Archive for February, 2009
Friday, February 27th, 2009
Recent scientific research makes it plain that ocean levels are rising and that they will continue to rise at an ever-increasing rate.
Some estimates suggest that that we are looking at a 100m rise within 100-200 years.
But this post is not about a 100m rise. It deals with a ...
Posted in Global Warming | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Rising sea levels are part of our future so we may as well get on with figuring out how to cope with the changes in sea level due to global warming.
Rather than deny it is happening, or hoping it is some kind of conspiracy, or arguing whose fault it ...
Posted in Global Warming | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
My personal view is that when considering job creation we need to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
So what is the worst...
As far as our New Zealand economy goes I think we are looking at 3-4 very rough years and probably 15%+ unemployment, followed by 10 ...
Posted in Economic Development | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
The NZ Government Job Summit this coming Friday seems to be a step in the right direction when it comes to creating work opportunities for New Zealanders in these changing times - or is it?
Some things to consider:
1. The viewpoints may be too narrow
There has been some criticism of the ...
Posted in Economic Development | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
There are plans afoot to spend $1.5b on providing high speed broadband to the majority of New Zealanders (about 75% of all homes).
This post discusses the following themes:
- “Build it and they will come” is a recipe for disaster
- Why not make the most of what we already have?
By way ...
Posted in Broadband | 1 Comment »