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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
Campbell Live is doing a brilliant job in Christchurch .After years of feeling forgotten some residents have had the chance to at least tell their stories of attempting to deal with the EQC and some insurance companies. The Earthquake Commission’s IT system means that the people who man the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Christchurch, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earthquake, Transparency
"We continue to fail to protect and conserve our environment in many respects, often with dire consequences for the enjoyment of human rights, despite great progress in some areas,”warned a group of United Nations independent experts on the occasion of Earth Day 2013. “In the decades since the first ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Events, Politics & Government, Sustainability, Transparency
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
In Europe and America, electricity retailers let their customers know whether their electricity is coming from renewable energy or fossil fuels. In Australia, your retailer has no such obligation. The Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at University of Technology Sydney and The Total Environment Centre recently decided to test the ... keep reading
Written by Fiona Berry/The Conversation in March, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Clean Tech, Consumerism, Green energy, Industry & Business, Transparency (1 comment)
A reported 10 billion drink containers are thrown away in Australia every year. Many of these are recycled, but many end up in landfill, on roadsides and in waterways. The danger posed to wildlife by plastic waste is well documented, as is the life of non-biodegradable waste in landfill or ... keep reading
Written by Robin Tennant-Wood in March, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Law, Politics & Government, Transparency, waste (1 comment)
Currently around four million tyres come to the end of their useful life in New Zealand each year and there is no consistent and sustainable nationwide approach for their disposal. Many tyres end up in landfills, are stockpiled or illegally dumped. This poses environmental risks and in some cases health ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in March, about Recycling, Transparency, Transport, waste (2 comments)
Today at midday, young campaigners set up a mock 16-turbine wind farm at Midland Park in Wellington, handed out flyers and chatted with passersby about New Zealand’s opportunities for a clean energy future. The action was part of the week-long, nationwide launch of a campaign called 100% Possible – spreading ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in February, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Politics & Government, Sustainability, Transparency (1 comment)
It’s hard to feel pessimistic about the potential of human organizing when you talk with Richard Bartlett and Benjamin Knight from Loomio.org, a project born out of the Occupy movement of 2011 in Wellington New Zealand. Loomio is a software application built for group empowerment and decision-making. It ... keep reading
Written by Sophie Jerram in February, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Computing, Design, Intellectual Property, Transparency (1 comment)
“As visionary as Obama is, he is hamstrung by his pragmatism.” So says Michael Marx of the Sierra Club, America’s largest grassroots environmental organization. It is therefore “incumbent on our movement,” Marx continues, to press the president to be more visionary than pragmatic during his second term—above all ... keep reading
Written by Michael Hertsgaard /The Nation in February, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Infrastructure, Politics & Government, Pollution, Transparency, Water
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