Tag: west coast
Coal, Air Quality, Health and Deprivation
by Rob Taylor | Jul 21, 2020 | Coal, health, mining, OraTaiao, public health, West Coast | 0 |
This is the first of several posts on the impact of fossil fuels on air quality and health. To...
Read MoreCANA Newsletter March 2020
by Cindy Baxter | Apr 2, 2020 | News | 0 |
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...
Read MoreTe Kuha protection a “victory for the people, climate change, and great spotted kiwi”
by Cindy Baxter | Jun 16, 2018 | Aotearoa, Coal, fossil fuels, News, press releases, Te Kuha, West Coast | 0 |
PRESS RELEASE 16 June 2018 The decision to protect a section of the West Coast’s Mt Rochfort Conservation area from becoming a coal mine – announced today by the Government – will come as an enormous relief to a lot...
Read MoreLaid-off Stockton mineworkers and West Coast community deserve a future
by Cana Admin | May 7, 2015 | press releases | 0 |
Press Release The Government must step in to help the 113 mineworkers who’ve been dumped by Solid Energy today – and the communities around them – to begin a discussion about an alternative future for the West Coast that doesn’t...
Read MoreMay Day at Blackball: we call for a new extractive industry on the coast
by Cana Admin | May 4, 2015 | Jeanette Fitzsimons, Jobs After Coal, uncategorized | 0 |
Jeanette Fitzsimons writes… There was a theme for this year’s May Day seminar at Blackball,...
Read MoreMining decision a tragedy for Denniston plateau
by Cana Admin | Jun 18, 2014 | Denniston, press releases | 0 |
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
by Cana Admin | Jun 5, 2014 | Jeanette Fitzsimons, Jobs After Coal, press releases, uncategorized | 0 |
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 MoreCoal communities deserve better than the “boom and bust” coal industry
by Cana Admin | May 21, 2014 | Bathurst Resources, carbon emissions, climate change, coal industry, coking coal, Denniston, divestment, Dunedin, Happy Valley, Jeanette Fitzsimons, Just Transitions, mining, Solid Energy | 0 |
We 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 MoreThe real deal on Westpac’s coal funding
by Cana Admin | Mar 20, 2014 | 350, actions, Bathurst Resources, climate change, coal industry, coal projects, coking coal, Denniston, divestment, mining, Solid Energy | 0 |
When 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 MoreMinister of Conservation should halt Denniston Plateau mining
by Cana Admin | Feb 24, 2014 | Australia, Bathurst Resources, coking coal, Denniston, press releases, Solid Energy, steel | 0 |
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
by Cana Admin | Dec 1, 2013 | 350, actions, Bathurst Resources, climate change, coal industry, Denniston, divestment, Dunedin, press releases, protest | 1 |
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 MoreCoal vs climate at Supreme Court
by Cana Admin | Mar 11, 2013 | Bathurst Resources, climate change, climate elephant, coal industry, coal projects, Denniston, fossil fuels, James Hansen, mining, press releases, Solid Energy, uncategorized, West Coast Environment Network | 0 |
Press release from the West Coast Environment Network 11 March 2013 A small West Coast environment group will face off against two large coal companies – Australian Bathurst Resources and state-owned Solid Energy – at the...
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