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Criticism of BP over oil spill grows
Class action lawsuits have been filed against BP and contractor Halliburton as a vast oil spill threatens the US coast.
Class action lawsuits have been filed against BP and contractor Halliburton as a vast oil spill threatens the US coast.
The Government is unlikely to follow through with the ETS as scheduled beyond 2013 unless its major trading partners do the same.
The Australian govt is shelving plans to start its ETS for at least three years, but the NZ Government says it has no plans to delay the scheme here.
A West Coast iwi has defended its decision to accept money from Meridian Energy for advice on the effects of a $300 million hydro dam.
Meridian Energy paid money to the local West Coast iwi after the iwi changed its position on a $300 million hydro dam.
Mayor Pat McManus says there's no shortage of water on the West Coast and the 'silent majority' of locals support the proposed Mokihinui dam.
The Government is under increasing pressure to delay, or at least soften the impact of, the emissions trading scheme.