Coal company Bathurst Resources is at it again, this time applying to expand its coal mine at Coalgate, in mid-Canterbury, adding another 18ha to its current mine, which supplies the Fonterra and Synlait dairy factories. ...
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Jeanette Fitzsimons writes… There was a theme for this year’s May Day seminar at Blackball,...
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Press release The situation for the future of coal in New Zealand is getting increasingly grim by...
Read MoreGuest blog by Tarsh Turner, a member of the NZ Youth Delegation at the climate talks in Lima. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been working to avert climate disaster for over two decades....
Read MoreWhat’s in this newsletter? 1. Upcoming Events 2. Heads in the Sand! Join us on December 7 3. The Elections – analysis from Jeanette Fitzsimons 4. The IPCC – and New Zealand’s response 5. Honey I...
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Bathurst’s annual shareholder meeting took place on Friday morning, with activists holding...
Read MoreWhy would a Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement be bad for the climate? You may have heard that the New Zealand government is one of the governments involved in secretive negotiations for a Trans Pacific Partnership...
Read MorePress release The news that Bathurst plans to start mining at Denniston on 1 July is a tragedy for the stunning ecology of the plateau, Coal Action Network Aotearoa (CANA) said today. “Not only is this a tragedy for the...
Read MorePress release 6 June Further layoffs expected today at Solid Energy’s Stockton mine are a warning that coal cannot be relied on for community prosperity and jobs says Coal Action Network Aotearoa (CANA). CANA’s new report, Jobs...
Read MoreWe at Coal Action Network have a vision for Aotearoa: that we are coal-free by 2027. We’ve arrived at this date as it’s when all the current coal mines in operation around the country will reach their end date. It doesn’t...
Read MoreWhen we started our campaign against Westpac because of its investment in Bathurst Resources, the company bit back. No, no, we don’t invest in Denniston, they said. We were investing in Bathurst before they were planning...
Read MoreStatements made in Indian media by Indian Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma after he met with Energy Minister Simon Bridges on 30 January indicate a clear expectation of some kind of deal between the two Governments on coal, said...
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