Read what our writers around the world are saying about climate change.
Royal Dutch Shell has failed in its bid to win a sweeping injunction against two offices of Greenpeace, a setback to the company’s attempt to end protests by the environmental group over Arctic oil drilling. In a ruling issued today, Shell’s proposed injunction was rebuffed by the President ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Law, Litigation
The New Zealand Climate and Health Council welcomes Justice Geoffrey Venning's rejection of the New Zealand Climate Science Education Trust's (NZCSET) case against the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). Spokesperson Dr George Laking says the medical profession recognises human-induced climate change as the number one ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in September 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Finance & Money, Litigation, Transparency
Greenpeace New Zealand says it is appealing the Charities Commission ruling declining it charity status as a matter of principle. Greenpeace lawyers will ask the Court of Appeal, in Wellington, to overturn theCharities Commission decision declining it charity status when it applied in 2010. An appeal to the High Court ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in September 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Charity, Litigation, Politics & Government, Transparency
Forest & Bird is dismayed at the High Court decision released last evening that says the effects on climate change cannot be considered under the Resource Management Act (RMA). Top of the South Field Officer Debs Martin says the RMA should take into account the tremendous threat to nature from climate ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August 2012, about Climate Change, Industry & Business, Litigation, Politics & Government (6 comments)
“The Australian federal government secured a huge win over big tobacco companies today when the High Court ruled that the Labour Government’s world-first plain packaging laws are constitutionally valid. The Cancer Society couldn’t be more pleased. “This bodes well for a similar ruling in New Zealand, when the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Children and Families, Events, Health, Industry & Business, Litigation (8 comments)
The Waitangi Tribunal has called for the Government to halt the partial privatisation of state-owned energy companies while Maori claims to water are considered. The Maori Council had sought an urgent hearing from the tribunal because of the potential loss of rights if the assets are partly privatised before their ... keep reading
Written by celsias in July 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Infrastructure, Law, Litigation, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water (2 comments)
You know that you are getting lazy when you really want to believe that we can buy shoes that will take the hard work out of getting fit. Federal regulators in the US announced on Wednesday last week that Skechers had agreed to pay $40 million to settle complaints that ... keep reading
Written by Alia G in May 2012, about Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Litigation, Retail (2 comments)
One hundred organizations in 35 states formally petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to regulate toxic lead in hunting ammunition to protect public health and prevent the widespread poisoning of eagles, California condors and other wildlife. Up to 20 million birds die each year from lead poisoning after consuming ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in March 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Design, Education, Lifestyle & Behavior, Litigation, Sustainability
In New York State, some 82 towns and counties have passed ordinances outlawing fracking , a natural gas drilling method known for causing severe water pollution. Another 35 have ordinances in the works. But until last week, no one knew quite what would happen when those ordinances were—inevitably—challenged by ... keep reading
Written by Maura Stephens in March 2012, about Coal & Oil, Earthquake, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, Litigation, Politics & Government, Pollution, waste, Water
The Center for Biological Diversity and allies have filed a lawsuit in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s air-pollution permit for Shell’s exploratory drilling operations in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas. Shell intends to use the drillship Discoverer and it support ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in February 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Litigation, Pollution
Hot on the heels of the High Court legal challenge put forward by climate change sceptics the Climate Science Coalition, who is claiming the climate data gathered by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) is inaccurate, climate experts are, as expected, fighting back by saying that journals ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in August 2010, about Climate Change, Litigation, Politics & Government, Science, Weather (1 comment)
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