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Fonterra Funded Research Tries To Bury Nitrate Cancer Risk - Greenpeace
Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 5:23 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace says research released by ESR and co-funded by dairy giant Fonterra excludes the most at-risk rural communities in its investigation into bowel cancer risk from nitrate in drinking water. Following significant international studies showing a ... More >>
Greenpeace calls for full Māui habitat protection as survey reveals further decline
Monday, 30 August 2021, 1:33 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
A leaked Government report has revealed Māui dolphin numbers have declined further over the past five years, prompting Greenpeace to renew their call to protect the dolphins’ full habitat range. The report, part of which has been seen by Greenpeace, ... More >>
Backdown on winter grazing rules ‘delaying the inevitable’
Friday, 27 August 2021, 1:14 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is today condemning a Government decision to reverse rules that would protect water by regulating intensive winter grazing. Winter grazing churns paddocks to deep mud because intensive numbers of stock are confined to small feeding areas ... More >>
Greenpeace Activists Deliver Message To Talley’s Bottom Trawling Ship
Thursday, 12 August 2021, 6:46 pm | Greenpeace
Thursday, August 12, Port Dunedin: Greenpeace activists have this evening underlined the call for bottom trawling to be banned on seamounts, confronting Talley’s ship the Amaltal Explorer as it headed out for more ocean destruction. A small team of ... More >>
Expert Review Confirms Industry Tool Doesn’t Reliably Track Water Contamination - Greenpeace
Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 3:35 pm | Greenpeace
A new review out today of farm nutrient management system Overseer seriously damns the tool, and shows the model is leading to continued contamination of water and pollution of the climate, says Greenpeace. Overseer is a software program designed ... More >>
Blackouts Inevitable Result Of Decades Of Underinvestment In Renewables - Greenpeace
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 12:27 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is calling on the Government to urgently unlock new investment in distributed solar, wind power and battery storage following news that unprecedented electricity demand caused blackouts in parts of the country last night. Unison, estimates that ... More >>
Cameroonians Rally To Demand EU Stop Deforestation For Rubber
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 5:24 am | Greenpeace
Rally in Yaoundé Monday, 9 August 2021, Yaoundé – More than 30 young Cameroonian activists crowded in front of the headquarters of the European Union Delegation in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, this morning to demand the end of the EU support ... More >>
Delaying Climate Action On Agriculture No Longer An Option - Greenpeace
Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 5:05 am | Greenpeace
Aug 9, 2021 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has today released a report summarising the latest scientific understanding of the climate crisis, giving a stark warning of where we are headed if urgent action isn’t taken. Greenpeace ... More >>
New Zealand Exporting Plastic Waste To Developing Nations At An Alarming Rate
Monday, 9 August 2021, 10:55 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Following the release of new data on the quantity of New Zealand’s plastic waste exports to many developing nations, Greenpeace Aotearoa is renewing its call for a ban on plastic waste exports. It has been revealed today that New Zealand has exported ... More >>
US Government Blocks Fijian-flagged Fishing Vessel On Suspicion Of Forced Labor
Friday, 6 August 2021, 1:34 pm | Greenpeace
Jakarta, Indonesia, 6 August 2021: The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency is blocking the offloading of tuna from a Fiji-flagged fishing vessel for suspicion of having victims of forced labor on board. The vessel, named Hangton No. ... More >>
Environmental, Fishing Groups Renew Call To Ban Bottom Trawling On Seamounts
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 9:12 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
A coalition of environmental and fishing groups will this morning renew their call for bottom trawling to be banned on seamounts, as they present to the Environment Select Committee in Wellington. The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC), which ... More >>
Greenpeace Calls Foul On INEOS Rugby Sponsorship Deal
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 12:39 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is calling foul on NZ Rugby’s decision to sign a sponsorship deal with the oil and plastic polluting petrochemical giant INEOS. "In the thick of the climate crisis, it’s gutting to see NZ Rugby sign a sponsorship deal with an oil ... More >>
ECan Must Front Up About Health Risks Of Nitrate Contamination - Greenpeace
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 9:04 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace is calling on Environment Canterbury to be upfront about health risks of nitrate contamination, following ECan’s release of new data that shows nitrate contamination in drinking water is rising. ECan has released the results of its annual ... More >>
Truth The Casualty Of Politics As UNESCO Great Barrier Reef Decision Flouts Reality
Saturday, 24 July 2021, 4:27 pm | Greenpeace
The World Heritage Committee’s failure to officially declare the Great Barrier Reef “in danger” is a missed opportunity to shine a light on the Australian Government’s neglect of a natural wonder that remains at great risk due to the impacts of climate ... More >>
Truth The Casualty Of Politics As UNESCO Great Barrier Reef Decision Flouts Reality
Saturday, 24 July 2021, 6:12 am | Greenpeace
SYDNEY , July 23 2021 - UNESCO’s failure to officially declare the Great Barrier Reef “in danger” is a missed opportunity to shine a light on the Australian Government’s neglect of a natural wonder that remains at great risk due to the impacts of climate ... More >>
New IPCC Climate Report Will Add Pressure On Ardern For Stronger Action On Agriculture
Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 2:53 pm | Greenpeace
As 2021 shapes up to be yet another year marked by deadly floods, heat waves, devastating wildfires and record droughts, world governments will soon be convening to receive a new stark climate crisis warning by the scientific community. Written by top climate ... More >>
Free Water Testing For Southland - Greenpeace
Saturday, 17 July 2021, 6:04 am | Greenpeace
Greenpeace is conducting free drop-in water testing today in Winton, and tomorrow in Riversdale, to enable Southland households to check their drinking water for nitrate contamination. Southlanders are invited to bring 100mL of their bore water in a clean ... More >>
Free Water Nitrate Testing For Southland This Weekend - Greenpeace
Monday, 12 July 2021, 8:16 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
On the 17th and 18th July, Greenpeace is conducting free drop-in water testing days to enable Southland households to check their bore water for nitrate contamination. 10am - 2pm, Saturday 17th July at the Holy Trinity Church Hall, Meldrum St, Winton ... More >>
Testing Shows Ashburton Is 'Loaded With Nitrate Contamination' - Greenpeace, Federation Of Freshwater Anglers
Saturday, 10 July 2021, 8:06 pm | Greenpeace
Following a day of drinking water testing, Greenpeace and the Federation of Freshwater Anglers say the Ashburton region is showing unacceptably high rates of nitrate contamination in drinking water. Greenpeace today held free drop-in water testing in Ashburton, ... More >>
Free Water Testing For Ashburton And Temuka - Greenpeace
Saturday, 10 July 2021, 12:57 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace is conducting free drop-in water testing in Ashburton today and in Temuka tomorrow, to enable households to check their drinking water for nitrate contamination. Local residents are invited to bring 100mL of their bore water in a clean container ... More >>
