Solar Power and Zero Energy Balance in NZ

Solar Power and Zero Energy Balance in NZ

Last week I had a look at whether using a grid connected PV system for generating solar power is viable for NZ homeowners. The short answer is yes. Five years ago I had a look at some of this in a post called How to Survive Peak Oil by Acting Locally – 7 ways. Back...
Petrol and Public Policy in NZ

Petrol and Public Policy in NZ

This morning I was reading some questions over on this post. Another related question is what are the public policy impacts of having a tax on a tax (GST on excise for petrol) and shouldn’t that be sorted? “We think we have it bad in New Zealand paying...

Green futures and the last oil shock

At school my daughter is a very excited member of the Enviro Explorers who aim to treasure the environment while many of us parents drive them to school in huge gas guzzling cars. How shortsighted is that? Incredibly it seems that despite 30 years of rising...