Howaboutthat!

@JosephMooneyMP @bobmccoskrienz You had me up until ‘there has to be carbon trade offs’.

As New Zealand turns its mind to energy, and offshore petroleum prospecting permits are being considered, it’s worth noting that Southland and Otago sit on millions of years of solar investment, with more than 9 billion tonnes of lignite in 10 major deposits - containing more than 20 times the energy content of the Maui gas field. This is a very large, nationally significant resource which has the potential to be used as a feedstock for a petrochemical industry, using gasification technology to convert lignite to fertiliser, transport fuels or other high value energy products. If extracted at a rate of 20 million tonnes per year, the lignite resource could provide energy and feedstock for most of New Zealand’s transport fuel and petrochemical requirements for over 300 years. It largely sits close to the surface and is easy to access with opencast mining. It accounts for about 80% of New Zealand’s total coal resource and means New Zealand has one of the biggest coal reserves on earth, sitting around 14th in the world with more coal deposits than countries like Canada and Brazil. There were plans in the past to build plants using the Fischer-Tropsch process to turn some of the lignite into low-sulphur diesel and naphtha (used in the production of plastics, solvents and as a component of fuels like petrol and jet fuels). In South Africa, Sasol has been producing diesel, petrol and jet fuel from coal since the 1950s, supplying approximately 28% of South Africa’s fuel needs, saving that country more than US$5 billion a year in foreign exchange. There have also previously been plans to make up to 1.2 million tonnes of urea from 2 million tonnes of Southland lignite, which would be twice New Zealand’s current urea use. Most of our urea currently comes from Saudi Arabia, but this could make us a urea exporter. Southland’s lignite is low sulphur, low ash, and 1.5 to 2 times as reactive as Australian or German brown coals. This makes it one of the best lignites globally for making syngas. Syngas is an important universal industrial feedstock. It can be used to produce diesel and petrol via the Fischer-Tropsch process (which can run in existing engines and pipelines without modification), urea fertiliser via the Haber-Bosch process, methanol, hydrogen, or electricity via a combined cycle gas turbine. There would be carbon and environmental trade offs to utilise this resource which would not be easy, but it’s hard to overstate just how significant the potential energy resource is.

@Matt_Pinner Yes

Even if an intruder is unarmed, should you still be allowed to shoot them for breaking into your house?..

@peterrhague As expected

BREAKING: NASA has lost contact with the crew of Artemis II

@mmpadellan Mechanics don’t build but have been known to repair

I'm not a mechanic, but I'm fairly certain it would take longer than 10 minutes to rebuild 3 helicopters. Why LIE about these things? You diminish credibility, and diminish the efforts of our troops. The whole thing sounds sus.

@LePapillonBlu2 Receipts please.. or is it more bs

George Galloway: “Donald Trump transferred 1.25 billion dollars from the US Treasury directly into his personal account in Qatar, under his name.”

@Strandjunker Prepare for Oktoberfest.. great idea.

Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

@hiiisteph Anything to avoid doing the dishes.

I’m so jealous she’s so far from Donald Trump

@rkmtimes I did not know the Chinese Airforce flew C17s.

JUST IN🇨🇳🇵🇸❌🇮🇱🔥 Chinese military cargo planes arrives with humanitarian aid to the people of Palestine.

@LePapillonBlu2 The US does not recognise the ICC.. nor should any democratic country.

Donald Trump will be the first United States President to be tried at the Hague for crimes against humanity.

@MarioNawfal The US ships very little through the Strait. They are dismantling Irans nuclear and strategic capability. They’re not there to keep the strait open.. that will be up to the user nations.

Something doesn’t add up… Before the war started, everyone I spoke to agreed the U.S. Navy (which is more capable than the rest of the world combined) CANNOT open the Strait of Hormuz militarily And everyone also confirmed what Iran warned: They will and can close the Strait of Hormuz if attacked Both pro-U.S. and pro-Iran analysts and military veterans agreed on both points So why the hell did Trump, who SHOULD have access to the world’s most capable intelligence and most experienced advisors, decide to enter this war? What am I missing??

@its_The_Dr Quite a lot.. past and present. She needs to seek help and quickly.

What’s wrong with her?

@LozzaFox On its way..

Revolution. It’s only way.

@MarkHubbard33 @chrisluxonmp @dbseymour @winstonpeters Their enemy’s enemy is their friend.

How the hell does this evil murderous regime have an official presence in New Zealand still @chrisluxonmp @dbseymour @winstonpeters ? and this must be the only tweet X won’t translate for me. What are Maori saying to these creatures?

@DrRitaDed Please don’t be surprised or offended when folk would rather pickup after their family dog than engage with you.

I think X should introduce an education badge. I want to see the intelligence of people in my replies before I even take notice. No degree, no reply. PhD is a bit too high for you all so I'll lower the threshold to degree.

@timdavies_uk @AcademicAgent_X Tim, Oscar Wildes comment that: ‘some people know the cost of everything and the value of nothing’ has aged comfortably well. This gentleman seems to be living proof.

@AcademicAgent_X Look, no offence but you really don't understand this.

Fans of economic incentives must calculate what a doctrine of sending $380 million of equipment and dozens of men to save one man means for enemy strategy against you.

@FurkanGozukara Fascinating.. if true. Open boarders that permitted millions of third world immigrants and now closing the borders to prevent natives for leaving.. how European.

Absolute panic in Europe. GB News confirms Germany is preparing to ban fighting-age men from leaving the country as they edge toward compulsory military service. France is also launching national service. Western governments are quietly preparing their citizens for WW3.

@DefiantLs Another bleeding heart progressive euro that is lost in his own fantasy world.

European journalist calls Trump supporters "psychopaths" “If you can read a public message from the President of the United States and not be absolutely disgusted… you’re either dishonest, a psychopath, or severely brainwashed.”

@RepJasonCrow The entire bombing campaign on North Vietnam was on power generation, steel works, bridges.. to name a few.

It’s a war crime to bomb schools, power plants and bridges.

@Kingbingo_ You could try.. I predict a campaign would result.. ‘Epic Furry’.

Should Britain start charging US, Iranian & Israeli ships £2m for passage through the English channel & Straits of Gibraltar?

@saltyreigns Just think about the India ‘F’TA for a moment.

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