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Watch out for a Warmer World - So Prepare for More Frequent, More Extreme Weather

Limiting climate change will require “substantial and sustained” GHG reductions says a new  report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change    Global warming, it states , is “unequivocal” and humans are turning up the heat — but somewhat  more slowly since 1998, according to a released today. Each of the ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Climate Change, Sustainability, Weather

Soar Print Takes Supreme Award at Sustainable 60

     The country's oldest, third generation, family-owned printing company has taken out the top prize in the country's Sustainable 60 awards - the cherry on top of a stellar night for the company which was nominated as a finalist in all five award categories.   Soar Print went into the night ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about awards, Industry & Business, Sustainability

Coral Reefs Under Even Greater Threat

In a landmark study, scientists at The University of Queensland (UQ) have simulated future ocean conditions and found climate change will jeopardise the future of coral reefs. The study  in  PNAS  , finds coral reefs dissolve rapidly once exposed to warmer, more acidic ocean conditions associated with business-as-usual CO2 emission ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Sustainability

Award Entries Close This Friday

A friendly reminder that the deadline for Stage 1 entries to the NZI SBN 2013 Awards is this Friday, 13th September.   We want to hear your sustainability success stories (innovations, projects, initiatives, products and services, communications and individuals) and provide you with a platform to celebrate the amazing things ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about awards, Sustainability

Government Delays Put Maui’s Dolphin at Further Risk

 The New Zealand Government’s continued delays to protect Maui’s dolphin moves the species closer to extinction, says Greenpeace. The Government’s long overdue threat management plan for Maui’s dolphin was this afternoon re-opened for another round of public consultation, a year and a half after it first ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Sustainability

Container Deposit Legislation

Eighteenth-century philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau enlightened us with the likes of: “The world is always taken by surprise by any new example of commonsense”.  Well ahead of his time, Rousseau could easily have been thinking about container deposit legislation when he penned that one.  Container deposit legislation (or CDL for ... keep reading

Written by Gord Stewart last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Sustainability, waste

World Elephant Day

The second annual World Elephant Day   has been and passed on August 12.   It’s a day to bring people together to help elephants.  It’s also a day to remind us that the world’s elephants are in crisis. Since the first World Elephant Day   one year ago, has ... keep reading

Written by Celsias in August, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Environment & Wildlife, Law, Sustainability

Putting a Foot in it: An Australian Election that Ignores Ecology

As Australians  ponder who will lead our next government we need to ask who will best deal with Australia’s overblown ecological footprint. It’s about seven global hectares per person, which is about the size of seven soccer fields and is among the largest per capita footprints in the ... keep reading

Written by The Conversation /Robert Douglas in August, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, mining, Politics & Government, Sustainability

The NZ Super Fund-ing Fossil Fuels?

According to a just released report from WWF, the NZ Super Fund has over $440 million invested in the fossil fuel industry. The NZ Super Fund exists to protect and invest for our future, so it doesn’t make sense for it to invest in companies who are fueling climate ... keep reading

Written by 350 Aotearoa in August, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, mining, Sustainability

Fungus Causing Deaths of Millions of Bats Now Found in Minnesota

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome — a deadly disease that has killed millions of bats in North America — has been found on bats in two state parks. The announcement comes less than two weeks after Arkansas wildlife officials reported that the same fungus had been found by scientists in two ... keep reading

Written by Centre for Biological Diversity in August, about Environment & Wildlife, Health, Sustainability

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