I would argue stacking I noticed a piece on Transport Blog this morning indicating that Auckland Transport reckons that Light Rail is not that much slower than Heavy Rail … Continue reading Is Light Rail Comparable to Heavy Rail to the Airport or is Auckland Transport Stacking?
Brewer blowing smoke on the Unitary Plan and elections For someone who is apparently retiring from Council politics at the end of the term Cameron Brewer (of Orakei Ward) … Continue reading To Watch: Councillors Promising What They Can Not Cash In #UnitaryPlan
Whether it be the Generation III+ Pressurised Water Reactors (conventional) or the new Generation IV Molten Salt Reactors (currently a scheme got CAD$5m to do get started on one in Canada) that use Thorium fuel rather than uranium the point is this:
If we are serious about lessening needs on oil, coal and gas and where hydro is not available for baseload power production then nuclear becomes your next best option especially for the big 10 nations.
I saw a picture of a 250 hectare Solar Farm producting some 350MW of power. A Nuclear Plant that side with 4 times 2GW reactors can produce 8GW of power in the same amount of space with heat and steam byproducts that heavy industry could use if built near by.
That said technology has allowed conventional reactors and the MSRs to get right down to modular level and produce 225MW of power without a problem. As a comparison a Huntly Coal/gas boiler was 250MW while Otahuhu B now shut down produced 385MW.
The applications are there and nuclear where viable deserves a shot again if we are serious in dealing with emissions with power production.
How is Auckland performing? Looking at the comprehensive list of measures laid out in the Auckland Plan some things were tracking well while otherwise were behind the 8-ball in … Continue reading Some Light Reading: Auckland Plan Annual Update – 2015
Why does the Centre Right Struggle in Auckland? Thought: Technically the Centre Right does not. The harder Right does and will always do so. With the City cranking … Continue reading So How About Those Footpaths? #AKLPols Proves Enigma to Some
Join in a Day of fun Come an enjoy a day of fun at Hayman Park – Manukau on Waitangi Day starting at 10am. For more see: http://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/events/
What should really happen There are few things happening that have come together to present the perfect opportunity for Auckland and its infrastructure investment. It was commented on Twitter … Continue reading Jan 27: Key and English (Should) Announce CRL and Airport Line via Otahuhu Funding Package
Council against a precinct that would allow Te Papa North in Hayman Park – Manukau I just happen to be casually going through Unitary Plan evidence by Auckland Council … Continue reading Auckland Council Through #UnitaryPlan Not Supportive of Te Papa North in Hayman Park, Manukau
Prime Minister to announce funding package to Chamber of Commerce at the end of the month(?) I had announced it late last year but the story has finally made … Continue reading Mark the Date: PM to Announce CRL Funding Date – January 27 #trainakl
The story about the Teen Dad in the Herald today caused one of the bigger blow ups on Twitter since the 2014 elections.
But guess who caused it? No it wasnt Twitter actually who were debating reasonably and (within their right for engaging with the 4th estate) critically amongst themselves.
The journalist who wrote the article inserted themselves into the debate between progressives without prompting. Okay that gets the others debating with the journalist as the journalist has entered into the debate they were not prompted into.
However, things went south when the journalist took offence to being critically critiqued by readers even though critique is part of the role the 4th estate is meant to foster.
It really when south when the Herald’s Nippert decided to stir the pot mouthing off to everyone else putting them down for daring to question the other Herald journalist who rage quit Twitter this morning.
If there is blame it lays solely with the Herald for a tone deaf article. That is nice they praise the teen dad who looks after the tot one day while the teen mum who is still at school still looks after the tot every other time.
Now if the Herald published the story on the mum the framing and commentary from its primary readers would have been of vilification. But for the one day a fortnight dad its praise.
Sure Herald whatever. Oh and if the Herald was trying to prod Social Media to get a story for tomorrow’s pages well….
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