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Gas prices jumped again this morning and are on track to double - a stark reminder of our exposure to fossil fuel volatility.

The real solution isn’t more drilling, but moving away from combustion: electrify, use renewable power, and boost energy efficiency.

The strikes on Iran show why quitting oil is more important than ever As Israel and the United States strike Iran, global oil markets are on edge. Oil prices have begun rising even before any disruption to supply. Oil traders are factoring in the possibility the Strait…

Rising oil prices in the wake of the strikes on Iran by the US and Israel show why quitting oil now is more important than ever.
#cleanenergy #peace

PETITION: CONDEMN TRUMP'S ILLEGAL WAR Sign the petition to pressure Luxon to stand up against this reckless war

The US and Israeli Governments' military attack on Iran is a clear breach of international law. The NZ Government has refused to condemn the attack. Sign the petition and tell Luxon to stand up for international law and against Trump’s reckless wars.
#iran #fossilfuels #peace
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PETITION: Choose a clean energy future Sign on now to call on the Luxon Govt to embrace a Clean Energy Future for NZ, invest in solar and wind, and reject new fossil fuel electricity generation and a new fossil gas import facility.

Sign the petition to say no to Luxon's LNG terminal
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Conflict in Iran shows 'risk' of government's plan to import LNG as back-up to Taranaki facility Energy experts say an immediate leap in prices after US-Israeli strikes on Iran should prompt a re-think of the government's push to build an LNG import terminal.

A spike in the price of LNG because of the conflict in Iran highlights how risky the Luxon government's plan is to import LNG as a back-up.
#climatecrisis #cleanenergy
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Greenpeace is deeply concerned by the US & Israel military strikes on Iran. This violence will not bring security—it only risks further destabilising the region and deepening human suffering.

We call for an immediate halt to military action and a return to diplomacy. #Iran

Greenpeace International response to OPEC+ oil output decision amid war on Iran and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz - Greenpeace International Today’s OPEC meeting makes one thing clear: as long as our world runs on oil and gas, our peace, security and our pockets will always be at the mercy of geopolitics. – Greenpeace International Executi...

“Today’s OPEC meeting makes one thing clear: as long as our world runs on oil and gas, our peace, security and our pockets will always be at the mercy of geopolitics.“

– Greenpeace International Executive Director Mads Christensen

#iran #fossilfuels #peace

Trump’s War on Iran Threatens to Drive Up Oil Prices and Inflation The disruption to the Middle East’s prodigious energy exports could have far-reaching economic consequences.

Meanwhile the Luxon Govt is desperate to make NZ dependent on imported LNG while increasing climate pollution www.wsj.com/world/middle...

A US court has just sided with fossil fuel pipeline giant Energy Transfer and ordered Greenpeace International and Greenpeace entities in the US to pay $345 million USD.

Read what that means for Greenpeace: www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

Greenpeace organisations to appeal US$ 345 million North Dakota court judgment in Energy Transfer’s intimidation lawsuit - Greenpeace Aotearoa Greenpeace International and Greenpeace organisations in the US announce they will seek a new trial following Energy Transfer lawsuit verdict.

PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace organisations to appeal US$ 345 million North Dakota court judgment in Energy Transfer’s intimidation lawsuit www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #climate #politics #nzpol

NO more corporate bullying! - Greenpeace International Tell Energy Transfer and other corporate bullies to stop their attacks on free speech. Sign the petition now.

7/7 We will keep resisting billionaires, corporate bullies and polluters.

It’s #TimeToResist

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6/ 7
This is not over!

All Greenpeace entities involved will appeal this ruling in the US.

And Greenpeace International is already taking Energy Transfer to court in the Netherlands under the EU’s anti-SLAPP directive

5/7
Let’s be clear: this type of corporate bullying is designed to rob us of our rights and freedoms.

Across the world, those who speak out are facing corporate intimidation – all so billionaires and corporations can keep getting richer while the planet burns.

4/7 US$ 345 million.

That’s what Greenpeace International and Greenpeace entities in the US have been ordered to pay.

It’s the biggest damage award ever imposed on Greenpeace organisations. It’s meant to shut the movement up.

3/7 Energy Transfer has pursued this intimidation lawsuit because Greenpeace USA and Greenpeace International dared to show solidarity with Indigenous environmental defenders who oppose the climate-wrecking Dakota Access Pipeline.

2/7 This case was never about justice. It was about silencing protest and crushing solidarity.

1/7 BREAKING: A US court has just sided with fossil fuel pipeline giant Energy Transfer and ordered Greenpeace International and Greenpeace entities in the US to pay them US$ 345 million.

This is a billionaire-backed attack on the right to protest. A thread ⤵️🧵

Ministers continue to make decisions on fast-track projects after parties take donations linked to applicants One political scientist believes such donations to political parties could be perceived as creating a conflict of interest but official advice disagrees.

Just your daily reminder that Chris Bishop is both the chief fundraiser for the National Party election campaign and needs major donations, and the decision maker giving businesses access to the fast track process. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

New report exposes potential nitrate pollution in Southland An estimated 15-thousand Southlanders could be drinking water polluted by nitrates according to a new report. The report exposed the increasing contamination in the region's groundwater, which has coi...

Up to 15,000 Southlanders could be drinking water polluted by nitrate from the intensive dairy industry. Environment Southland needs to declare a nitrate emergency now!
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PETITION: Choose a clean energy future Sign on now to call on the Luxon Govt to embrace a Clean Energy Future for NZ, invest in solar and wind, and reject new fossil fuel electricity generation and a new fossil gas import facility.

Sign the petition to say no building the LNG terminal.
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Want to fix NZ's energy crisis? Here are four alternatives to imported LNG Electricity prices rocket when hydro lakes are low, but importing gas is no silver bullet. We can do better by using our own resources, expert says.

Instead of spending a billion plus dollars on a LNG terminal and locking NZ into using more climate-cooking fossil fuels, the government should be investing in renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
#climatecrisis
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Nitrate ‘news not good’ for Southland Widespread degradation of Southland’s drinking water safety has been exposed in a council-commissioned report. The Environment Southland report...

This damning Environment Southland report paints a very clear picture. Southland has a drinking water crisis on its hands, caused by dairy industry pollution - and it's putting the health of rural families at risk.

Read more 👇

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Seabed miners 'trespassed' from Taranaki waters - Greenpeace Aotearoa Iwi representatives from Taranaki have delivered a ‘trespass’ notice to wannabe seabed miners Trans Tasman Resources in Sydney.

PRESS RELEASE: Seabed miners ‘trespassed’ from Taranaki waters, after Fast Track withdrawal www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol

PETITION: Choose a clean energy future Sign on now to call on the Luxon Govt to embrace a Clean Energy Future for NZ, invest in solar and wind, and reject new fossil fuel electricity generation and a new fossil gas import facility.

Sign the petition to say no to Luxon's LNG terminal.
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Aotearoa can and should be powered by NZ-owned, cheap and clean energy like wind and solar - not dirty imported fossil fuels like LNG.
#climatecrisis
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PETITION: Choose a clean energy future Sign on now to call on the Luxon Govt to embrace a Clean Energy Future for NZ, invest in solar and wind, and reject new fossil fuel electricity generation and a new fossil gas import facility.

Sign the petition to stop the LNG terminal:
greenpeace.nz/ok723a

Activist in the sea holding up banner reading Fossils or Our Future, with the Rainbow Warrior in the background

The government’s LNG terminal is the wrong decision for Aotearoa. New Zealand can and should be powered by NZ-owned, cheap and clean energy like wind and solar – not dirty imported fossil fuels.
#climatecrisis
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Trans-Tasman Resources rejects the Fast Track panel's findings - but the evidence against seabed mining is crystal clear Australian-owned Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR), has withdrawn its Fast Track application to mine the seabed off the Taranaki coast.

Trans-Tasman Resources has withdrawn its seabed mining application after rejecting the Fast Track panel’s findings – but the evidence against seabed mining is crystal clear.
#banseabedmining
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Too broke to pay tax? Methanex pays $70m dividend to Canadian owner The Govt has paid hundreds of millions in subsidies to the Taranaki-based methanol producer; now there are calls to speed its exit from NZ. Jonathan Milne reports.

So just to be clear Luxon wants Kiwi families to pay a new tax on their power bills to build an LNG terminal that we don’t need & that will cook the climate, so that Methanex, a company contributing 0 dollars in tax themselves, can keep sending their profits offshore. newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/30/m...

Mining company withdraws application for fast-track approval to mine Taranaki seabed Trans-Tasman Resources' withdrew the application following a draft decision by an expert panel.

A victory for the moana and people power! Trans-Tasman Resources withdraws its application to start seabed mining off the Taranaki coast. Now it's time to ban seabed mining for good!
#banseabedmining
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