Investigate February 04
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THE HIT & MYTH OF GLOBAL WARMINGAs the Kyoto Protocol lurches into its death throes because of a refusal by Russia to ratify it, we ask the question "What Next?". And why should New Zealanders be forced to pay "carbon taxes" if no one else is? HAMISH CARNACHAN reports...THE LOOMING OILSHOCKHere’s the good news: the world has extensive oil reserves. Here’s the bad news: they’re locked away under miles of ice and will push petrol prices so high you’ll wish you owned a horse. CLARE SWINNEY investigates the fuel crisis the oil companies are quietly preparing for - just five years away - when the wells go dryVOICES IN THE WILDERNESSSteve Baron is a man with a mission - to introduce binding citizens referenda as a check and balance against the excesses of big government. HAMISH CARNACHAN profiles the push to get BCIR accepted, and asks, "Can it work?" LIFE IN A RAINFORESTThere are only four extensive, pristine primeval forests left on the planet. JOCELYN MCILRAITH explores one of Earth’s last remaining jungles, and its battle to stay aliveBYE-BYE AMERICAN PIEThey’re keeping the US financially afloat to the tune of US$240 million a day in loans, but is China really a white knight or simply feeding America’s consumerism addiction? JOHN SCHMID probes China’s role in the USA’s looming financial crashINDUSTRIAL DISEASESo you want to know what causes ADD? Cancer? Chronic fatigue? A host of other modern ills? Look no further than new research showing every man woman and child has a cocktail of deadly chemicals in their blood. HAMISH CARNACHAN has more
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