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Government Offshore Oil Bids "Reckless "

As Block Offer 2013 bidding began yesterday , the Green Party is calling the Government reckless and pledges to submit the Kiwi Bid - a bid to protect New Zealand waters and leave them free from risky deep sea drilling.   "There are no guarantees of safety with deep sea oil drilling. It ... keep reading

Written by Celsias yesterday, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Pollution

DiCaprio 11th Hour Auction Raises $33 Million

Here's something we dont see so  much of in New Zealand. Leonardo DiCaprio suggested to art collectors on Monday to bid at an environmental charity auction in New York as if the planet's fate “depends on us” - and the auction raised more than $33 million The 11th Hour ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Art & Culture, Celebrities, Charity, Climate Change, Environment & Wildlife, Finance & Money

Food in Schools -Child Poverty

Did you know that over 1 in 4 Kiwi kids lives in poverty? That's 270,000 children.Enough to fill our biggest rugby stadium five and a half times. keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Education, Finance & Money, Food, Poverty, Poverty & Development

The Tax Tracker App

      Today sees the launch of Maxim Institute’s free, one-click Tax Tracker web app, a simple online tool that lets you enter your annual income, click “GO” and immediately see a receipt of what your income tax is going to pay for this year, based on the hot-off-the-press 2013 Budget ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Economics, Finance & Money, Transparency

Hello to hello lemon

  Our decision to start hello lemon was motivated entirely by our desire to lead a different kind of lifestyle. In the beginning we didn’t set out to create a greeting card business – that happened quite organically. We simply knew that working at traditional jobs wasn’t going to provide ... keep reading

Written by Merinda and Tim this month, about Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Finance & Money, Innovation

"N.Z Safe for Deep Sea Oil"- Yeah Right !

  As Simon Bridges drooled over the prospect of off shore oil drilling in Block Offer 13 happening from Northland and  Taranaki and in Canterbury and the great South Basins in areas of almost 200,000 square kilometres of deep water, he promised a safe regulatory environment. He must know that ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Coal & Oil, Finance & Money, Fuel, Industry & Business, Politics & Government

Growthbusters- The Trailer

Maybe GDP is not all its cracked up to be ! keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Consumerism, Economics, Emissions, Finance & Money, Sustainability

Social Bankability, Solar Crowdfunding And Disruptive Innovations

If we are going to avoid the worst impacts of climate change we need disruptive innovations that fundamentally alter the broken systems that continue to build out inequitable, fossil fueled societies. Solar and other renewable energy technologies can do that to energy markets. But it won't happen without fixing ... keep reading

Written by Justin Guay/Sierra Club last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Clean Tech, Economics, Finance & Money, Poverty & Development, Solar

Samoa Air to Charge Fares by Weight

  Samoa Air has been using a system of charging by weight for some flights for some time and it has now become the first airline in the world to extend this system for all flights after the move was approved a few months ago. So if you're  taking an ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Finance & Money, Population, Transparency, Transport, Travel

Rio Tinto Holds All the Cards in this Negotiation

Rio Tinto holds all the strings in the negotiation with the Government over its power supply agreement with Meridian . While  it’s not Meridian that’s on the selling block , the potential loss of a customer that chews through 14% of the country’s power  would have major ramifications for ... keep reading

Written by Vicki B last month, about Corporate Citizenship, Economics, Events, Finance & Money, Geothermal, Industry & Business

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