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Life aboard the stop deep sea oil flotilla: April 22
Vanessa Atkinson is a Greenpeace NZ Climate Campaigner. She has been on board the Stop Deep Sea Oil Flotilla every day that it has been at sea off the East Cape. This is her account of one of her days on board – Friday April 22
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Climate action “a matter of life and death” after February temperatures smash global records
The month of February has experienced a whopping temperature rise never seen before in the history of record-keeping, according to just-released global satellite data.
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Busting the oil industry’s alternative facts about NZ’s offshore oil and gas exploration ban
After Jacinda’s historic announcement that brought an end to new offshore oil and gas exploration, we’ve been hearing a lot from the industry about how the sky is about to fall in. Fun fact: it isn’t. But just in case you find yourself having a heated debate with someone around the dinner table, we’ve put…
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The oil is less obvious but the problem is spreading
The sun rose to lesser amounts of oil on the beaches of Tauranga. Even so, its removal was essential because it’s toxic and harmful to a range of wildlife and…
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Greenpeace launches legal challenge against controversial $1b dam plan
Greenpeace NZ is launching a legal challenge against a controversial plan to build a dam that’s set to cost close to $1 billion and will pollute a region’s rivers.
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On the cusp
“We’re on the cusp of something special,” said one of the men on the TV. It’s mysterious. It’s alluring. It leaves just enough to the imagination. Actually, it leaves everything to the imagination. John Key’s repeated election promise during the third leader’s debate on Wednesday night suggests a rosy future, a new era of prosperity…
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“Hearing is believing”: Scientist exposes impacts of oil blasting on NZ blue whales
A renowned marine ecologist at Oregon State University has laid bare the harmful impacts that seismic blasting for oil has on New Zealand’s marine life, including the blue whale.
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Capitalism’s moral maze
Life as a consumer is very different to what we’re told. We’re told it’s easy, it’s effortless. That life flows better with Visa. We’re sold an image of smash…
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Lightning Occupation of Central Plains Water
We had to go for it. At the crack of dawn today, a team of our activists began an occupation of the Central Plains Water (CPW) irrigation dam. If you want to join us - we’re on Coxs Road, Springfield. Time is of the essence, and the more people who come down and support, the…
