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15 good news stories for the planet from 2021
As a reminder for why we come together, what we hope for, and to warm our hearts for the courage to tackle the big and small issues, are some of the good news stories for the environment from the year.
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The NZ Government has 100,000 reasons to ban single-use plastic bottles
Last week, the Ban the Bottle petition surpassed 100,000 signatures. This a huge milestone for the Plastics campaign and for the movement to ban single-use plastic bottles and mandate refill…
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The world is ditching plastics with reuse and refill laws and practices
Thanks to pressure from millions of people around the world, governments are finally beginning to acknowledge that the only way to tackle the plastic pollution crisis is through shifting towards reusable systems
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The case for sinking He Waka Eke Noa
It’s important that we measure and manage dairy industry greenhouse gas emissions in particular, which are 23% of the country’s total. However, He Waka Eke Noa just doesn’t cut it.
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Meet 12 climate activists changing the world
The climate crisis is impacting millions around the world unequally and catastrophically threatening future generations. Yet the voices of those most impacted by the climate crisis – particularly Indigenous communities
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Shell in South Africa: fossil fuels at full blast
Just weeks after world leaders failed us at COP26 by not committing to urgent action to end the climate crisis, the controversial South African Minister of Minerals and Energy Gwede…
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Animations we loved this year — 8 short films that inspire action
Who doesn’t admire a well crafted animation? Especially one that lifts the spirit and emboldens you to uproot oppressive systems and make way for a better world.
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Photographic memories – Part II
From 1974 to 1982, I served as photographer on Greenpeace campaigns. Here are a dozen more photographs from those years along with some memories that they evoke:
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Has the zombie apocalypse of forest fires begun?
We have all seen the dramatic, terrifying images of wildfires tearing at devastating speed through forested areas all over the world, from the Amazon to California and throughout Northern Africa and…
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The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo named top plastic polluters for the fourth year in a row
The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo are ranked as the world’s top plastic polluters for the 4th consecutive year according to Break Free From Plastic, whose latest global Brand Audit report…