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A flotilla of rafts & kayaks filled with activists, photographers and rafters made its way down the Mokihinui to oppose the proposed dam in October 2010. “This is a great victory for conservation, and a courageous decision by Meridian,” Advocacy Manager Kevin Hackwell says as Forest & Bird welcomes Meridian Energy’s ... keep reading
Written by Celsias yesterday, about Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, hydro energy, Industry & Business, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
The Land and Water Forum appears to be making real progress on the vexed question of water in New Zealand. It brings together a very wide range of industry groups, electricity generators and environmental NGOs,scientists and iwi, local and central government. A small group with representatives from 21 organisations ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this week, about Agriculture & Food, Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Sustainability, Transparency, waste, Water
On behalf of WWF Switzerland , Ennovent is managing the Tropical Forest Challenge to discover innovative for-profit enterprises from around the world that have a positive impact on tropical forest biodiversity. These innovative for-profit solutions can contribute to a sustainable future that meets the needs of both people and nature.Although ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about awards, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Farming, Finance & Money, Food, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
A new group is seeking your help for the tuna (or longfin eel). Their petition is here and it calls for a moratorium on commercial fishing of this endemic and endangered species. Tuna numbers have been reduced by years of excessive commercial exploitation, habitat loss and declining water quality. Nowadays ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Environment & Wildlife, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Sustainability
Directly south of New Zealand, the Ross Sea, Antarctica, is home to some truly amazing wildlife. One-third of Adelie penguins, one-quarter of Emperor penguins, and the southern-most Weddell seals live in the Ross Sea region. There are killer whales, seabirds, colossal squid and a host of much tinier invertebrate locals ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Conservation, Consumerism, Polar Sea Ice, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Sustainability, Transparency
New Zealander James Bellamy is this afternoon part of a Greenpeace Nordic team of activists that are involved in a stand-off at sea with a Shell-contracted icebreaker, the Nordica, that is on its way to the Arctic to support the drillship the Noble Discoverer, which was occupied for four days ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
The Marshall Islands, far out in the Pacific, are one of the first places in the world to see the sunrise. Today, as May 5 began to dawn, 350.org supporters lifted up dots to meet the rising sun and held a ceremony to share their hopes and prayers for ... keep reading
Written by Connect the Dots this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Weather
The Williams River was so languid and lovely last Saturday morning that it was almost impossible to imagine the violence with which it must have been running on August 28, 2011. And yet the evidence was all around: sand piled high on its banks, trees still scattered as if by ... keep reading
Written by Bill Mckibben/The Nation this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Sustainability
Greenpeace Nordic activists yesterday intercepted at open sea and boarded a Shell-contracted icebreaker, the Nordica, to continue its protest against the oil major’s destructive plans to start drilling in the pristine Arctic region. At about 04:20 six activists from five different countries(Israel, Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Finland ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
As one of the first to see the sunrise on May 5, 350 Aotearoa will launch a worldwide day of action “Connect the Dots” in New Zealand, highlighting extreme weather events and impacts of climate change, using dots to make the connection on a global scale. Connect the Dots recognises ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
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