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Sep 2

So far, 2,315 Photographers from 724 cities in 80 countries have registered for the #24HourProject, which takes place on Sat. Sept. 10. If you are in Dunedin, NZ and would like to join us, check out our event. facebook.com/events/4636702 #24hr22_DunedinNZ #24hr22_NZ

An A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. Artists Aren’t Happy.

Sep 2

A work of art is not just a collaboration between the artist and her or his tools. It is also a collaboration between the artist and, through the work, an appreciative and affected viewer. #ai #aiArt #midjourney #dalle2 #Art #Artists

nytimes.com

“I won, and I didn’t break any rules,” the artwork’s creator says.

Sep 2

Not a smoking gun, but perhaps an empty holster. nytimes.com/2022/09/02/us/

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Tariq Fancy

@sosofancy

· Sep 2

Wouldn't it have made sense for him to remove the empty folders? Even kids know that if you eat a candy bar you're not supposed to, it's probably best not to leave the empty wrapper lying around

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Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’

Aug 29

It's time to move on from talking about what we might consider doing some time in the future to acting now — both to limit the severity of future catastrophes and to mitigate the effects of what we now know is already inevitable.

theguardian.com

Loss will contribute a minimum rise of 27cm regardless of what climate action is taken, scientists discover

Aug 29

A group of #photographers in Ōtepoti #Dunedin is hosting a local version of the global #24HourProject on Sat. 10 Sept. to Support #ClimateAction. See 24hourproject.org. Info about the Dunedin event: fb.me/e/2cFw1EsMl #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #DunedinNZ #24hr22

Aug 8

#dalle2 helping to visualize the future. #dalle #openai #ai

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The Secret Diary of a ‘Sustainable Investor’ — Part 4 (Epilogue)

Tariq Fancy

@sosofancy

Jun 20

NEW RELEASE: The final instalment of the Secret Diary of a 'Sustainable Investor'. The

@FinancialTimes

writes this morning: "With hindsight, Fancy looks less like a heretic and more like ESG’s Cassandra." (Pro-tip: Retweet this to annoy

@BlackRock

)

medium.com

By Tariq Fancy

Tariq Fancy

@sosofancy

Jul 25

If anyone is wondering why I did that below ⬇️, the answer is simple: we're sleepwalking into a series of crises because today's business leaders are selling us a fantasy that serves their short-term interests. And I personally think it's time we held them accountable.

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The Economist

@TheEconomist

· Jul 24

Ex-Blackrock CIO for sustainable investing @sosofancy went from one of the most powerful sustainable investors in the world to abandoning that power. Find out why on this week’s “Money Talks” podcast econ.st/3cqPzEz

Jul 27

Short-termism is built into the NZ electoral system — 3-year terms vs 4 or even 5 years for most other countries. Year 1: Settle in and figure out what to do Year 2: Do something that will show positive, short-term results Year 3: Prepare for the next election

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Ivan Diaz-Rainey

@DiazRainey

· Jul 17

There are so many things I love about #NewZealand. Just about to become a citizen after 10 years here. But yes, the short-termism that pervades organisation's is really detrimental to progress. The lack of planning still shocks and frustrates me twitter.com/dvdjhnhll/stat…

Jul 27

Also, see ‘Tariq Fancy - The Secret Diary of a ‘Sustainable Investor'. Tariq Fancy, BlackRock’s first Chief Investment Officer for Sustainable Investing, resigned in 2019 and went public with his concerns. medium.com/@sosofancy

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Ivan Diaz-Rainey

@DiazRainey

· Mar 17

#CEFGroup's report on #Australian #NewZealand #investor #ESG practices and ESG metrics (#climatechange, #sustainablefinance #CSR). Few funds report #carbonfootprint and many severely under-report #carbonfootprint. #biodiversity low priority. More here: tinyurl.com/57hxnxsm

For effective protection, you need to make sure the face mask you use is well-fitting and used correctly and consistently.

Jul 26

The NZ "Unite Against Covid-19" site says "Disposable high-filtration face masks or particulate respirators offer the highest level of protection" against #COVID19. The price of FFP2 masks has dropped to < $2 ea. in NZ (in a box of 20). Use the best.

covid19.govt.nz

Types of face masks

Jul 26

nytimes.com/interactive/20 Unfortunately, New Zealand's Covid-19 numbers are no longer looking very good. The following stats are from the New York Times (25 July 2022).

Jul 26

Shocking press release from the pro-free-market public-policy think tank, The NZ Initiative. “Central banks globally have made serious monetary policy mistakes” because they “were distracted by extraneous political objectives, such as climate change”. bit.ly/3zwJGyC

Replying to

Just a few weeks ago, a local white supremacist (and now mayoral candidate 🙄) was following around

@uriohau

and her husband and taking photos of them. In both private businesses and on the street. Aotearoa is long overdue for a rethink on this topic and how tikanga Māori applies

Jul 25

This also suggests that conventional (Northern Hemisphere, Pakeha) photographic practices, especially photographing strangers in public, often at close range (which is legal here), are inappropriate in the Aotearoa New Zealand context. This should prompt an open conversation.

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RNZ - Nine To Noon

@ninetonoon

· Jul 25

"It takes more for us to trust government agencies and get us to the table". Janelle Riki-Waaka speaks to Kathryn about inadequate consultation with Maori over identity changes. rnz.co.nz/national/progr

Jul 16

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke, is a good guy with a nuke.

During the Cold War, the US Air Force installed an arsenal of nuclear weapons across the rural West. About 400 Minuteman III missiles remain ready to launch at a few seconds notice in Montana,...

The Bomb Next Door

Jul 16

I’m in a supermarket and they’re playing Brooke Fraser’s “Something In the Water” “Ah ah ah ah ah ah There's something in the water, Something in the water Ah ah ah ah ah ah There's something in the water” Is it just me or is everyone freaking out about Covid-19 these days?

Jul 14

The NZ Government's response to climate change is at least consistent with its reaction to increasing Covid-19 infections, hospitalisations, and deaths — "We really think people should do the right thing."

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· Jul 10

New IAG/Ipsos poll on climate adaptation shows falling confidence in the Government's climate response: -39% say we're not moving fast enough -24% say we're on the wrong track -17% say we won't reach current targets #nzpol #climatecrisis

Jul 14

The NZ government's message now seems to be that individuals, schools & businesses are encouraged to do what they can to protect themselves & others from Covid-19. If they don't, they are to blame for a worsening crisis. It's an abdication of responsibility. Very disappointing.

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· Jul 14

New Zealand sorely needs a framework that is designed to handle widespread community transmission of hyper-transmissible variants like Omicron. #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/bring-back-the

I'd love to see

run a contest for a short music theme. A different one each week, a cash prize, runs at the end of each show. Imagine the Kiwi ingenuity it would unleash! Showcase the pro talent in NZ. And get the sonic equivalent of the Laser Kiwi!

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Mediawatch

@MediawatchNZ

· Jul 9

The bombastic tunes for our news become so familiar we barely notice them - until they change. Lately RNZ's been criticised for getting its new news tunes offshore. Hayden Donnell gets opinions on that - and gets a local composer to have a go rnz.co.nz/national/progr

Jul 8

I read Aaron Collins (

@masknerd

) in The

@guardian

& watched his YouTube videos on mask tests. I've been using Korean-style KF94 masks ever since. MaskLab & other brands are available in NZ online and in some shops. Why settle for more limited protection? theguardian.com/commentisfree/

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· Jul 8

Even if there are no policy changes, experts like @AmandaKvalsvig and @emilynz say there's room for clearer communications from the Ministry of Health on mask use and what a positive RAT test after seven days of isolation means. #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/ministry-urged

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National leader Christopher Luxon unaware his $7m Remuera home increased in value by $2.3m over one...

Dr Gary Payinda

@GaryPayinda

Dec 1, 2021

"You can attack me for being successful." No, we're attacking you for being so out-of-touch you don't even notice $2.3 million in wealth appreciation from just 1 of your 7 houses... While your party groans about beneficiaries getting $20 more a week.

newshub.co.nz

"You can attack me for being successful."

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NZ Pass Verifier is a free Ministry of Health app for businesses and organisations to scan and verify their customers’ My Vaccine Pass.

Nov 26, 2021

From the NZ Ministry of Health website: "businesses and organisations are encouraged to check customers’ My Vaccine Pass with the NZ Pass Verifier app in certain traffic light settings." But they can choose not to. health.govt.nz/our-work/disea #Covid19 #Covid19NZ

health.govt.nz

NZ Pass Verifier

Unbelievable. Once all of NZ is in the traffic light system, and #covid19 has spread throughout the country, what vaccinated person would risk entering an event, venue, or business where vaccine passes had not been properly verified? Not me.

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· Nov 25, 2021

The traffic light system is almost entirely premised on verifiable vaccine passes. But the Government risks severely undermining the health response if it won't require businesses to verify the passes. newsroom.co.nz/how-traffic-li #nzpol #Covid19 #Covid19nz

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Dr Siouxsie Wiles

@SiouxsieW

Nov 26, 2021

This is such a good way to put it! With omicron we are witnessing a system failure issue. It just highlights once again how we need to address the pandemic globally.

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Maggie Koerth

@maggiekb1

· Nov 26, 2021

I've had a couple American readers ask me what to do with knowledge of Nu and Omicron variants of COVID. My hot take: New variants will keep happening. This is a system failure issue, not a personal panic time one. The world needs vaccine equity.

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378

Good

interview with

on his new book. A healthy response to existential threats is to design a sustainable future in which we can live in harmony with nature, our local communities, and each other.

Earth Detox: The chemical tsunami and how to deal with it

Chemicals are in our food, our water, the air we breathe and everything we touch. Last year an international team estimated there were 350,000 chemicals registered for production and use, but it's...

Crikey. ⁦

⁩ coverage of the shockingly bad agribusiness emissions pricing proposal fails to mention that both options will reduce emissions by LESS THAN ONE PERCENT He Waka Eke Noa releases discussion document on farm emissions levies

He Waka Eke Noa releases discussion document on farm emissions levies

The partnership of primary sector organisations has proposed two options for farmers to pay for on-farm emissions from 2025.

Bronwyn Hayward

@BMHayward

Headline of Christchurch press front page today #nzpol i.stuff.co.nz/national/polit

Greenpeace Aotearoa

@GreenpeaceNZ

Proposals to price agricultural emissions a failure, say environmental groups

Proposals to price agricultural emissions a failure, say environmental groups

Environmental groups are calling on the government to shelve options for pricing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions proposed by the partnership of primary sector organisations.

Nick Young

@nickofnz

He Waka Eke Noa is just another way for agribusiness to block and dilute #climateaction so that the industry, particularly dairy, can continue profiting from pollution while the rest of us - including farmers - pay the price of #TooManyCows. rnz.co.nz/national/progr via

@rnz_news

Greenpeace wants govt agribusiness partnership ended

Environmental campaigners want the government to pull the plug on a voluntary agribusiness industry partnership because it fails to reduce agricultural emissions. In 2019 the Government announced the...

Nov 24, 2021

This helps to explain why #GroundswellNZ is serving as a platform for #ClimateChange #Disinformation (e.g. the video currently featured on their website: “New Zealand agriculture has little to no warming effect on the environment”).

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Nick

@StrayDogNZ

· Nov 19, 2021

The Taxpayers' Union have been connected to the Groundswell NZ farmers protest by @nickofnz who revealed that their Mother Of All Protests domain was registered to the TPU. Just hours after the discovery it was updated to Jordan Williams' The Campaign Company Ltd. /20

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Nov 24, 2021

I recommend reading the whole thread. Follow the money has always been good advice for anyone interested in who is behind what.

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Nick

@StrayDogNZ

· Jul 26, 2021

Many people discovered The Taxpayers' Union today after they attempted to criticize the government funding of @davidfarrier & @DylanReeve's critically acclaimed and financially profitable documentary 'Tickled.' So for the initiated, here's a primer on The TPU. Thread

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Forest & Bird

He Waka Eke Noa admits agriculture scheme won't cut emissions

He Waka Eke Noa’s proposal to put a price on agricultural emissions won’t actually cut emissions and should go in the bin.

forestandbird.org.nz

Good piece in The

. I'll get his new book, 'Too Much Money: How Wealth Disparities Are Unbalancing Aotearoa New Zealand'. Also see 'The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better' (2009 Pickett Wilkinson).

theguardian.com

The Bank of Mum and Dad has allowed New Zealand’s wealthy to become ‘opportunity hoarders’ | Max...

When people are born into money it’s like they’ve stepped on an up escalator, borne effortlessly upwards while the poor go down

Nov 22, 2021

Nature First Climate Plan forestandbird.org.nz/petitions/natu # via

Nature First Climate Plan

forestandbird.org.nz

Nov 22, 2021

I wish NZ journalists would do a bit of digging into what #GroundswellNZ really stands for (and the #disinformation they are spreading). They've simply parroted their slogans and repeated their demand that the Govt immediately withdraw the all regulations they don't like.

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Anita McNaught

@anitamcnaught

· Nov 21, 2021

4/.. In the #UK, 'Groundswell' is a movement supporting commercial no-till agriculture - a meeting point for all farmers interested in a future for their industry. Progressive, enlightened. NZ stole the name for some weird Trump-style archaic last-gasp. Wise-up, NZ farmers!

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Anita McNaught

@anitamcnaught

Nov 21, 2021

These days I'm a #UK farmer. Only 35 hectares - commercially tiny. Sheep/cattle. Over 5 years, I managed smooth transition to sustainable, organic regenerative pasture. #groundswellnz depresses me massively. They are dinosaurs, ostriches... 1/....

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Forest & Bird

Nov 21, 2021

Today we launched a series of billboards telling it how it is in Aotaroa NZ. Back in 2017, Prime Minister Ardern said that climate change is her generation’s nuclear-free moment. Since then, there's been

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Forest & Bird

Oct 31, 2021

So to recap this thread, New Zealand’s new announced climate change target of a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030 is equivalent to 41% according to the previous way of accounting and appears to be about 22% in real terms. Better than before but not a fair share of global effort.