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Here's the latest from the unusual briefings that you can find on Air New Zealand- this one in conjunction with Weta Workshops and even featuring Peter Jackson. It even comes complete with a competition to find and unlock the elvish code in ‘An Unexpected Briefing’ for the chance to ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2012, about Advertising, Art & Culture, Children and Families, Industry & Business, Tourism, Trade, Travel
We have published a review of Greenwash already. This one is from Robin Canniford at the University of Melbourne Civilisation is doomed. If Guy Pearse’s Greenwash doesn’t convince you of this then you’re a more optimistic person than me. That, or you’ve been led down one ... keep reading
Written by Robin Canniford/University of Melbourne in October 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Advertising, Children and Families, Consumerism, Industry & Business, Trade, Transparency
If Australia wants to avoid the “resources curse” it needs to proactively strengthen its institutions. Left unchecked, our increased reliance on the resource sector to drive the economy could lead to a reduction in the quality of our domestic institutions and in the country’s long-term growth prospects. This is ... keep reading
Written by Prof Flavio Menezes, The Conversation in September 2012, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Sustainability, Trade (1 comment)
Written by No Drill Kaikoura in June 2012, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Sustainability, Tourism, Trade, Transparency
The pieces and policies for potential conflict in the Persian Gulf are seemingly drawing inexorably together. Since 24 December the Iranian Navy has been holding its ten-day Velayat 90 naval exercises, covering an area in the Arabian Sea stretching from east of the Strait of Hormuz entrance to the Persian ... keep reading
Written by John C.K.Daly in January 2012, about Coal & Oil, Events, Ocean, Trade, Transport, War
FARM:shop will be using an empty retail unit to see how much food they can grow in an urban shop.Urban Farming has been a hot topic recently, with the rooftops of homes and supermarketsbeing transformed into fruit and vegetable gardens. Now the London FARM: shop project in ... keep reading
Written by Springwise in November 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Design, Farming, Food, Health, Industry & Business, Innovation, Trade (2 comments)
It's taken till 9pm tonight to be able to get anywhere near the opening of the Restart project which encompasses Cashel Mall from the Bridge of Remembrance to Colombo Street.So the pictures are taken in the dark.Earlier in the day traffic was too heavy to get anywhere ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2011, about Children and Families, Christchurch, Earthquake, Renewals, Retail, Trade (1 comment)
Walmart is a retail giant in the U.S. that is more well-known for selling personal goods and appliances. Some of its stores can stretch to up to a massive 150,000 square feet, which is nearly the size of three football fields. However, this is about to change as ... keep reading
Written by Yi Chen in October 2011, about Branding, Children and Families, Consumerism, Corporate Citizenship, Design, Industry & Business, Innovation, Retail, Trade (3 comments)
So you’ve developed a brilliant new clean technology? Its widespread use will benefit humankind greatly but you are loath to simply give the technology away without some form of compensation for your efforts. The answer? A patent. What is a patent? The traditional view of a patent is that ... keep reading
Written by Jonathan Lucas in August 2011, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Law, Trade, Trade Marks (1 comment)
Our story last week on John Key’s uncomfortable interview with Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur generated a healthy dose of commentary from Celsias readers. In that interview, Sackur put Key under a flaming hot spotlight with regards to the clean and green image on which New Zealand, somewhat inaccurately, markets ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in May 2011, about Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Farming, Politics & Government, Tourism, Trade (4 comments)
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