Grassroots mobilise against Dart tunnel passage
7Glenorchy resident Patricia Jantien is heading up a petition against the development of a private tunnel through Mt Aspiring National Park. More …
Awards
Air NZ takes home EECA’s top gong
Supreme EECA award winner Air New Zealand is delivering for NZ Inc, judges say, clocking up energy savings worth more than $540 million since starting its eco drive in 2005, More …
Economic and environmental concerns collide over EEZ, marine bill
National’s economic plans to expand marine-based industries to get the economy moving has certain environmental groups worried, despite encouragement from the Royal Society of New Zealand. More …
Events
‘Carrotmobs’ drum up support for solar
Keen 'Carrotmobbers' raised more than $2200 to fund a solar power system for a Pacific Island coffee farm this week. More …
Mercury Energy pioneers electric car fuel scheme
Mercury Energy has developed a special fuel package for individuals and businesses who purchase the Nissan Leaf, a mass-produced, zero-emission electric car. More …
Photovoltaic yacht circles the globe
After nearly two years at sea, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar has become the first photovoltaic boat to sail around the world. More …
No icy El Dorado yet
Some countries are aggressive in their bid for a slice of Antarctica, but it appears to be a race to the moon – useful for bragging rights and research, but of no direct commercial benefit. More …
Events
Social movements and the future of environmental policy
What is the role of youth movements in international environmental policy now and into the future, if we are to inherit that environment? More …
Saving the world, turning a profit
1Can for-profits become for-more-than-profits? More …
Rethink ordered on Akaroa marine reserve
An Akaroa community conservation group is celebrating after the High Court ordered the conservation minister to reconsider a proposed 530ha marine reserve. More …
Ministry ditches sea level standard
Environment officials have told the Science Media Centre they have no plans to continue with a National Environmental Standard (NES) for future sea level rise. More …
Energy advice ignoring the climate crisis
2An extraordinary op-ed headline caught my eye in the NZ Herald this morning: “Oil and gas reserves can be part of low carbon future.” More …
All the news that fits on the Climate Show #26
After a busy month of harvesting (Gareth) and breakfast broadcasting (Glenn), the Climate Show returns with all the latest climate news: from the thinning of Antarctic ice shelves and the intensification of hydrological cycle (floods and drought, that is) to ... More …
SBN forum spawns renewable energy working group
Hot on the heels of the Sustainable Business Network’s forum on creating sustainable wealth, a number of organisations have come together to form a working group focused on developing a resilient renewable energy supply for Auckland. More …
Slow slog on global marine preservation
Countries have made little progress in meeting their obligations to protect fragile marine ecosystems under the international Convention on Biological Diversity, new United Nations data shows. More …
