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Murder in the Pacific: the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior and what happened next
A new BBC documentary ‘Murder in the Pacific’ recounts the 1985 bombing of Greenpeace’s ship, the Rainbow Warrior.
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The new climate denial: adaptation over mitigation
The night Cyclone Gabrielle hit my coastal village of Piha was, frankly, terrifying, as it was for so many around the motu. I measured more than 400mm in my back…
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Global Climate Strike: Why I’ll be there
Over my lifetime emissions have only increased and my individual actions feel like a mere drop in the bucket.
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Be Conservative on Climate and Nature
Russel Norman's address to the Blue Greens Conference
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Will Cyclone Gabrielle be the wake-up call this Government needs to take action on climate?
We are seeing first-hand the social and environmental costs of the climate crisis.
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Why restoring long-distance passenger rail makes sense in New Zealand – for people and the climate
A recent parliamentary inquiry into passenger rail drew 1700 submissions, suggesting growing support for the return of long-distance trains in Aotearoa.
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Tears for the beauty, tears for the destruction
The landscapes and the creatures we encountered were so beautiful and precious, yet I also saw the industrial nature of New Zealand’s countryside.
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Greenpeace vs Shell – How Greenpeace occupied a Shell oil platform heading for a major oil and gas field
Activists from climate-hit countries exposed Shell’s reckless plans to drill for more oil and gas, as the company announced record profits. The protest was Greenpeace’s longest ever occupation of a moving…
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What’s wrong with deep sea mining? 5 reasons deep sea mining is bad for the planet
The depths of our oceans hide a unique living world that we barely understand – but these mysteries are already under threat from a controversial new industry: deep sea mining.
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“My new home was a dream come true – then climate disaster struck” – Virginia, activist taking on Shell at sea
I live in San Mateo in the Philippines, an area battered by typhoon Ketsana – one of the worst natural disasters ever seen in my country. The massive rains and flooding claimed…