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Tag Archives: Christchurch
Canterbury A&P Show 2011
Today is the first day of the Canterbury A&P Show. I will be working at the University of Canterbury, School of Forestry table all week so stop by and say hello. We are in the Trade Pavilion.
ETS and the Christchurch Rebuild
What do the Christchurch rebuild and New Zealand’s international obligation to climate change have in common? I believe there may be an opportunity to use the ETS to help fund some of the Christchurch rebuild. The ETS or Emissions Trading … Continue reading
Canterbury A&P Show
I just returned from a day at the Canterbury A&P show. The show has over 600 trade exhibitors and around 7000 livestock entries. They get approximately 100,000 visitors every year. I volunteered at the School of Forestry table. It was … Continue reading
Ideas Worth Spreading
The countdown is on at our house. Just two weeks until TEDxChCh. I am really looking forward to this event. Every week they announce an exciting speaker they have added to the line-up. All in one afternoon you can hear … Continue reading
Christchurch Earthquake-Aftershock Edition
It has been over a week since the earthquake and we are still getting aftershocks. The news claims we have had over 400 but I suppose we have felt less than half of those aftershocks. Still even at 200, we … Continue reading
Christchurch Earthquake
We live in a pretty boring town. I mean that in the best possible way. It is a safe town in the world’s most peaceful country. So imagine our surprise when we woke up at 4:30am Saturday to what sounded … Continue reading
Xenon is My Favourite Atom
Jeff and I attended the Don Eigler lecture last night at the Arts Centre. Christchurch is hosting a nanotechnology festival and Dr. Eigler is one of the keynote speakers. He is known for being the first scientist to manipulate individual … Continue reading
In the wet
It is winter which means it rains more in Christchurch. Everything is wet and the mountain bike trails are closed. So while it looks beautiful it is not great for outside activities. Hanging out in coffee shops seems to be … Continue reading
Renewable Energy in Christchurch
Jeff and I had the opportunity to tour Windflow. They are a Christchurch company producing wind turbines with a unique design. The main difference is that the turbine only has two blades. The two-bladed design permits it to rock on … Continue reading