Posts by Christine Rose
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National Party genetic engineering policy a dangerous joke
Greenpeace is slating the National Party’s announcement that it would abandon New Zealand’s GE Free status “just to provide yet another means of delaying climate action.”
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National Party’s agricultural emissions policy just more predatory delay
Greenpeace is condemning the National Party’s agricultural emissions policy as “yet more predatory delay”, saying that “the policy is an abject failure to address agricultural emissions and tackle the escalating…
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Nitrate contamination caused by the dairy industry puts rural people at risk
Safe and healthy drinking water is a basic human right, and no one should fear their water is unsafe to drink. But that’s the reality for many people in rural…
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Taxing urea better than He Waka Eke Noa but stronger action needed
Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling out the agriculture industry’s “undue influence” over the Government’s agricultural emissions policy, saying “predatory denial and delay” have stalled emissions pricing
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Nitrate contamination history taints Waimate’s best-tasting water award
Greenpeace says Glenavy residents of Waimate District might be galled at the local Council being awarded best drinking water awards when they recently spent weeks on emergency tank water due…
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Budget 2023 is a gamble with the climate crisis
Greenpeace is calling out the Government for gambling with the climate crisis, saying that Budget 2023 puts corporate profit ahead of acting on climate change and the cost of living.
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Budget 2023 must balance the books on climate
Budget 2023 must balance the books on the climate, and address agriculture, transport, energy emissions, says Greenpeace Aotearoa
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Time to throw He Waka Eke Noa on the policy bonfire
As Aucklanders weather yet another severe storm and brace themselves for more slips and flooding, Greenpeace Aotearoa says it’s time for urgent action to reduce agricultural emissions.
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Gore District Council and ECAN deny science on nitrate risks – Greenpeace
Greenpeace is calling out Environment Canterbury and the Gore District Council for denying the science of health risks due to nitrate contamination in drinking water, in their recent statements on…
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Ashburton nitrate contamination puts local communities at risk
Unacceptably high levels of nitrate contamination in drinking water in Ashburton and the surrounding area are putting residents’ health at risk, says Greenpeace Aotearoa.