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The North Sea’s choice: Revolution or Destruction?
Since its beginning in the 1960s, the North Sea oil industry has earned billions of Euros profit and helped fill the coffers of a number of European governments. At the…
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Put plastic blame where it belongs
Greenpeace is delighted to see the Government starting to put the burden of some of plastic pollution back where it belongs - with the companies that make and sell plastic.
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World Conservation Day: 6 conservation success stories from around the world
History shows that if we move fast and act with courage, humanity can protect and restore our most important places, and bring amazing creatures back from the edge of extinction.
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Coke – face your plastic footprint
Greenpeace NZ is challenging Coca Cola to face up to its embarrassing contribution to ocean pollution for plastic free July.
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Greenpeace welcomes Green Party plan to boost solar and end coal/gas
Greenpeace is applauding the Green Party on their energy policy announcement today but seeks assurances that the Greens will make phasing out fossil fuels and investing in distributed renewable energy…
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Leaked phone call exposes NZ First control of fishing policy
A leaked recording of a phone call made by Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash confirms that NZ First is controlling critical elements of the Government’s fishing policy, in particular the decision to stop cameras on fishing boats.
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Dolphin Threat Management Plan promising, but not transformational
The Māui and Hector’s Threat Management Plan, released today by the Government, makes some promising steps towards protecting the most endangered dolphin species in the world, but is not transformational.
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Meet the NZ business profiting from destroying the environment
Talley’s might not be a household name in New Zealand, but you probably have some of their products in your home. Notoriously opaque, Talley's is the New Zealand company involved in fishing, as well as producing frozen vegetables, chips, and dairy products.
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How deforestation and cattle raising threaten biodiversity in Brazil
One of the most successful ways to protect forests and biodiversity is the creation of conservation areas and Indigenous Lands. However, the Brazilian government has put a halt to new…
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Now ban plastic bottles
This is the next logical step, if we are serious about protecting our wildlife and ourselves from the scourge of single-use plastic