Copeland appalled by Greens’ powerless agenda

United Future’s energy spokesman, Gordon Copeland, says he’s pleased that the Green Party has finally had the honesty to reveal its fundamental energy policy of consigning New Zealand to the Dark Ages – literally.

“The Greens’ vehement opposition to the proposed hydro dam at Dobson on the West Coast shows they value a few scrawny stands of gorse above the energy needs of New Zealanders who live at the top of the South Island.

“When you add this mediaeval attitude to the Greens’ opposition to noisy wind turbines, gas-fired power stations, coal-fired power stations and geothermal stations, it becomes clear that the Greens believe New Zealand should preserve its pristine environment by abandoning electricity altogether and reverting to living in the Dark Ages.

“By the same bizarre logic, it could be argued that the fundamental cause of traffic congestion is the invention of the wheel – I look forward to the Greens’ next campaign in favour of squaring the circle,” said Mr Copeland.

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>