Don't Flush Our Climate Down The John | Voxy.co.nz

9 December 2008 - Greenpeace deposited over 30 porcelain toilets on parliament grounds with a globe inside each one and the message: "don't flush our climate down the John".
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The Poznan talks are the half mark in two years of intense UN negotiations, which will culminate in Copenhagen in December 2009. "If a deal is not reached at Copenhagen, future generations will have political leaders like John Key to blame for runaway climate change," said Boxer.

"A clear work plan needs to be borne out of Poznan if a deal is to be reached in Copenhagen. New Zealand must agree to adopt binding emission reduction targets at the Poznan meeting." (1)

"Thanks to National's dismantling of New Zealand climate policy and our past behaviour at these talks (2), our reputation is in tatters. Thanks to John Key's climate backtrack New Zealand's clean, green image is now looking dirty under the rim.

It is up to John Key to save New Zealand's credibility, currently we're at risk of becoming an international climate pariah, with potential impacts for exports from a global consumer backlash."

Winter takes whack at Canada

OTTAWA - Canadians across the country were hit with nasty winter weather Monday with more in store for Tuesday.

Environment Canada's senior climatologist David Phillips dubbed the weather a "one-day wonder" as the nation's map was red with warnings in all but two provinces.

Phillips said this is only the second time in his career he has seen the weather map go red from Atlantic to Pacific.