Many months down the track and just weeks away from its planned approval, it looks as if nothing much has changed with the Government's draft New Zealand Energy Strategy, as details of an apparent near-final draft, posted online by environment group Coal Action Network Aotearoa, reveal. But while the ... keep reading
Written by Andy Kenworthy in April 2011, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Environment & Wildlife, Fuel, Politics & Government
The Government’s strange aversion to the word ‘sustainable’ has gone on display again this morning at the Sustainable Build Conference in Wellington.The Right Honourable Maurice Williamson, Minister of Building and Construction, kicked off his speech to the conference by questioning the very terminology it is based on.“In ... keep reading
Written by Andy Kenworthy in May 2010, about Events, Industry & Business, Law, Politics & Government
Keynote speakers during the first morning's proceedings at the Sustiainable Build Conference at Te Papa, Wellington have painted a dramatic picture of the daunting challenges facing the sector with the onset of climate change. Setting the context for the next three days of scientific paper presentations on sustainable building ... keep reading
Written by Andy Kenworthy in May 2010, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Climate Change, Consumerism, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving (1 comment)
Some stories seem to sum up something of the modern mindset in a nutshell. This, from The New York Times is the tale of how a desert island has been thwarted in its attempt to export its rubbish to mainland Hawaii, because the company concerned did not get the right ... keep reading
Written by Celsias team in May 2010, about Consumerism, Recycling
For BP in the Gulf of Mexico, it never rains but it pours. The company is still trying to bring the ocean oil gusher it has unleashed, and has now been told it must radically reduce the huge amount of chemical agents it is dropping into the sea to disperse ... keep reading
Written by Celsias team in May 2010, about Coal & Oil, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
Concord, Massachusetts is following in the footsteps of the Australian town of Bundanoon, and banning bottled water. Fittingly, Concord was the home of transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau, whose book Walden, or Life in the Woods, and its message of living simply has been a core inspiration for many top ... keep reading
Written by Celsias team in May 2010, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Recycling, Retail, Water
Blood Diamond wasn't just a bloody good movie. And the same sad story is being played out again, without Leonardo Di Caprio and friends, this time over the minerals which help power up our wired up lifestyle. BusinessGreen.com has been talking to major buyers in the electronics world ... keep reading
Written by Celsias team in May 2010, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Computing, Consumerism, Economics, Industry & Business, Poverty & Development, War
A dream team for transforming the world's personal transport could be emerging, as Toyota has just announced it will take a US$50 million stake in Tesla motors. Businessgreen.com gets all revved up about it. Two of the biggest names in green motoring, Toyota and Tesla Motors, announced ... keep reading
Written by Celsias team in May 2010, about Consumerism, Design, Electric vehicles, Industry & Business, Transport
Prime Minister John Key has given his firmest commitment yet that he is prepared to stand by the Emissions Trading Scheme, despite attacks from those who think it is a step too far on one side, and those on the other who think it does not go far enough. This ... keep reading
Written by Celsias team in May 2010, about Air Quality, Carbon Trading, Emissions, ETS, Finance & Money, Politics & Government, Pollution
Those sleek white behemoths that tie up dockside at Auckland may look squeaky clean, but a new report card from Friends of the Earth suggests all ocean liners are not created eco-equal. The organisation has compared the environmental footprint of 11 major cruise lines and 113 cruise ships, so potential ... keep reading
Written by Celsias team in May 2010, about Air Quality, Climate Change, Consumerism, Emissions, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water (2 comments)
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