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How Bitcoin is fueling the climate crisis and a software change that could clean it up
Bitcoin uses an outdated technology called proof-of-work to validate transactions. This proof-of-work method, at least as it currently operates, uses massive amounts of energy, and is a huge source of climate pollution.
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Submission in support of the Petition of Greenpeace Aotearoa to Freeze Oligarch Assets
This is a submission by Greenpeace Aotearoa providing further evidence as requested by the committee in support of our petition (presented to the House of Representatives on 14 April 2022)…
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Campaigners celebrate win as Auckland Council rejects Pakiri sand mining
A proposal to mine sand off Pakiri beach has been rejected by Auckland Council in a move local groups are celebrating as a huge environmental win.
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Spills, explosions and looming disasters: the last thing the world needs is more oil
This year didn’t start well. In January, off the coast of Thailand, thousands of litres of oil leaked into the sea from an underwater pipeline courtesy of Chevron’s subsidiary. The resulting spill blackened waters and beaches, killing local wildlife and threatening the livelihoods of communities reliant on the sea.
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Emissions Reduction Plan must cut big dairy pollution to be credible
Greenpeace Aotearoa says that to be credible, the Government’s upcoming Emissions Reduction Plan must cut climate pollution from intensive dairy – New Zealand’s biggest climate polluter.
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Join the movement to support the Reuse Revolution!
We can’t landfill or recycle our way out of the waste and climate crises. One of the big system shifts we need is to move from throwaway mode towards choosing reuse instead.
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New Zealanders love the ocean. So why isn’t the government doing more to protect it?
New Zealanders love the ocean. So why isn't the government doing more to protect it? A strong Global Ocean Treaty protecting 30% of the world's oceans by 2030 would be a major step in the right direction.
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A seamount is a seamount, no matter what Sealord tells you
Seamounts, or underwater mountains, are biodiversity hotspots and home to a stunning array of deep sea marine life. Every seamount should be protected not just the tall ones.
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Limits to Growth: 50 years later
Last year marked the 50th anniversary of Greenpeace, and this year the 50th anniversary of a book that set much of the ecological agenda for the five decades since: The Limits…
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Sea level rise data highlights the need to act on dairy pollution
Explosive new sea level rise data released on the weekend highlights the urgency of acting on climate pollution from New Zealand’s intensive dairy industry