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Shane Jones called out for seabed mining misinformation
The minister for mining and burning, Shane Jones, is trying to take New Zealanders for fools with inflated claims and misinformation about seabed mining off the coast of Taranaki, says…
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Fertiliser pollution set to continue under Ballance’s call for more fossil gas
Greenpeace Aotearoa is denouncing Ballance Agri-nutrients’ call for more fossil gas production, maintaining that urea needs to be phased out altogether.
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Ocean heat is changing marine food webs – with far-reaching consequences for NZ fisheries and sea life
Unless we act to cut emissions, shifts in microalgal composition are projected to get worse as ocean temperatures continue to rise, globally and regionally in the waters off Aotearoa.
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Why are fur seals starving in Kaikōura?
In Kaikōura over 1,000 fur seals have been found dead from starvation. Seabirds are starving too. It's a sign that ocean is under pressure from climate change and overfishing.
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NZ energy crisis: electricity demand will jump as NZ decarbonises – and renewable generation can keep up
The prime minister has called it an “energy security crisis” and signalled a review of New Zealand’s electricity market as wholesale prices spike and industries suffer.
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Rafts of garbage, kelp and other debris could transport alien invaders to a warming Antarctica
The remote icy wilderness at the bottom of the world is exposed to pollution and foreign organisms on floating ocean debris.
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The Luxon Government’s War on Nature cuts into ocean conservation
The Government has continued its war on nature, with two new measures that put fishing industry profits above ocean health.
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The Fast Track Approvals Bill: what’s the problem? UPDATED
On the 7th of March, the Government introduced a new bill to fast-track consents for development projects, which would allow corporations to bypass environmental protections and the democratic process.
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New gas import facility is outright climate denial
Greenpeace is slamming the Government for its plans to open the door to a LNG fossil gas import terminal, calling it outright climate denial and a generational betrayal of New…
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Fast track bill remains fundamentally anti-environment – nineteen new mining projects in the pipeline
Greenpeace says changes to the Fast Track Bill announced today are a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but show that the Government is feeling the heat and public pressure is working.
