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Mackenzie basin farming plans hit brick wall

It's bye-bye to plans for cubicle farming in the Mackenzie Basin, after resource consent applications were quashed today by the High Court. The ruling has left members of the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) ecstatic, while it's likely a few members of government and council are more than a ... keep reading

Written by Deirdre Robert yesterday, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Pollution, Water

Nitrogen gets web savvy for Waikato farmers

Environment Waikato has established a new internet-based trading noticeboard for farmers wishing to buy, sell or lease nitrogen under the new Variation 5 policy to protect Lake Taupo. Variation 5 is designed to cap and reduce the amount of nitrogen leaching into Lake Taupo from farms to protect water quality ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this month, about Accreditation, Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Economics, Emissions, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water

Waste not, Wine not

Vine prunings have been given a new lease of life thanks to an innovative recycling approach by a Kiwi winery. Yealands Estate is having a purpose-built boiler constructed that will turn vine prunings into an energy source for the winery. The initiative is set to save Yealand’s 22 tonnes ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this month, about Accreditation, Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Emissions, Energy Saving, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation, Pollution, Recycling, Sustainability (1 comment)

The power of beer

Beer ought not to be wasted and thanks to a joint venture between Adnams Bio Energy Limited and British Gas, even the waste associated with beer production will be put to good use. The two companies have announced the completion of the construction phase of an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this month, about Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Food, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation, Politics & Government, Pollution, Recycling, Sustainability

ETS: Smith vs Norman vs Boscawen vs...

Today officially marks the launch of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in New Zealand, with the entry of transport fuels, electricity and industry.  On the eve of the schemes commencement and, in the face of a barrage of criticism, Climate Change Minister Nick Smith issued a statement saying the launch ... keep reading

Written by Deirdre Robert this month, about Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Emissions, Energy Saving, ETS, Finance & Money, Green energy, hydro energy, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Pollution, Transport

Forestry players shed a different light on ETS

With the ETS looming and a bad press seemingly outweighing the good, some top forestry owners look at the positives of the ETS in regards to marginal farmland. ETS opportunities for rural landowners By Peter Weir (Ernslaw One), Phil Taylor (Blakely Pacific Ltd), Grant Dodson (City Forests), and Paul Nicholls ... keep reading

Written by Peter Weir, Phil Taylor, Grant Dodson, and Paul Nicholls last month, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, ETS, Green energy, Industry & Business, Pollution (4 comments)

Got Q's about the ETS? Ask Nick Smith yourself

Chances are if you’re a Celsias member, you already know about the governments Emission’s Trading Scheme (ETS). But unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ll know that since its introduction, confusion surrounding the scheme has continued to surface. And with utilities, industrials and the transport ... keep reading

Written by Deirdre Robert last month, about Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Carbon Trading, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, ETS, Events, Green energy, Pollution (2 comments)

'Potent’ farm gas under the laser gun

NIWA is working to lower New Zealand’s high agricultural green greenhouse emissions with a new experiment aimed at inhibiting nitrous oxide.Nitrous oxide is a bi-product of pastoral agriculture and is also a potent greenhouse gas with about 300 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide (CO2 ... keep reading

Written by Celsias team last month, about Agriculture & Food, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Industry & Business

New green shirt to steer DOC’s ‘business’ business

Auckland business leader and sustainability champion Rob Fenwick has signed up with the Department of Conservation (DOC) in a drive to encourage more businesses to invest in conservation.More than 4,500 private businesses already operate on public conservation land. Fenwick will take on a part-time position as DOC's ... keep reading

Written by Celsias team last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality

Rural lobby black about ETS sheep costs

New Zealand needs another 5 million odd lambs at once – and hold the jokes thanks.Federated Farmers say the national animal population will need to expand by 4.7 million lambs and 88,000 cows to offset the costs imposed by the ETS in its first year.Basing its calculations ... keep reading

Written by Celsias team last month, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, ETS, Industry & Business (2 comments)

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