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3000 community conservation projects in New Zealand
There are more than 3,000 community conservation projects in New Zealand. A survey of just 41 WWF-funded community groups showed 1,700 volunteers donating a quarter of a million hours a year. One farmer reported saving $40,000 a year on drainage and chemicals after planting along watercourses. Imagine! NZ has a population of just 4 million and it has 3000 conservation programs with 40-50 volunteers per program...mind boggling - Read More
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Topics : Society
Business opportunities and global climate change
An excellent white paper on the range of business opportunities available because of CDM and related climate change activities. The research was done for New Zealand, but the good thing is, a number of specific opportunities have been identified..need to go through soon for selecting the opportunities for further analysis - Read More
Iceland, NZ big on geothermal
Some parts of the world like Iceland and NZ have embraced geothermal
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Topics : Geothermal Energy
AquaFlor has developed a method for growing algae in the wild
(May 2008) New Zealand’s Aquaflow said that it has developed a scalable method for producing and harvesting algae in the wild, and envisioned expanding to a series of 1,000 acre facilities in the US and other countries.
Hyundai to deliver first electric car in New Zealand
Hyundai plans to be the first automaker to offer plug-in electric cars in New Zealand. The Korean automaker will be working with its local distributor in New Zealand to retrofit the subcompact Getz to run on batteries. - Read More
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Topics : Automobiles
400 million tidal energy project in NZ
a US $402 million (NZ $600m) proposal to generate electricity with 200 tidal-powered turbines submerged at the entrance to the Kaipara Harbour could get under way next year. - Read More
Tags : tidal energy
Topics : Finance Ocean Energy