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The Orion Project - Website of a non-profit foundation founded by Dr Stephen Greer to transform the current energy, environmental and social crisis into a world of sustainability and Enlightened Abundance. website |
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Goodbye Local Rights, Hello Telco Equipment! - Press release from Green Party MP Sue Kedgeley on the right of telcos to set up cellphone towers without public consultation on telephone poles. Read more |
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Electronic Fog Disrupting Nature - "
Mobile phones, Wi-Fi systems, electric power lines and similar sources of "electrosmog" are disrupting nature on a massive scale, causing birds and bees to lose their bearings, fail to reproduce and die,..." Read more |
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Scientists Mimic Essence Of Plants' Energy Storage System - In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine. Website |
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Secret World Bank Report: Biofuels
Caused Food Crisis - A Guardian.co.uk article on a damning and
unpublished World Bank report on the ecological and human impact of cereal
production for biofuel production. Read more |
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The Great Global Warming
Swindle - Comment by Uncensored magazine in the Recent documentary and panel discussion on Prime TV channel. Read more |
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Save the Planet - An NZ site
founded by a civil engineer Will Sleddon to act as a forum, latest
news etc. website |
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The Waste Exchange - Website
of a non-profit service, encouraging the exchange of waste be free
of charge between suppliers and recipients. Website |
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Organic Farming Research
Foundation - A New Zealand organisation that fosters the improvement
and widespread adoption of organic farming systems. Website |
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Helpexchange.net - an online
listing of host organic farms, non-organic farms, farmstays, homestays,
ranches, lodges, B&B, inns, backpackers hostels aho invite volunteer
helpers to stay with them short-term in exchange for food and accommodation
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WWoof - Willing Workers
On Organic Farms - a world wide network where volunteers
("WWOOFers") live and learn on organic properties. Website |
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Yesterdays Future - A Waiheke
Island based environmental blog site. Website |
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BioAGNZ - a company formed
by Phyllis Tichinin with the vision of a New Zealand with maximum biological
integrity and human health through productive change in agriculture. It
also organises educational courses and undertakes advocacy and consulting. Website |
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Solar Energy Soon to be Cheaper that
Coal - Nanosolar have successfully created a solar coating that
is as thin as a layer of paint, while at the same time reducing the cost
of production from $3 a watt to only 30 cents per watt. Read more |
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Are Genetically Modified Crops Killing
Honeybees? - "new studies state that 70% - SEVENTY PERCENT
of the Honey Bees on the USA East Coast and 50% - FIFTY PERCENT of the Honey
Bees on the USA West Coast - HAVE DIED due to gathering pollen from GENETICALLY
MODIFIED/ENGINEERED (GM/GE) CROPS!.." Read more |
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AVAAZ.org - A website of online
petitions to world leaders calling for bold action on important global issues. Website |
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Amazing New Energy Devices
- A summary of amazing scientific work and inventions that are being developed
to ultimately reduce our dependence on fossil fuesl. Read more. |
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The Climate Science Coalition
- A New Zealand site that aims "To represent accurately, and without
prejudice, facts regarding climate change; to provide considered opinion
on matters related to both natural and human-caused climate effects; and
to comment on the economic and socio-political consequences of climate change." Website |
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Amazing New Energy Inventions -"Excerpts
of amazing new energy inventions reported in the mainstream media give incredible
hope for a brighter, cleaner future for ourselves.." website |
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Light of Light Power Sites - Pacific/Australia/New
Zealand - A website of listing energy sites and sacred sites for
these regions of the world. Website |
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Flowforms.com - New Zealand site dedicate
to flow form water features. Website |
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The Findhorn Foundation - The educational
and organisational cornerstone of the world-famous Findhorn Community, founded
by Peter and Eileen Caddy and Dorothy Maclean in 1962. Website |
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NZ Water Information Directory - An
on-line searchable discovery of what information is available on freshwater
(surface and groundwater) in New Zealand. Website |
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Greenplanet FM 104.6 - Auckland, NZ based
radio station dedicated to interviewing leading edge experts, practitioners
in their field, and people who are living examples of sustainability. Website |
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Integrated EcoVillages - Integrated EcoVillages
was established in 1996 with the view of creating urban development
enabling and supporting sustainable living. Website |
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Beacon Pathway - Beacon Pathway Ltd is a
collaborative research consortium of organisations with a considerable stake
in the quality of the residential sector. website |
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Light on the Planet - Light on The Planet
is a non gouvernement, humanitarian and not for profit organisation dedicated
to spreading of information on Free Energy. website |
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Conservation Volunteers NZ - Join the thousands
of volunteers who help to maintain and improve New Zealand's ecology.. website... |
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The New Zealand Building Biology & Ecology Institute
- provides information on how buildings affect the health of people and
the environment, and ways of building healthier and more sustainable homes. website |
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Greenpeace New Zealand - Greenpeace is a
non-profit organisation, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe,
the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. website... |
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Stop Whaling - Be part of the International
movement to stop Japanese whaling. website.. |
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National Directory of Environmental Education Resources
- this directory is extensive and includes a variety of approaches for education
about the environment website... |
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Global Ecovillage Network - "The Global
Ecovillage Network is a global confederation of people and communities that
meet and share their ideas, exchange technologies..." website.. |
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Iceland the First Country to Try Abandoning Gasoline
- ABC News "Iceland wants to make a full conversion and plans to modify its cars, buses and trucks to run on renewable energy .. Read more.. Information on New Energy Sources |
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Organic Pathways - Find a wealth of information
and support for all things related to organic food on this New Zealand site.
website... |
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Rescuing a Planet Under Stress by Lester
Brown - Satya Center is proud to present Chapter One of Lester R. Brown's
new book, "Plan B 2.0 Rescuing a Planet Under Stress.. Read more.. |
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A New New Zealand - An independent,
non-partisan network of motivated and conerned New Zealanders seeking a
sustainable future. We aim to develop principled, ethical leadership and
facilitate dialogue with civil society, business and government (as a network
of networks) on key issues.... website .. |
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4million.org.nz - This website
tells you more about climate change and explains how every Kiwi can make
a difference, starting now. website.. |
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New Zealand Climate
Change Office - Global warming and the resulting changes to the
world's climate are a growing problem. If left to run its course, climate
change will have significant impacts on our economy, our environment and
our society. website.. |
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Terra Nova Foundation - We are a trust set
up by the Christchurch City Council to increase the diversion of materials
from the waste stream for reuse and recycling. We aim to get the best results for the planet, its people and posterity. . website... |
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Planet Ark - Planet Ark works to show people
the many ways they can reduce their day to day impact on the environment
- at home, at work and in the community.This is the home of Reuters Daily
World Environment News and Pictures. website... |
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Earth Policy Institute
- Dedicated to providing a vision of an environmentally sustainable economy—an
eco-economy—as well as a roadmap of how to get from here to there.
website.... |
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Jim Bell - Ecological Designer
-" We are astronauts on Spaceship Earth. Like any well-designed spaceship,
ours has a life support system. " website.. |
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