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One man’s bid to be recognized as world’s first official climate refugee

By Staff Reports | October 18, 2013

beach in Kiribati

New Zealand case comes as tens of millions across the world are forced to flee their homes because of global warming. A 37-year-old man is petitioning the government of New Zealand to grant him, and by extension his children, asylum as the world's first legally recognized climate refugee. The case is of international significance, as global warming is already forcing tens … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate Tagged With: climate refugee, Kiribati, New Zealand, Pacific islands

Peak cycling? Bikes are oil hungry beasts

By Staff Reports | May 7, 2012

bicycle built for two 1886

I am a keen cyclist. When I lived in Vancouver last year I would cycle the four miles to and from work six days a week during the warmer months. Unfortunately my job here back in New Zealand doesn't allow for cycling (I spend weeks out at sea on fishing boats) but I still try to get out on my bike as much as possible. Cycling has many advantages over other forms of transport: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: bicycles, New Zealand, oil

When disaster strikes: looting or love?

By Erik Curren | June 28, 2011

Lyttelton, NZ earthquake cleanup

"A powerful riposte to those who argue that in difficult times people become more selfish and turn on each other.  Beautiful," says Rob Hopkins about a video from a New Zealand town recently leveled by an earthquake with a plucky community spirit. It makes dramatic TV to see angry mobs brandishing Glocks, busting store windows and pushing shopping carts full of bottled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: community gardens, disaster, earthquakes, Japan crisis, New Zealand

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