Tag: Pollution
NZ election 2023: ‘Too cavalier’ – scientists call out Peters over...
By Anneke Smith, RNZ News political reporter
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has been spreading misleading climate information at public meetings during the Aotearoa...
Waste colonialism and plastic pollution targeted in NZ ‘pure’ campaign
By Sylvia C. Frain in Auckland
Aotearoa/New Zealand’s status as a “wasteful country” is one of the targets of the PURE 2018 tour launched in...
Jakarta power plants could cause premature deaths, says Greenpeace
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Jakarta will be surrounded by more than 10 coal-fired power plants (PLTU) within a 100km radius, which could lead to premature...
Jakarta third most polluted city – and its air quality is...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Anyone who wants to live a healthy life may have to consider moving out of Jakarta, as the city continues to...
Anthony Albanese, WestConnex, and the ethics of an activist journalist
A controversial roads project has angered local communities leading into this month's Federal election in Australia while the companies behind it have dumped truckloads...
Kayak climate protest for Pacific targets PM Turnbull at home
Members of Sydney’s Pacific Islander community and supporters are kayaking down Sydney Harbour to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s harbourside residence today to protest against...
China plans ‘greener, cleaner’ industry but faces complex challenges
With Beijing and Shanghai experiencing a decline in air pollution, is China finally starting to win the battle for its clean energy revolution? Jihee...
Crime scandal shows NZ’s climate policy is ‘hot air’, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace New Zealand has called for the "linchpin" of New Zealand’s climate policy to be thrown out following a report released today that shows...
Fiji fishing village scene – dead on the beach
By Sikeli Qounadovu in Komave, Viti Levu, Fiji
What used to be a 30-minute walk, even up to an hour, to the best fishing spot...