Despite the catastrophic nature of plastic pollution, it seems that, like climate change, the political will to implement meaningful legislation to address the problem will only come when the negative effects are so clearly impacting the voting public, it becomes advantageous to do so. In fact, it already is affecting us – we just don’t […]
(Daniel Orth/Flikr) The arguments that sank water bottling consents https://t.co/zPYZR6GN1j — EcoFind NZ (@ecofind) July 21, 2022
‘The problem of too much plastic packaging will not be solved without addressing its larger twin: food waste, write Fredrik Wikström and Helén Williams in the second of a three-part series on food waste.’ Read Newsroom article here: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/plastic-packaging-has-an-evil-twin
More than 1000 expected to protest Pakiri seabed sand mining ahead of consent hearings https://t.co/wF0o8tDQ0z — EcoFind NZ (@ecofind) June 15, 2022
Could microbes found in some insect larvae be part of the answer to our plastic problem? The Guardian: Foaming at the mouth: the superworms making a meal of polystyrene waste.https://t.co/ncDslvkuA2 — EcoFind NZ (@ecofind) June 10, 2022
The Guardian: Spain fights food waste with supermarket fines and doggy bags.https://t.co/cQNS1ZYj5Z — EcoFind NZ (@ecofind) June 8, 2022
The Spinoff: Powerful fictions (and some facts): The truth about the harms of EV batteries.https://t.co/rDmCZsyXcG — EcoFind NZ (@ecofind) June 6, 2022
The hunt for the secretive and haunting call of the Kōkako https://t.co/YXlGkufWOv
Photo: NASA/NOAA GOES Project ‘We have just 12 years to make massive and unprecedented changes to global energy infrastructure to limit global warming to moderate levels, the United Nation’s climate science body said in a monumental new report released Sunday.'[note]https://www.vox.com/2018/10/8/17948832/climate-change-global-warming-un-ipcc-report[/note] Read discussion on this major report: Climate report warns of need for rapid, unprecedented change […]
Many hands make light work How many native trees are we planting in New Zealand? Could we do more? With your help we can. Trees That Count is building a movement to help New Zealand plant more native trees. It’s about counting how many native trees that you great Kiwis already plant each year, and […]
If you’re interested in the implications of cheaper oil for the environment and tourism in NZ this interview is worth listening to.
A major report paints a bleak picture of the current state of NZ’s environment. Read the Report here »
