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Genesis Energy’s link to organised crime scandal “highly disturbing” says Greenpeace
Genesis Energy has been named as one of a dozen New Zealand companies that bought large numbers of fraudulent carbon credits from Russia and the Ukraine, it has been revealed.
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Greenpeace welcomes first step from Fonterra on palm kernel
Fonterra’s announcement that it will clean up its use of palm kernel expeller (PKE) is a good first step, but the dairy giant must move towards a full phase out as soon as possible, says Greenpeace.
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Greenpeace welcomes Landcorp’s landmark palm kernel ban
A major move by Landcorp to rid New Zealand farms of rainforest-destroying palm kernel has been welcomed by Greenpeace.
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Govt plan for Hawke’s Bay glosses over dam risks
A regional growth plan announced by the Government in the Hawke’s Bay today ignores the environmental fallout of the Ruataniwha Dam and the fact taxpayers will be burdened with the cost of building it, says Greenpeace.
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NZ Government must move fast to ban killer microbeads
Environment Minister Nick Smith is set to hold a meeting to discuss options for banning noxious microbeads from personal care products in New Zealand.
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US ship decision a victory for people power
The US Government’s decision to send a warship to New Zealand is a huge victory for people power, Greenpeace said today.
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New Zealand “must act fast” in wake of record-smashing new temperature data
In the wake of today’s revelation by one the world’s foremost climate institutes that the planet has just experienced the hottest six months on record, the Executive Director of Greenpeace New Zealand is calling on the NZ Government to act urgently.
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New Zealand’s electricity watchdog gives green light to kill solar electricity
New Zealand’s electricity watchdog is not fit for purpose and is working with big energy companies to destroy the future of rooftop solar power in New Zealand, according to Greenpeace NZ.
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IWC paper reveals Government and fishing industry cover up dolphin deaths
The New Zealand Government must act to protect our dolphins after a new scientific report to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) says that twenty times more New Zealand dolphins are killed by the NZ fishing industry than the public is being told about. In addition the IWC has criticized the New Zealand Government for failing…
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Investment company requests urgent access to ratepayers’ $80m for controversial dam
An investment company is demanding the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council hand over $80 million of ratepayer money for a controversial and polluting dam, prior to formal checks and balances being completed.
