Good man, that Gareth Hughes

Flaying and gutting the Prime Minister here.

Solid Energy burns coal underground.

Don Elder's excited about his SOE's next great idea - setting fire to coal while it's still in the ground. It's a tremendously clever idea. Why let the coal lie deep underground when you can set fire to it and collect the exhaust for further burning here on the surface? It's worth a lot of money, so it's full steam, or rather coal-fire fume, ahead. Will Don's exciting process add to New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions? He doesn't mention that at all in his breathless press releases. Perhaps it doesn't matter any more. The mental image of deep underground coal-fires, open cast lignite mines and fracking rigs up and down the country reminds me of scenes from the Middle Earth and I see three small hobbits, returning to the Shire, appalled.

Plaster bust

Gareth's busted nose hasn't held him back at all and he's taking advantage of the advertising space (authorised you'll note) to give good advice.
What amazes me about his run-in with the Goon that reshaped his nose, is that his teeth survived intact!
Go Gareth!
Go Green!

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