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Green Party Displays 350 Banner In Parliament
Green Party Displays 350 Banner In Parliament
Images by Alastair Thompson
Green Party Co-Leader Metiria Turei today displayed a banner during Parliament's question time for the 350 parts per million movement - 350.org - which seeks to get nations to commit to a target of 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
350.org which has a global day of action planned for this Saturday - October 24th.
Metiria Turei's banner was displayed while she asked a supplementary question to Climate Change Minister Nick Smith in question number 10. Dr Smith responded that the Government's official target was 450 parts per million of carbon dioxide.
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Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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