All articles by Nick Young
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Twelve arrested in Mackenzie dairy expansion protest
Twelve people have been arrested following a peaceful protest at the Simons Pass dairy conversion in the Mackenzie Country. Among those arrested was an 88 year old South Island man.…
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Greenpeace activists unleash giant banner in Mackenzie
As the Greenpeace occupation of a proposed mega farm in the Mackenzie goes into its third hour, activists have laid out a massive message on the tussock. The giant banner…
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Greenpeace shuts down Mackenzie mega dairy conversion
Dozens of environmental activists have braved freezing temperatures this morning to protest at the site of a proposed mega dairy farm in the Mackenzie / Te Manahuna. Protestors have locked…
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Fonterra’s link to dirty secret in Indonesia
Fonterra is about to take another hit to its international reputation, this time over rainforest destruction and cow feed. A Greenpeace investigation out today reveals the New Zealand dairy giant’s…
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Greenpeace USA report shows pipeline company behind new anti-protest legislation in the US
Washington, DC — A new Greenpeace USA report shows how Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), the company behind the Dakota Access pipeline, along with the fossil fuel industry advocated and lobbied for…
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You did it! Samsung chooses renewable energy!
Remember the time we gave Samsung stores a makeover… Greenpeace activists protest Samsung to commit to using 100% clean energy. The environmental activists hang a 40m2…
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Global protests push Samsung to commit to 100% renewable energy
Samsung Electronics officially announced today its plan to commit to 100% renewable energy in the United States, Europe and China by 2020. This major commitment – the first by an…
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Rich lister props up failing irrigation schemes, threatens NZ’s rivers
It’s been revealed that a rich-lister Gary Rooney looks set to bail out the ailing South Canterbury irrigation scheme, Hunter Downs. Rooney also bailed out another Canterbury irrigation scheme, the…
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5 ways people are standing up to oil pipeline companies
All over the world, people are getting more concerned about the threats posed by major new oil pipelines. They’re prone to spills and, as a result, they’re a serious risk…
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Half of all NZ emissions could be ignored under Zero Carbon Act
Greenpeace is raising red flags that the agriculture industry, New Zealand’s biggest emitter, could escape being held responsible for nearly half of the country’s climate emissions under the proposed Zero…