Broken promises threaten New Zealand environment
A raft of environmental experts and campaigners lined up to back a report May 28 from global conservation group WWF alleging that successive New Zealand governments had broken pledges made at the Rio Earth Summit 20 years ago to protect the country’s unique wildlife and ecosystems. WWF’s “Beyond Rio” report was released ahead of next month’s international meeting on sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro, site of the 1992 Earth Summit, where New Zealand signed agreements to tackle climate change and to conserve biodiversity and live more sustainably.
The truth about Germany’s nuclear phase-out
Ditching nuclear power has ripples in terms of carbon emissions, politics and culture that we can’t ignore.
Fukushima radiation found in tuna off California – video
The Japanese government says it will look into international monitoring of fish products after low levels of radiation were found in bluefin tuna in Californian waters. A report shows radiation was detected in 15 tuna caught near San Diego in August 2011, about four months after chemicals were released into the water off Japan’s east coast.
