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Pretty keen to explore solutions to climate change that involve emissions reduction. Everything else is another form of denial.
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As a naturalized citizen, perhaps John Oliver better understands that our freedoms and protections must not be stolen by the Felon In Chief. Too many take them for granted.
May 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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“Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will.” Yoda, Empire Strikes Back.
May 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Trump’s posts broadly fit into three categories: attacking perceived foes, reposting praise and posting no-context images or videos of himself, like an elderly relative in a family group chat.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s Truth Social posts make no sense – what do they say about his mentality?
The president’s little used social media platform offers him a forum for his nonstop haranguing and score-settling
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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PRESS RELEASE
Global livestock industry exposed for rampant rainforest destruction, despite no-deforestation pledges www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Global livestock industry exposed for rampant rainforest destruction, despite no-deforestation pledges - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace Aotearoa says a new investigation revealing that the world’s largest meat company, JBS, will fail to meet its deforestation-free commitment is yet more proof of false promises from the&hell...
www.greenpeace.org
April 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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A top police crisis negotiator endorses PM Luxon's decision to hold back from one-on-one talks with with a volatile trigger-happy brinkman, pumped up on power and aspartame. Jonathan Milne reports.
Why we shouldn't negotiate with economic terrorists
newsroom.co.nz
April 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
AI is about to take your job. That's right - I have no idea what your job is. See above!
April 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
April 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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In response to the desperate bid by Federated Farmers to curtail Greenpeace, the environmental heavyweight has issued a correction to the agri-industry lobby group’s scurrilous complaint made to the Charities Commission yesterday.
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol
Greenpeace corrects Federated Farmers’ impotent attack  - Greenpeace Aotearoa
In response to the “desperate bid” by Federated Farmers to curtail Greenpeace, the environmental heavyweight has issued a correction to the agri-industry lobby group’s “scurrilous complaint” made to t...
www.greenpeace.org
April 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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"Our Environment 2025 report documents an alarming decline of nature in Aotearoa, driven by activities such as industrial dairying and fishing and highlights the desperate need for strong Govt regulation to protect nature from more harm." - Russel Norman
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
New Zealand's environment report card is alarming
The Government’s three-yearly environment report card, Our Environment 2025, documents a rapid and alarming decline of nature in Aotearoa.
www.greenpeace.org
April 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just to add some context here, New Zealand dairy farmers import TWO MILLION TONNES of rainforest destroying palm kernel expeller each year and send $400 MILLION to support the palm kernel industry to kill endangered orangutans!
April 6, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Mildly amusing: this Aussie dude got fed up with people parking in his driveway so he installed a motion-activated sprinkler.
February 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Two key events in February will set the direction of New Zealand’s clean, green reputation for the rest of the year – and perhaps even many years to come.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/14/n...
NZ's climate credentials on the line in 2025
In February alone, New Zealand will set a new Paris emissions target and repeal a ban on offshore oil and gas exploration, Marc Daalder reports.
newsroom.co.nz
January 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Over on the other place, @marcdaalder.bsky.social writes, “During the #Covid19 pandemic, New Zealand students lost fewer days of school than kids in almost any other country – including Sweden – the Royal Commission found.”
January 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of January 13 - 19 www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rod-emmer...
Rod Emmerson’s cartoons: Week of January 13 - 19
Rod Emmerson's take on the week.
www.nzherald.co.nz
January 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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ICYMI - Hundreds of pages of emails show farming groups have been in regular contact with Government ministers, pressing for changes to environmental rules. In some cases, the lobbying was followed by Government action.
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3605...

#TooManyCows #TooMuchInfluence
The art of lobbying a government
“It’s great to see so many of the ideas we put forward ... picked up by the coalition government,” said the Federated Farmers president.
www.thepress.co.nz
January 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Thailand has stopped importing plastic waste from countries like New Zealand in an effort to curb toxic pollution in the country.

#BreakFreeFromPlastic
What is ‘waste colonialism’ and why has Thailand banned imports of plastic?
China had taken in nearly half of the world’s plastic waste since 1992 until it imposed an import ban in 2018.
www.aljazeera.com
January 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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December 4, 2023 at 6:55 AM
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If you don't know what to do with your code - donate it to a good cause e.g. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
BlueSky Invites for Scientists, Researchers, and Clinicians
Please fill out this form if (1) you’d like to donate invite codes to scientists, clinicians, academics, other researchers or scholars or (2) you’re a member of one of these communities and would ...
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October 19, 2023 at 9:50 PM
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Any oil company considering investing in a return to Aotearoa would be ill-advised.

Add your name to the open letter of resistance here:
Add your name in opposition to new oil exploration
Climate change, pollution and overfishing are pushing the ocean to the brink of collapse. But there is hope. Global ocean sanctuaries can help the ocean recover and thrive.
petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz
October 19, 2023 at 7:20 PM
Are we nearly all here now? I'm getting pretty sick of that other place!
October 10, 2023 at 12:44 AM
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GDP data today shows no technical recession. But flat GDP per capita for a year is why its feels so grumpy. Looks much like what is happening across the Tasman.
September 21, 2023 at 1:17 AM
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A lot of people I love, all in one spot down there. How do we not look after our oceans better? Spend more money on research, please, can we?
You've probably never seen an image of Earth like this one. It is centered on the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which gives us a taste of just how enormous it is.
September 21, 2023 at 1:50 AM
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The National Party climate policy has dropped.
July 30, 2023 at 10:01 AM
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August 23, 2023 at 10:05 PM