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I volunteer with Greenpeace Aotearoa because they are directly confronting problems
My name is Jenn Shulzitski, and I live near Blueskin Bay just north of Ōtepoti/Dunedin. Since I was a little girl, the wilderness has been my happy place, my play…
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Antarctica shows everything is possible when we work together – now we need leaders to make history again
30 years ago today, something remarkable happened. Governments around the world agreed to make the Antarctic off-limits to oil drilling and mining.
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Facing off against false solutions to the plastic pollution crisis
Years ago, I wondered why the plastic pollution problem seemed to grow exponentially at the same time as recycling became more and more mainstream, more widely accepted and adopted. In…
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Latest emissions data shows benefits of fewer cows
Greenpeace is today pointing to new emissions data as clear evidence that lowering cow stocking rates works to cut climate pollution.
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The story behind an Italian single-use plastic bottle
I recently had the chance to visit the Adriatic coast as part of a ship tour Greenpace Italy organises every year with our partners at the Exodus Foundation, researchers at CNR-IAS and…
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Five productive things to do in lockdown
The most recent lockdown period has been underway for a number of weeks now and once again the country is pulling together by staying apart. We hope you are enjoying…
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Climate Hope is everywhere that you are
The challenges we face are huge. But so are the reasons to be hopeful!
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NZ abstains on global seabed mining moratorium vote at IUCN
The New Zealand Government’s decision to abstain from voting in support of a deep sea mining moratorium at the IUCN World Conservation Congress has been met with sharp criticism from…
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Greenpeace Aotearoa appalled by nightmarish waste to energy proposal
A new proposal to build a waste to energy incinerator in Waimate to burn 350,000 tonnes of plastic, toxic sludge, nappies and other waste, is facing strong opposition from Greenpeace…
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How major brands are inviting Big Oil into your kitchen
A report released by Greenpeace USA today reveals how consumer goods companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé are driving the expansion of plastic production and threatening the global climate and…