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Inauguration of Barack Obama
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Barack Obama made it clear in his inaugural address today that the US needs to tackle global warming and switch to renewable sources of energy.

Co-leader of the Green Party, Russel Norman was watching and listening, and gives his thoughts on the new American president who appears to be pro-science. Does this mean all science or just the good science?

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Vincent reports that New Zealand is a victim of its own success. The latest WWF report says that we punch above our weight when its comes to leaving a dirty smudge on the planet. This is not good news because the cash used to fight dirty technology is drying up, but is there a silver lining to the dark clouds on the horizon? Vincent Heeringa is the editorial director at Idealog

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