in response to our advocacy on nitrates in water in Canterbury there will be a review. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/119167345/rethink-over-nitrates-as-government-orders-review-into-link-with-cancer
A podcast of a public talk on food, water and energy I gave at the Northland Club Whangarei 22/08/2019
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The environmental and human health impacts of dairy intensification: A CASE STUDY – CANTERBURY
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Why water quality should have been an issue when NZ government joined with farm sector to curb emissions
After months of deliberations, New Zealand’s coalition government last week announced a partnership with the farming sector, with a five-year plan to quantify and price farm emissions by 2025. Agriculture is responsible for half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier this year, the Interim Climate Change Committee (ICCC) recommended that agricultural emissions should be brought under the New Zealand... Continue Reading →
Freshwater for life 