In 2002, global warming denialist and anti-environmental gadfly Bjørn Lomborg consigned the 1972 book,  The Limits to Growth , to "the dustbin of history." However, 42 years of data now appear to vindicate the book’s premise, that the...

The bean counters at the Treasury have warned government that failing to reduce pollution in New Zealand could cost the taxpayer an eye watering, economy wrecking $52 billion. And John Key’s government want to keep the public in the...

On Friday, September 17, the US Federal Reserve blinked in the face of unrelenting, global economic malaise. This private bank, which possesses the monopoly to print US money, had promised to raise interest rates a paltry 1/4-percent,...

“ It takes 20 years to build a reputation and only five Minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you will do things differently. ” - Warren Buffet Yesterday we spoke about the 70% of export revenue that is directly attributable...

New Zealand is a commodities exporter…okay okay, I know that’s not a super sexy opening line, but don’t worry this isn’t an economics lecture, well it kind of is, but I’ll try and keep it brief and on point. New Zealand makes her...

Last week I spoke on behalf of Greenpeace at a packed public meeting in Dunedin, where the community is trying to save forty important jobs from being axed - by Government-owned Kiwirail. These jobs, at the Hillside rail workshop,...