[Pil-pc-oceania] Fwd: frogblog: weekly digest [NZ]

[Robyn Williamson]

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> From: frogblog <frogblog at greens.org.nz>
> Date: Sun Jul 22, 2007  9:00:08 am Australia/Sydney
> Reply-To: frogblog at greens.org.nz
>
> This is your weekly digest from frogblog.
>
> ** Organic tomatoes have more antioxidants **
> A report in† New Scientist that a ten year study of organic vs  
> conventional tomatoes found organic toms have more antioxidants - 79%  
> more flavonoids quercetin and 97% more kaempferol. These anti-oxidants  
> have been linked to reduced rates of cardiovascualr disease and some  
> forms of cancer and dementia.
> The really interesting bit is the reason appears to be that the  
> organic toms didn't get as much nitrogen, ...
> ( http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php?p=1745 )
>
> ** IPCC got it wrong - it's worse **
> Interesting article from James Hanson et al†in the 18 May 2007 edition  
> of the Royal Society journal which suggests that the IPCC seriously  
> underestimated the impact of climate change on rising sea levels  
> (picked up on this article from Monbiot). The IPCC fourth assessment  
> report had a very conservative figure of maximum 59cm†sea level rise  
> by 2100 due to climate change. But they reached this figure ...
> ( http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php?p=1744 )
>
> ** Human Rights are Not for Sale **
> Those in Welly may like to take part in tomorrow's rally, (organised  
> by us, Amnesty, Falun Gong and Friends of Tibet).
> The media were invited up today to meet with Yonglin Chen, who'll be  
> amongst the speakers tomorrow. He defected in 2005, and has been on  
> the frontline of promoting alleged human rights abuses by the Chinese  
> government since.
> He made some dramatic allegations today, that ended up leading ...
> ( http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php?p=1743 )
>
> ** responses to news re: ttga **
> Sue K's is here
> here's NZ First's, &amp; the Nat's here.
> TVNZ &amp; TV3 here.
> ( http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php?p=1742 )
>
> ** Therapeutics Products and Medicines Bill (& Trans Tasman  
> Therapeutic Goods agency) dumped **
> I mean, parked.
> Therapeutics Products and Medicines Bill on hold
> Press Release by New Zealand Government  at  3:59  pm, 16 Jul 2007
> Joint statement by Minister of State Services Annette King  and  
> Minister of Health Pete Hodgson
> The Government is not proceeding at  this stage with legislation that  
> would have enabled the establishment of a joint  agency with Australia  
> to regulate therapeutic products, ...
> ( http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php?p=1740 )
>
> ** cycling through paris in the springtime (and the rest) **
>
>  The 'velorution' is underway in the city of love.
> If one doesn't parlez francais... there's articles here, here and here.
> The VÈlib' comprises 10,600 bikes, "at stations ... approximately 300  
> yards apart and cyclists can drop off their bicycle at any station,  
> regardless of where they picked it up. All they need is some  
> identification and a credit card for the ?150 deposit - and the nerves  
> of steel ...
> ( http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php?p=1739 )
>
> ** wow **
> If anyone needs any reminding that Fox is dangerous and bizarre (&amp;  
> doesn't have to suffer through dial up) check this out. This is a  
> breathtaking montage (link is to the youtube version as the site puts  
> a variety up and I couldn't figure out the permalink) And there's  
> screeds more here.
> ( http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php?p=1738 )
>
> ** RMA needs National Policy Statements and Environmental Standards **
> Rod Oram's opinion piece in the SST picks up on a theme the green  
> movement has pushed for a long time - the need for National Policy  
> Statements and National Environmental Standards to make the Resource  
> Management Act work as it was envisaged. This was also the call coming  
> out of the recent RMA conference organised by the Environmental  
> Defence Society at the end of May, and the OECD ten year review.
> Currently, ...
> ( http://blog.greens.org.nz/index.php?p=1737 )
>
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