Tag: Coal Action
Shane Jones throws a lump of coal to the mining lobbyists
PRESS RELEASE Coal Action Network Aotearoa (CANA), the national organisation campaigning for an end to coal mining and coal use, says Resources Minister Shane Jones needs to understand the world has moved on from the industrial...
Read MoreGovernment decision to convert steel mill to burn less coal a fantastic move
Press release Coal Action Network Aotearoa (CANA) today heralded the Government’s decision to help New ZealandSteel cut its coal use by 45% as a huge step in decarbonising the economy and ending coal use in New Zealand....
Read MoreBeware the Spin Doctors
By Rosemary Penwarden “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” – Upton Sinclair The CANA (Coal Action Network Aotearoa) organising team knows a LOT about...
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The Australian election: what does it mean for climate, coal and gas?
[first, a credit to First Dog on the Moon for his fantastic cartoon] One of the most interesting...
Read MoreMining decision a tragedy for Denniston plateau
Press 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 MoreSolid Energy layoffs more evidence coal won’t provide secure jobs
Press 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 MoreMinister of Conservation should halt Denniston Plateau mining
Press release Coal Action Network Aotearoa today called on the Minister of Conservation, Nick Smith, to not issue Bathurst Resources the DOC consent it needs to enter and operate its planned mine on the Denniston Plateau, in...
Read MoreNationwide week of action calls on Westpac to stop financing climate change
Press Release from Coal Action Network Aotearoa & 350 Aotearoa Westpac banks right across New Zealand will be the focus of a week of action this week, calling on the bank to stop funding Bathurst Resources’ bid to mine the...
Read MoreNewsletter July 2013
Kia Ora all The last month or so has seen a number of revelations on several of our coal fronts. From Solid Energy walking away from the briquetting plant in Southland to ongoing developments for Bathurst Resources’ efforts to...
Read MoreDo the right thing, Fonterra: Quit Coal
Coal Action Network Aotearoa applauds Fonterra for no longer accepting milk from farms that have converted marginal land into dairy pasture using oil and gas drilling waste (known as “land farming”). Fonterra say the perception...
Read MoreCoal Action Network Aotearoa Newsletter October 2012
Follow us on Twitter and on Facebook If the New Zealand cricket team needs a new spinner to replace Daniel Vettori, they need look no further than mining industry lobby group Straterra. Perhaps because Solid Energy is in a...
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Coal Action Network Aotearoa Newsletter Sept 2012 Follow us on Twitter and on Facebook Well, as your newsletter editor, I can officially say that I’m tired out. There are fifteen – count ‘em – separate items in this...
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