Nappies-to-compost business spreads
Thousands of tonnes of used disposable nappies in Wellington are to be composted rather than going to the rubbish dump.
View ArticleGreens praise plans for Christchurch
Light rail and more green spaces will find favour with Christchurch residents, says Green Party earthquake recovery spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham.
View ArticleCarbon gear will map our land use
Technology developed to measure New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions will be used to map the country.
View Article'Pure NZ' impossible mountain, says scientist
The 100% Pure brand is stopping New Zealand reaching its potential, says the current holder of the Prime Minister's Science Communicator Prize.
View ArticlePNG student wins Daysh scholarship
A PhD student's plans to use traditional ecological knowledge to develop a sustainability education programme for Papua New Guinea have won her a scholarship.
View ArticleRetailer joins TV recycling camp
Electronics retailer Noel Leeming has joined the Ministry for the Environment's TV TakeBack Programme.
View ArticleBattery pioneer excites hybrid car makers
Forty years ago, Dr John Abrahamson made a discovery that is exciting modern hybrid car makers.
View ArticleFood stores switch to 'natural' refrigeration
Foodstuffs is looking to drastically cut emissions and energy costs by switching to natural refrigeration.
View ArticleCarbon storage report will shape new laws
A report launched in Wellington yesterday lays the foundations for new laws around the storage of carbon dioxide as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
View ArticleTV takeback ticks over 200,000 mark
More than 200,000 television sets have been collected for recycling under the TV TakeBack programme.
View ArticleBlocking the sunlight has a dark side
By TIM RADFORD. Finding a technology that would let us counteract the effects of climate change is a cherished dream. But if there is a cure, it could be worse than the disease, scientists say.
View ArticleBy hook or by crook, science is finding new routes to energy
By TIM RADFORD.- While politicians posture, and climate scientists sigh sadly, researchers in laboratories continue to devise ingenious new ways to save energy, increase efficiency, and make the most...
View ArticleAmerican students claim to clean the air with roof tiles
California science students say they have created a roof tile coating that when applied to an average-sized residential roof breaks down the same amount of smog-causing nitrogen oxides per year as a...
View ArticleWastewater system earns environment award
Watercare's Kawakawa Bay wastewater system has received one of three Environment and Sustainability Awards for large projects presented by IPENZ, Auckland Branch at the prestigious Arthur Mead Awards...
View ArticleWhy playing around with the climate could make things a whole lot worse
By TIM RADFORD.- Geoengineering - which sometimes seems to be the despairing climate scientist's Plan B - simply won't work.
View ArticleNew brainstorming centre will tackle the 'weird stuff'
A new centre of research excellence in Auckland will help New Zealand business to develop the "weird stuff" that could transform the economy, its director says.
View ArticleLots of hot air about heat, but why is no one talking about sustainable...
By TOBY PETERS.- Without cooling, the supply of food, medicine and data would simply break down.
View ArticleSkincare firm calls for ban on microbeads
A multimillion dollar Kiwi supplement and skincare company is calling on the New Zealand Government to prohibit the use of plastic microbeads in all personal care and consumer products.
View ArticleThe skyscrapers of the future will be made of wood
By PETER WILSON.- Vancouver architect Michael Green was unequivocal at a conference at which I heard him speak a while ago: "We grow trees in British Columbia that are 35 storeys tall, so why do our...
View ArticleIn search of a circular office
Wanted: a company to be the world's first official circular-economy-model office.
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