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Taking the deep sea oil battle to the high court
I was in court yesterday with the Greenpeace lawyers and will be again today. But rather than defending ourselves after taking direct action as we so often are, this time…
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Deep sea oil still a thousand times worse
We made a mistake. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld in part a complaint against Greenpeace New Zealand for our oiled-penguin advert which ran on TV3 and Prime TV in recent months.
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We can enjoy a good life without extreme oil – we have to
Oil plays a crucial part in our everyday lives, as has been pointed out many since Lucy Lawless committed the selfless and very brave act of climbing the derrick…
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Top 10 reasons why Arctic oil drilling is a really stupid idea
Shell would have us believe that it’s all very safe and there’s nothing to worry about but here’s our 10 reasons Arctic oil drilling is a really bad idea: It’s…
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Eat it up Monsanto!
There’s a story doing the rounds again, about how Monsanto, one of the world’s largest profiteers of genetically engineered (GE) food, banned GE food from its own corporate canteens! Monsanto…
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Enthusiasm for oil requires cognitive shut-down
Recently some commentators have revealed something about the way their brain functions in singing the praises of new fossil fuels.
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Telling the oil companies the truth
Today, the Greenland Bureau of Mineral and Petroleum invited the world’s biggest oil companies to a meeting that can have extreme importance for the future of the Arctic. Greenland wants…
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The oil is less obvious but the problem is spreading
The sun rose to lesser amounts of oil on the beaches of Tauranga. Even so, its removal was essential because it’s toxic and harmful to a range of wildlife and…
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Rena oil spill could make deep sea oil drilling an election issue
Photo: Gemz Photography Environment Minister Nick Smith has declared that the Rena oil spill off the coast of Tauranga has become the worst maritime environmental disaster in New Zealand’s history.…
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Toxic Rena oil washes ashore
Photo: APN It has now been seven days since the container ship Rena struck and stranded itself on the Astrolabe reef, just off the coast of Tauranga and the situation…
