Nick Young
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2 days ago |
greenpeace.org | Nick Young
In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, the driving time between Napier and Wairoa stretched from 90 minutes to over six hours, causing major supply chain delays. Retail prices rose, and shoppers faced empty shelves. Natural hazards such as earthquakes and flooding can wreak havoc on Aotearoa New Zealand’s freight system. These crises can cause extensive road damage, isolating communities and creating disruptions in supply chain operations. Cyclone Gabrielle was by no means a one-off.
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2 days ago |
greenpeace.org | Nick Young
Greenpeace Aotearoa has come out strongly in support of the protest happening now against Bathhurst Minerals’ plan to expand coal mining on the Denniston Plateau. Greenpeace spokesperson Amanda Larsson says, “There comes a time when we have to stand up to the forces that conspire to put life on Earth at risk, and this is one of those moments. “The climate crisis is an existential crisis. The science is clear; if we are to have a liveable planet, the burning of coal has to stop.
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3 days ago |
greenpeace.org | Nick Young
Whether religious or atheist, faith guides many of us. Simply because success is not guaranteed in most struggles. Our energy and motivation sometimes find their source beyond logic and rationality. Here are five reasons why people of faith can be a powerful force for a liveable planet. Research has shown that . That means about 85% of the people on Earth identify with a religion.
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1 week ago |
greenpeace.org | Nick Young
While millions of people around the world are struggling to afford basic necessities like food, healthcare, and shelter, and nature destruction skyrockets, the Blue Origin company, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, has been launching super-rich people and their friends into space on joyrides that cost tens of millions of dollars.
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1 week ago |
greenpeace.org | Nick Young
Rising seas are already affecting coastal communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. On a global average, the sea level is now 18 centimetres higher than it was in 1900, and the annual rate of increase has been accelerating to currently 4.4 millimetres per year. This may not seem much, but it is already amplifying the impact of storm and tidal surges. Over the coming decades and centuries, this will pose increasingly serious problems for all coastal communities. But this is not the end of our troubles.
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Let's just create an all-encompassing third gender for anyone who doesn't want to identify as their assigned sex at birth. Give them their own bathrooms, their own sports category, and a clothing line at the Gap. That should fix it.