TV 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.
View ArticleSolar tiles aim to replace panels
Monier has launched a new roof tile that doubles as a solar panel.
View ArticleHow people and planet benefit from green buildings
By PAUL BROWN.- Research worldwide shows that environmentally-friendly buildings are much better for the health of the people who live and work in them, as well as for the Earth.
View ArticleBarriers, canals and fake islands ... how we can save cities from rising sea...
By SALLY BROWN, IVAN HAIGH and ROBERT NICHOLLS.- Extreme storms and rising sea levels will threaten the existence of coastal cities worldwide, unless preventative action is undertaken.
View ArticleThe green-tech future is a flawed vision of sustainability
What does your vision of a sustainable future look like? asks SAMUEL ALEXANDER. Some people imagine a scenario whereby technology solves the world's most pressing environmental problems.
View ArticlePower of alcohol might be the answer
Powering your laptop computer or cell phone with alcohol might not be so far-fetched, as a number of organisations are already actively developing methanol-powered fuel cells for electronic devices,...
View ArticleNew sea-level tool will help you make up your mind
Waikato Regional Council has launched am online tool showing the likely impact of sea-level rise and bigger storms on the region's coastal areas.
View ArticleNew map will help you navigate the ETS world
The long and sometimes rocky road to the development of an emissions trading market has been mapped.
View ArticleAirport recycles waste from aircraft
More than half the waste coming off aeroplanes at Auckland airport is now being recycled.
View ArticleCONFIRMED: Over 90% of climate scientists are believers
By JOHN COOK | When the University of Queensland published a paper in 2013 finding 97 per cent scientific consensus on human-caused global warming, what was surpising was how surprised everyone was.
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