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How I became an ecologist
How does an eager engineering student, in the era of expanding space exploration, become an ecologist, dedicated to the Earth? In my case: Rachel Carson, the Cuyahoga River, Gregory Bateson,…
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Indigenous Amazon village attacked by illegal miners
It is not only the precious lands of Amazon Indigenous Peoples that are under threat. Their homes and their lives are in jeopardy whenever they stand up for their communities…
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A win for people and planet in The People vs Shell
Yesterday was a crushing day for Big Oil.
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Govt must cut synthetic nitrogen fertiliser after adverse birth outcomes linked to nitrate contamination
Greenpeace says recent research into the link between adverse birth outcomes and nitrate contamination of drinking water should compel the government to take immediate action to cut sources of nitrate…
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Budget 2021 delivers nothing but loose change for climate crisis
Today’s Budget announcement offers little more than loose change for tackling the climate crisis. It’s incredibly frustrating to watch this Government continue a slow and incremental approach to dealing with what is a major and urgent crisis. Winning slowly on climate change is the same as losing.
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Recycling has failed – it’s time for a container deposit scheme
We can't recycle our way out of the plastic crisis. In Aotearoa, our city councils have had waste and recycling collection systems in place for decades yet we still have dismal recovery and recycling stats.
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NZ dairy industry’s use of palm kernel expeller undermining Indonesia’s climate action
Thursday, 29 April 2021: The use of palm kernel expeller (PKE) by New Zealand’s intensive dairying industry is linked to the destruction of peatland and rainforests, which is driving the…
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New Zealand’s COVID-19 stimulus is a ‘lost opportunity’ to move towards a low-emissions economy
In every crisis there is opportunity. Even during New Zealand’s strictest COVID-19 lockdown last year, many people felt the pandemic offered a chance to tackle other global crises, especially climate…
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Deep sea mining tests indicate significant disturbance, Greenpeace reveals
Greenpeace has documented signs of "significant disturbance" from deep sea mining tests in the Pacific Ocean. New images reveal a large patch of sediment rising to the surface of the water after equipment tests carried out by mining company Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR ), which is aiming to commercially extract minerals from the seabed…
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Greenpeace launches petition to slam door in face of seabed miners
Greenpeace has today launched a new petition calling on the New Zealand Government to ban seabed mining from the waters of Aotearoa.