Tag: New Zealand
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Earthquake-Striken City to Build Largest Solar Subdivision. Will It Be Resilient?
Christchurch, New Zealand, has been hit bad by earthquakes of late. The building of a major solar subdivision is an opportunity to create a stronger city.
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Design Resilient Cities. Don't Assume Resilient People.
One victim of earthquakes in New Zealand is sick of the term resilience. People aren't as tough as politicians like to pretend they are.
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The Week in Animal News: Fighting to Protect Harp Seals, Weasels Need Socks, and More
Russia announced a ban on the trade of harp seal skins, but Canada is appealing the decision. Meanwhile, a researcher needs sock to study weasels, sharks delay an oil spill cleanup, and more.
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Rare White Kiwi Hatches Just in Time for Christmas
Conservationists say they're "Gob-Smacked" to be having a White Kiwi Christmas this year.
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Troublesome Sharks Delay Cleanup of New Zealand Oil Spill
Agrressive mako sharks have attacked sonar equipment being used to search for containers that fell from the ship that ran aground on a reef in October.
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Nui Organics Offers Temperature-Regulating Merino Wool Children's Apparel for Winter
Nui Organics temperature-regulating merino wool is perfect for outfitting your little one in winter.
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Rare Albino Snail Discovered in New Zealand
Given their propensity for a less-than-speedy gait, it's no wonder snails evolved to blend in with their surroundings -- but for one such slow mover, genetics had other things in mind.
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The Shipping Container News: Lawsuits Threatened over Pop-Up Shopping Mall in Christchurch
Can the use of shipping containers to design a mall be considered intellectual property?
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Woman Pays $400 For Endangered Bird's Barf
How can a simple bag of bird barf help save a species? Here's how.
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Icebreaker Gives Outdoor Apparel a Street-Smart Twist for Spring 2012
Icebreaker's Journey Cruise Dress, Spring 2012. Photo: Icebreaker Icebreakertraceable clothing, infuses their active wear collection with everyday wardrobe staples this season, making it even easier to go from work to the gym without a wardrobe
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The Week in Pictures: Cloud Travel, a Vertical Forest in Milan, and More (Slideshow)
We talk a lot about low-impact transportation on TreeHugger, from bikes to electric cars to high speed rail. But this is definitely the first time we've talked about traveling on a floating cloud.
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The Week in Animals News: Mass Animal Escape, Sweaters for Penguins, and More (Slideshow)
Residents of Muskingum County in Ohio got quite a shock this week after dozens of exotic animals broke free from an area wildlife farm and took to the streets and highways.
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Hey Knitters: New Zealand Penguins Need Your Help
Things are looking bleak for wildlife in New Zealand as the disastrous oil spill grows even worse. Oil-soaked penguins lose their natural ability to keep warm, and risk ingesting oil as they preen their feathers. So a yarn store in New
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Worst of New Zealand Oil Spill Yet to Come as Ship Starts to Break Apart
The ongoing oil spill off the coast of New Zealand began nearly two weeks ago, but it will get worse before it gets better, officials predict. Much worse. Since the Rena ran aground on a reef, oil has been steadily but slowly
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The Week in Pictures: New Zealand Oil Spill, How Steve Jobs Changed the World, and More (Slideshow)
Since the Rena, a Liberian ship, ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand 10 days ago, an environmental catastrophe has been brewing. Oil is spilling into the ocean, harming wildlife and reaching shore.
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Criminal Charges Filed as New Zealand Oil Spill Continues to Worsen
The oil spill off the New Zealand coast, already the country's worst environmental disaster in decades, continues to worsen. Severe weather has been rocking the Rena, knocking its cargo into the sea. The gap in its hull is widening,
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Oil Spill Will Get "Significantly Worse," Now New Zealand's Biggest Environmental Disaster In Decades
The ongoing oil spill off the coast of New Zealand is going to get "significantly worse," according to the country's Environment Minister Nick Smith. Overnight, efforts to recover the 1,700 tons of oil on board the Rena, the
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New Zealand Oil Spill Worsens as Oil Hits Shore, Threatens Local Wildlife
The unfolding oil spill in off the coast of New Zealand has worsened this afternoon, as the BBC reported that "fist-sized clumps of oil" have been found
