A select committee will consider the risks and benefits of seabed mining in New Zealand waters. The effects of mining on ocean […]
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Proposal to mine Foulden Maar – In the News
An application to mine a fossil-rich site near Dunedin for animal food has been met with fierce criticism from environmental […]
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No new offshore oil exploration permits – In the News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced this morning that the Government would not hand out any new offshore oil and gas […]
Continue readingMedia focus on fracking following report
The release of a much-anticipated report into the oil and gas extraction technique ‘fracking’ has stimulated public discussion on the […]
Continue readingSeabed mining in the NZ Herald
In the New Zealand Herald Andy Kenworthy takes a look at seabed mining and the EEZ – an issue covered […]
Continue readingUK, US reports link fracking and quakes
The number of earthquakes in the central United States rose “spectacularly” near where oil and gas drillers disposed of wastewater […]
Continue readingIncreased media focus on fracking
The gas and oil extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing – AKA ‘fracking’ – has received increased media coverage in […]
Continue readingHansen lectures heat up coal mining issue
Climate change expert James Hansen kicked off his nation wide lecture tour last night in Auckland. His pointed analysis of […]
Continue readingODT: Easiest option on marine reserves
An editorial in the Otago Daily Times discusses the news that the government will establish three large marine reserves, and […]
Continue readingMining expert David Cliff arrives at Pike River
Australian mining expert David Cliff has arrived at the Pike River site, as work continues to try and recover the […]
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