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Standing up for seamounts
Earlier this week Sealord CEO Doug Paulin wrote an opinion piece for the Herald outlining how the fishing company plans to protect seamounts. Greenpeace Aotearoa Oceans Campaigner Ellie Hooper responds, standing up for seamount protection.
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Sea turtle love on World Turtle Day
Turtle appreciation on World Turtle Day. A global network of protected ocean sanctuaries would help help turtles survive.
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How Bitcoin is fueling the climate crisis and a software change that could clean it up
Bitcoin uses an outdated technology called proof-of-work to validate transactions. This proof-of-work method, at least as it currently operates, uses massive amounts of energy, and is a huge source of climate pollution.
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Spills, explosions and looming disasters: the last thing the world needs is more oil
This year didn’t start well. In January, off the coast of Thailand, thousands of litres of oil leaked into the sea from an underwater pipeline courtesy of Chevron’s subsidiary. The resulting spill blackened waters and beaches, killing local wildlife and threatening the livelihoods of communities reliant on the sea.
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A seamount is a seamount, no matter what Sealord tells you
Seamounts, or underwater mountains, are biodiversity hotspots and home to a stunning array of deep sea marine life. Every seamount should be protected not just the tall ones.
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Call received to freeze Russian oligarch assets in Aotearoa
Alongside the veteran protest yacht Vega today in Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour, Greenpeace Aotearoa Programme Director Niamh O’Flynn presented a petition to Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control, Phil Twyford, calling…
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Listen to the scientist
Interview with Reyes Tirado, senior scientist and expert on agriculture and climate change with Greenpeace Research Laboratories, University of Exeter on what the new Working Group III report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says about food and forests as climate solutions.
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Fossil Fuels are fuelling war
Human-induced climate change and the war on Ukraine have the same roots : fossil fuels and our dependence on them” said Ukrainian climate scientist Svitlana Krakovska as Russia, one of
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Greenpeace Aotearoa response to Bowel Cancer NZ position statement on nitrates in drinking water
Greenpeace Aotearoa response to Bowel Cancer NZ position statement on nitrates in drinking water
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Briefing Paper – Phasing out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser
The New Zealand Government brought in a cap on synthetic nitrogen fertiliser (synthetic fertiliser) as part of the 2020 freshwater reforms. During the consultation period Greenpeace submitted in support of a full phase-out of synthetic fertiliser, along with thousands of New Zealanders. The following briefing makes the case for a full phase-out and includes