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Overfishing denier fails to disclose millions in seafood industry cash for research
Documents obtained by Greenpeace USA through two Public Records Act requests reveal that University of Washington fisheries biologist Ray Hilborn has received at least $3.56 million from 69 fishing, seafood and other industry groups. Hilborn, an outspoken denier of overfishing and a critic of marine protected areas, has violated the policies of several scientific journals…
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Greenpeace demands investigation into Maui’s dolphin death ‘cover-up’
Greenpeace is today calling for an immediate independent investigation into the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI), following extremely serious allegations that the government department covered up the death of a Māui dolphin.
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Six Tonnes of Dairy Sewage Used to Blockade Capital City ACC Office
Greenpeace have used six tonnes of dairy sewage to blockade ACC’s multi-storey building in the middle of Wellington.
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Genesis about to face the climate fight of 2016 following revelations it will keep coal burning at Huntly
This morning it’s been revealed that Genesis Energy will be keeping the coal burners on at New Zealand’s last coal-fired power station until at least 2022, despite promising to turn them off by 2018.
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Doomed Ruataniwha Scheme Should be Ditched by Council Tomorrow
The Ruataniwha irrigation scheme looks doomed, and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council should ditch it at tomorrow’s (Wednesday) council meeting, says Greenpeace today.
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NZ’s climate plan slammed as “a sham” as Paula Bennett prepares to sign Paris agreement
Questions about the National Government’s fitness to lead on climate issues are being raised as Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett prepares to sign the Paris climate agreement on behalf of New Zealand tomorrow.
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Greenpeace ship targets Thai Union’s destructive fishing in Indian Ocean
Over the coming weeks, the Greenpeace ship Esperanza will remove destructive fishing gear including fish aggregating devices (FADs) belonging to Thai Union’s suppliers in the Indian Ocean. FADs attract tuna, along with a host of marine life including threatened sharks and juvenile tuna, which are then all scooped up in massive fishing nets.
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New Zealanders will soon have to compete with the dairy industry for freshwater, report reveals
Our future access to fresh water has been brought into question by a report, published this morning, which explores how New Zealand will be affected by climate change.
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Organised crime scandal shows NZ’s climate policy is a “total bloody waste of time”
On the back of a report released this morning that shows the NZ Government has allowed businesses to buy fraudulent carbon credits from Russia and Ukraine, Greenpeace New Zealand has called for the linchpin of New Zealand’s climate policy to be thrown out.
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Taiwan’s fisheries plagued by human rights abuses and shark finning – Greenpeace investigation
A year-long Greenpeace East Asia investigation into Taiwan’s distant water tuna fisheries has exposed Illegal shark finning, labour and human rights abuses, as well as Taiwan’s failure to adequately address issues such as murder and drug smuggling at sea.