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Thousands of NZ’ers call on Hawke’s Bay Regional Council to scrap dam
New Zealanders in their thousands are calling on the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC) to scrap the Ruataniwha Dam, in the wake of the gastro outbreak.
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John Key is the last man standing as another oil rat prepares to jump ship
The revelation that Shell has advised its investment bank to offload its $1 billion New Zealand portfolio is another big nail in the coffin of the Government’s petroleum agenda.
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Government oil programme in death throes as oil giant Shell looks to bail out of NZ
The revelation that Shell has advised its investment bank to offload its $1 billion New Zealand portfolio is another big nail in the coffin of the Government’s petroleum agenda, according to Greenpeace New Zealand.
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Gastro outbreak shows Ruataniwha must be scrapped
Greenpeace is calling for the Ruataniwha dam project in Hawke’s Bay to be scrapped in light of the latest lead on the gastro outbreak.
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Three myths the electricity industry wants you to believe about solar
MYTH 1: Solar is only for the richThe most common argument we hear against solar energy is that encouraging it will somehow widen the gap between rich and poor. The logic goes that because “only rich people can afford solar”, the so-called poor people without it will then have to pay a larger share of…
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National’s “climate denialist” policies will undermine Paris Agreement
New Zealand’s ratification of the Paris Agreement won’t be worth the paper it’s written on unless the Government abandons its “climate denialist” policies, says Greenpeace.
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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.
