Tag: coal
Fonterra should be ashamed of causing coal mine expansion: CANA supports activists
Fonterra should be ashamed of causing a coal mine expansion Bathurst Resource’s planned extension of its Canterbury coal mine, shut down by protesters this morning, is proof that dairy companies like Fonterra are not moving out...
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Coal, Air Quality, Health and Deprivation
This is the first of several posts on the impact of fossil fuels on air quality and health. To...
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The end of Tiwai Point could open huge opportunities for NZ
PRESS RELEASE 9 July 2020–The announced closure of Tiwai Point is welcome news for the...
Read MoreFrom indigenous mudfish to the climate: you can’t trust Bathurst Resources
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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Bathurst Coalgate expansion submission guide
SUBMISSION GUIDE AGAINST BATHURST’S PROPOSED EXPANSION OF COAL MINING NEAR COALGATE Please...
Read MoreCANA Newsletter March 2020
Jeanette at the CANA gathering in Ashburton, 2017 Photo: Shannon Gilmore Kia ora koutou What a strange world we find ourselves in. We are SO lucky to be in Aotearoa, in our lockdown. We hope you are all safe and well in your...
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Jeanette Fitzsimons, the coal campaigner
On Wednesday night 4 March we held our fortnightly Zoom call for an hour and a half, a standing...
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Fire and Denial
The appalling toll of the Australian bushfires and the inept planning and response of their...
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COP25: a crime against humanity
This year’s COP really did do its best to break the records for all the wrong reasons: for...
Read MoreNew Canterbury coal mine will have a fight on its hands
PRESS RELEASE If a coal miner – today given a green light to purchase sensitive Canterbury land for its coal – thinks it will be able to build a new coal mine it is likely to face serious opposition, Coal Action...
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Fonterra’s halt on new coal welcome: don’t dash for gas
PRESS RELEASE Coal Action Network Aotearoa (CANA) today welcomed Fonterra’s commitment to...
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Our submission to the Zero Carbon Bill
The deadline is fast-approaching for submissions to the Zero Carbon Bill. We’ve sent ours in...
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