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The Transcendent City - autonomous, artificially intelligent, sustainable

This is what our future cities may look like if we don’t pay attention to critical environmental issues now. Richard Hardy, a Bartlett School of Architecture graduate, has created this stunning Transcendant City movie as part of his final year of study in Masters in Architecture.  The Transcendent City ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Architecture, Climate Change, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Innovation, Sustainability, Technology

Double whammy of good news for Meridian's wind farms

It’s been an action-packed start to the week for Meridian Energy. Yesterday the company won its appeal at the Dunedin High Court, allowing it take its 630 Megawatt Otago wind farm proposal, Project Hayes, back to the Environment Court, and today it was announced that the company’s Te ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Pollution, Sustainability, Wind Energy

Adding brand and bottom line value to your business

Businesses interested in sustainable practice and the value it can add to brands and bottom lines might like to find out more by attending the Queenstown Lakes Sustainable Business Programme update this Wednesday. The update has two major agenda items: New information about how people can earn qualifications for their ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Branding, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Events, Green energy, Industry & Business, Pollution, Sustainability

Mixed Mining Messages

While the government may have said good-bye to its plans to mine 7000 hectares of conservation land in Great Barrier Island, Coromandel and Paparoa National Park, some say the government still hasn’t got it right.  The northern half of Coromandel conservation land will remain in Schedule 4 and will ... keep reading

Written by Deirdre Robert in July, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Clean Technologies, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Politics & Government

Waging peace on climate change

Here we go again. Citizens of the world are being recruited to join a war against climate change. Like a war on terror, a war on climate change can never be won. Why? Because our energy is being diverted into creating and attacking enemies instead of resolving the causes of ... keep reading

Written by Nick Potter in July, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government

ACTing out against the ETS

Someone has to take the lead on climate change but it certainly shouldn't be New Zealand. Well, that's according to ACT climate change spokesman John Boscawen."Prior to the election National promised New Zealanders that we would not lead the world on climate change, yet just over 18 ... keep reading

Written by Deirdre Robert in June, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Carbon Trading, Economics, Emissions, ETS, Events, Industry & Business, Pollution (1 comment)

Meridian crosses fingers for winds of change

Today marks the start of a critical week for Meridian Energy as it begins its five-day appeal in the Dunedin High Court against the Environment Court’s decision to overturn resource consent for what would be the southern hemisphere’s biggest wind farm.  The faces at Meridian were a lot ... keep reading

Written by Deirdre Robert in June, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Green energy, Industry & Business, Pollution

How much does it take to plug an oil leak?

NZ$28 billion apparently.It’s been just over eight weeks since the explosion of a BP drill rig sent barrels and barrels of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Estimates range from just over 1000 barrels per day to a whopping 21, 500, depending on whom you talk ... keep reading

Written by Deirdre Robert in June, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Politics & Government, Pollution, Water

Spreading the Corporate Social Responsibility lovin’ around

Here’s an event the folks at BP ought to be attending: On Wednesday next week, the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) and the Manukau City Council are co-hosting a breakfast seminar on the future of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in New Zealand and internationally, and you’re invited.The seminar ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team in June, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Economics, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Pollution, Smart Growth

Envirostep steps away from the government

It’s been 11 months since the government launched Envirostep, an online assessment tools enabling businesses to assess their environmental performance. Now, in a move aimed at putting the tool in the hands of the business community, Commerce Minister Simon Power has transferred the scheme to environmental certification company Telarc ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team in June, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Energy Saving, Industry & Business, Politics & Government

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