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Leave lignite in the ground, says environment commissioner
State-owned coal miner Solid Energy's plans to turn low-grade Southland lignite coal deposits into massive new industries make no sense and the coal should remain in the ground, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
Activists take climate change protest underwater
Four hundred life-sized human statues have been installed under the sea off the coast of Mexico.
La Nina heatwave sweeps the country
New Zealand is in for a long, hot summer as La Nina hits our shores, says the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa).
Antarctic ozone hole smallest in five years
Surprising new data from Niwa about the ozone layer above the southernmost continent.
<i>Lord Hunt:</i> China needs to wean itself off Old King Coal
Lord Hunt writes on the need to understand the Chinese policy on climate change.
Farmers may win ETS reprieve
NZ farmers are unlikely to be brought into the emissions trading scheme in 2015 unless scientific advances are made in reducing animal emissions and our trading partners make giant strides in pricing carbon.
Kiwi wine first in the world to spell out its carbon trail on label
A New Zealand wine company has become the first in the world to declare its carbon footprint for each glass.
<i>Chris Baker</i>: Clean technology the only alternative to coal mining
There's about 1 trillion tonnes of easy-access coal available.
Jim Eagles: Applauding eco conscious airlines
If you're one of those sad people who put a dampener on their own holidays by feeling guilty at the damage done to the planet when they fly overseas, here's something that should ease your conscience.
The cost of vanishing rainforests
Groundbreaking new research puts a price tag on our natural resources.
Melting ice exposes frozen past
Archaeologists have gained an unexpected benefit from global warming.
Let's roll... dung beetle to combat global warming
Up to 11 species of beetle may be introduced to NZ.