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Canterbury University Green Orientation

Orientation Week is a celebration at the start of each University semester and it's earned a reputation for rowdy parties, messy streets and all sorts of student chaos. In other words, it's a perfect candidate for going green. The University of ...

From JOSIE HOWITT, WorldChanging,  25 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Harvard University

Christchurch International Airport: Southern Hemisphere’s first Carbon Neutral Airport

Last week, Christchurch International Airport Ltd. became the second in the world, after Sweden’s SLV, to be certified as “carbon neutral”. Using New Zealand’s carboNZero programme, emissions caused by ground operations (not including planes or ...

From JOSIE HOWITT, WorldChanging,  28 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Virgin Blue,  Helen Clark

Renewable Energy in Antarctica: a Green Option for a White Continent

In October 2007 Meridian Energy, one of New Zealand’s principal electricity providers, carried out feasibility studies for the installation of wind turbines in the world’s windiest continent. The turbines would provide power to New Zealand’s Scott Base ...

From JOSIE HOWITT, WorldChanging,  3 Dec 2007

New Zealand Aims to be World’s First Carbon Neutral Nation

[an error occurred while processing this directive] New Zealand has declared its aim to be carbon neutral in electrical energy by 2025, in stationary manufacturing energy in 2030 and in transport energy by 2040. The strategy includes plans for ...

From JOSIE HOWITT, WorldChanging,  22 Oct 2007
Related Topics: Helen Clark,  Gordon Brown

Biodiversity at Work, Adding Value in New Zealand Vineyards

[an error occurred while processing this directive] Imagine you're a grape grower, farming in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's pristine South Island. Life's good, but you're out to make a profit and you've got pests eating your fruit. The ...

From JOSIE HOWITT, WorldChanging,  25 Sep 2007

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