The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday – 21st November 2021

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  1. Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has hit its highest level in over 15 years, official data shows.
    A report by Brazil’s space research agency (Inpe) found that deforestation increased by 22% in a year.
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-59341770

    Killing the planet continues, while on junkets like COP26 – (more pledges in the nether nether, 26 COP years later, international junkets and things seem to be getting worse with climate change, biodiversity loss and carbon emissions!

  2. Toxic waters devastated Pacific Coast fisheries. But who’s to blame?
    Union leaders say fossil fuel companies must pay for rising ocean temperatures. Not all boat captains are persuaded

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/20/american-fishers-west-coast-sue-big-oil

    Other countries investing in research for solar powered fishing boats, NZ nowhere to be seen.

    India
    https://navaltboats.com/solar-fishing-boats/

    The Netherlands
    https://soelyachts.com/about/

    The owners said the NOK350 million (US$39.4 million) newbuild is the world’s first LNG-battery hybrid fishing vessel, its particular propulsion configuration having been specifically selected to fulfill the requirement for a vessel that is capable of sustainable fishing operations.
    https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/trawling/vessel-review-libas-hybrid-seiner-trawler-delivered-to-norways-liegruppen/

    NZ seems to have managed to miss any sustainable opportunity to pivot to new technology so far, no doubt will be on the wrong side of history, after all, why bother to plan for the future, when you just lobby the government to pay for your industry to change, and actually not change at all?

  3. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/456225/surf-lifesavers-expected-to-wear-masks-during-rescues
    Lifesavers expected to wear masks during rescues!!

    That could lead to the public expectations of government dealing with both the public’s urgent needs while dishing up platitudes and systems for making Covid go away. We can’t be doing everything can we Labour, you show us that. Chewing gum while walking – who can do that these days. Government says, ‘We employ robot bureaucrats or contractors to do any active work.

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