Recyclable plastic worth millions of dollars is going to landfill, when it can be made into building material
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Hope and heartbreak for New Zealanders dreaming of a communal life
Hope and heartbreak for New Zealanders dreaming of a communal life
Three climate change activists who defaced ANZ Bank branch found not guilty
Three climate change activists who defaced ANZ Bank branch found not guilty.
Managed retreat from the ‘parasitic’ creep of climate change
Newsroom candidates’ survey: NZ local government election hopefuls are largely ignorant or reluctant around the controversial topic of climate change-induced managed retreat
Climate action front of mind for council candidates – 2022 elections
Newsroom’s survey of hundreds of candidates for council and mayor around the country shows the majority want to speed up emissions reductions
$147 billion on the hook with green building delays – NZ
Building greener homes and offices could increase GDP over three decades by $147 billion, but advocates worry a programme to do just that is being slow rolled.
What polystyrene, PVC packaging phase out means for NZ supermarkets
What polystyrene, PVC packaging phase out means for NZ supermarkets
NZ: Single-use plastics ban extended to cotton buds, meat trays, stirrers – 1 Oct 2022
From October 1 2022 the single-use plastics ban extended to cotton buds, meat trays, stirrers – RNZ
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Why flying school strikers aren’t hypocrites
‘Climate advocates are no stranger to the sort of bad faith attacks deployed last week to undermine the credibility of striking students.’
The Spinoff: The truth about that climate change news story from 1912
The New Zealand news nugget circling the globe 110 years after publication
More than 1000 expected to protest Pakiri seabed sand mining ahead of consent hearings
More than 1000 expected to protest Pakiri seabed sand mining ahead of consent hearings https://t.co/wF0o8tDQ0z — EcoFind NZ (@ecofind) June 15, 2022
UN sounds ‘code red for humanity’ warning over irreversible climate impact [RNZ]
From RNZ: “The UN climate panel sounded a dire warning this evening, saying the world is dangerously close to runaway warming and that humans are “unequivocally” to blame.” Read article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/448834/un-sounds-code-red-for-humanity-warning-over-irreversible-climate-impact See also: Why government’s won’t act on climate change
