” on tests.
They’re probably saving a fortune in ink and pencil lead.
This is a part of the viro’s clever plan to bring down the population, thereby saving the world. Taking a page from the Islamists, Clark realized the true value of sports venues is in getting large numbers of people to show up at one time, making the drowning of said large numbers much easier. Playing an actual sport will keep them in their seats while the sea levels rise.
That is one smart kiwi.
If the stadium floats (or hovers, who knows?), maybe the stadium is New Zealand’s version of Noah’s Ark.
Go ahead and laugh! They laughed at Noah, y’know! Maybe Helen Clark’s plan is to repopulate the world exclusively from kiwis, hmmmmmmmm?
Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2006 11 13 at 03:34 PM • permalinkWhat? Repopulate the world with little brown fuzzy fruit? I’m telling you, these greenies really are crazy.
Birds AND fruit, Rebecca. That way, Mother Gaia™ need never worry about human incursion again.
This doesn’t include Helen Clark, however. She’s clearly not human, and thus eligible for a slot on the NZ Ark™.
Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2006 11 13 at 04:36 PM • permalinkThat’s just PACO: the Pacific Athletes Carbon Offset. You kill farting cows to make balls, stadium seats and leather athletic shoes, to name just a few items, and it all works out evenly in the end.
Posted by andycanuck on 2006 11 13 at 04:43 PM • permalinkOnce again we have a bunch of people claiming they are worried about something, but not willing to personally do anything about it. Here are a few basic stats from the UN:
Increases in greenhouse gas emissions, 2000-2004:-
New Zealand (part of Kyoto) +6.8%
Australia (rejected Kyoto) +4.9%Or an equally valid comparison
Canada (part of Kyoto) +4.5%
USA (rejected Kyoto) +1.3%These figures do not include the nebulous area of “land use changes”, which would reduce the figure for Australia.
And a special mention to Turkey, which has ratified Kyoto, but has seen its emissions rise 72% since 1990.
“...rising seas will drown thousands of New Zealand athletes and their few fans…”
If rugby fans were wondering why those field level seats were so cheap…wonder no more.
Posted by Dave Surls on 2006 11 13 at 06:31 PM • permalinkNZ Government reports indicate that by the time sea levels are high enough to drown spectators, all of New Zealand’s inhabitants will have moved to Australia anyway. So, you know, might as well spend it while they can.
Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2006 11 13 at 08:21 PM • permalink(#13 - Hey Zscore - its me - from cricket fora. Good to see you here!)
Hopefully the Stern report will be seen as the high water mark of scaring people with climate change.
One thing about Big Al Gore. He apparently had this thing burning in him since college in the mid 70s. He was a believer then. So, why didn’t he do something of note in 8 years in the White House. I mean, he must not have been hiding Bill’s girls from Hilary 24/7. What did he do? He completely skips over this in the scare piece.
Posted by boxofmatches on 2006 11 13 at 11:09 PM • permalinkThey want to spend 700 million bucks(who cares which dollar it is) on a tire(tyre) that sits partly on a container terminal that the majority of 200 people who e-mailed one day thought was just marvy-do!
There is a punchline to this-right-just in invisible ink or something?
Waaaay beyond comedy or parody.
#13, thanks for those figures. Proves what I’ve long suspected.
Signing Kyoto increaes your carbon emissions.
Of course, I still haven’t got a clue about how they actually measure these emissions, not do I care, but that’s not the point.
Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2006 11 14 at 04:35 AM • permalink
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If I’m reading the article correctly, the main intent is to use the new stadium for hosting the Rugby World Cup. So, in addition to the current humorous bumper-stickers associated with this macho sport (“Rugby Players Have Leather Balls”, “Rugby Players Eat Their Dead”), I guess we’ll be seeing, “Rugby Players Lash the Drowned Corpses of Their Mates Together and Paddle to Dry Land.”
And where are the voices speaking out on behalf of the sheep?