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Lindsay and Genie Bradley of Promote You are thinking of their children’s futures in going climate positive. A Wakefield printing business is going above and beyond in their efforts to operate sustainably, running on solar as much as they can, and asking suppliers to stop sending plastic. Lindsay Bradley from Promote You says he and partner Genie’s …
Golden Bay librarian Suse Toder says we don’t need to leave our cars running anymore. Golden Bay resident Suse Toder would like people to think about not idling their cars, both to save on fuel costs and to reduce greenhouse emissions. Suse says that in the UK, Canada, US, and Germany it’s illegal to leave your car running to …
Anita Peters with a wild basket she made using willow and other “random branches” from trees that were washed up on Pohara Beach after a recent storm. East Takaka resident Anita Peters delights in making baskets from material she finds in her environment. She uses plants such as banana passion vine, harakeke, muehlenbeckia, wild riverside …
Community Compost organiser Ben Bushell in front of Big Bertha Community Compost is going from strength to strength in Nelson, diverting tonnes of food waste from landfills. Community Compost organiser Ben Bushell says biking around town to collect the compost from homes and businesses has been a great way to promote their project. Ben is …
“In this modern age, I think that people have kind of lost some of those stories that used to be passed on from grandmother or grandfather down to their grandchildren. That seems to be my role, to tell the stories about plants,” says John.
By Charlotte Squire CJ Webster Claire (CJ) Webster is involved in a groundbreaking river restoration project in Takaka that will see the once heavily polluted Motupipi River returning to its pre-European state. Claire, who works as education and partnerships officer for Tasman District Council, saw the potential of the spring-fed Motupipi River over 10 years ago. “When I first moved …
You know that idea that sparks in you sometimes? That alluring, sexy call to set up that eco-awesome project that sends shivers through you each time you think of it? That unexplainable pull to take eco-loving action, that doesn’t come from your mind but from your soul? Pay it heed. Because you are not alone. …
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By Climate Love founder Charlotte Squire You’re on the brink of launching your amazing, low carbon project and you’re ready for some media lovin’. You’ve got your branding all sorted, your website up and running, and you think you’re offering pretty something awesome to the world. There’s only one problem: so far the media attention …
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Introducing a new project, all about people reducing their carbon footprints.
Charlotte Squire 