Nostr notes by Nick Young :tinoflag:

BOOM! South Australia's power prices have plummeted as they ...

2026-04-12T07:41:31Z

BOOM!
South Australia's power prices have plummeted as they near 100% renewables, proving to the world that relying on wind and solar with battery back-up is possible, more reliable and costs people less.

THIS is how we avoid the next oil crisis.

#EnergyRevolution #solar #renewables #australia #makeoilhistory #auspol #NZPol #NewZealand #iran

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2514985-this-states-power-prices-are-plummeting-as-it-nears-100-renewables/?utm_source=nickofnz&utm_medium=nickofnz

You know who invented the carbon footprint calculator? The oil ...

2026-04-10T19:17:38Z

You know who invented the carbon footprint calculator?

The oil industry.

Recycling?

The plastic (oil) industry.

To distract you, and shift the blame from them, to you.

I’m proud to report that Greenpeace is sending a ship to ...

2026-04-06T06:34:38Z

I’m proud to report that Greenpeace is sending a ship to support the Global Sumud Flotilla in its mission to break Netanyahu’s genocidal siege of Gaza

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/82502/greenpeace-joins-global-sumud-flotilla-genocide-gaza-humanitarian-solidarity/?utm_medium=nickofnz&utm_content=postid-82502&utm_source=bluesky

#GlobalSumudFlotilla2026 #gsf #sumudflotilla #gaza #palestine #greenpeace #peace

Can we all agree now that we must exorcise ourselves of the oil ...

2026-04-05T19:41:48Z

Can we all agree now that we must exorcise ourselves of the oil industry and oligarchs that profit from bloodshed?

Asking for a planet.

There’s a limited supply of oil. It’s very expensive and wars ...

2026-03-27T05:08:16Z

There’s a limited supply of oil. It’s very expensive and wars are fought for it.

There is endless sunlight. It’s free and no wars are fought for it.

Let’s choose solar.

This is useful for countering all the anti-EV messaging ...

2026-03-09T06:45:31Z

This is useful for countering all the anti-EV messaging https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/electric-vehicles/index.html

(Though not great for sharing directly because it centres the false statements).

You know what WON’T get stuck in the Strait of Hormuz? Sunlight ...

2026-03-01T20:01:28Z

You know what WON’T get stuck in the Strait of Hormuz?

Sunlight and solar panels.

#MakeOilHistory #iran

I don't want a city on Mars. I don't want AI in every ...

2026-02-26T09:40:10Z

I don't want a city on Mars.
I don't want AI in every app.
I don't want data centres in space.

I want clean water.
I want a stable climate.
I want bees to survive.

Damn, Fonterra has a lot to answer for. Widespread degradation of ...

2026-02-24T21:36:54Z

Damn, Fonterra has a lot to answer for.

Widespread degradation of Southland’s drinking water safety has been exposed in a council-commissioned report.
#TooManyCows
https://www.odt.co.nz/southland/nitrate-%E2%80%98news-not-good%E2%80%99-southland

The case against seabed mining is crystal clear 👇 ...

2026-02-20T16:19:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…6grd
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The case against seabed mining is crystal clear
👇
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/trans-tasman-resources-rejects-the-fast-track-panels-findings-but-the-evidence-against-seabed-mining-is-crystal-clear/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=nickofnz

The Luxon Govt has announced a critical mineral slush fund as the ...

2026-02-20T16:16:48Z

The Luxon Govt has announced a critical mineral slush fund as the Aussie Seabed Miners give up and exit the fast track.

But Greenpeace is questioning if this signals a new invitation for TTR to have another crack at Taranaki...
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/govt-announces-critical-mineral-slush-fund-as-ttr-flees-the-fast-track/?utm_medium=nickofnz&utm_content=postid-75774&utm_source=mastodon

A demand for courage from the next government. Greenpeace ...

2026-02-19T06:58:06Z

A demand for courage from the next government.

Greenpeace Aotearoa has joined forces with Forest & Bird and WWF NZ to publish a joint policy roadmap for Aotearoa’s next government. It's a practical and essential plan to protect nature and respond to climate change.

A shared roadmap to building a nature-positive Aotearoa https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/a-shared-roadmap-to-building-a-nature-positive-aotearoa/?utm_source=nickofnz&utm_medium=nickofnz

#nzpol #election2026 #nature #environment #greenpeace #newzealand #nzelection2026 #nzelection26

There's only so long that they'll be able to keep up the ...

2026-02-18T16:31:08Z

There's only so long that they'll be able to keep up the climate denial narrative.

The first time such a transgenerational link has been clearly ...

2026-02-17T08:53:28Z

The first time such a transgenerational link has been clearly established for radiation exposure.

DNA mutations discovered in the children of Chernobyl workers
https://www.sciencealert.com/dna-mutations-discovered-in-the-children-of-chernobyl-workers #chernobyl #nuclear

When government ministers dismiss deadly storm events as ...

2026-02-15T21:14:59Z

When government ministers dismiss deadly storm events as "just weather", as Mark Mitchell did on RNZ today, they reveal themselves to be unfit for government.

It's thinly veiled climate denial.

"It's just weather ... weather changes."

- Minister Mark Mitchell

RNZ: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2019023151/weather-latest-from-minister-mark-mitchell

At this rate, how long is it before climate change pushes NZ into ...

2026-02-15T11:00:36Z

At this rate, how long is it before climate change pushes NZ into a constant State of Emergency?

At what point does recovery become impossible?

A more frequent state of emergency
https://economics.infometrics.co.nz/article/2025-11-a-more-frequent-state-of-emergency

#ClimateCrisis #nzpol #ClimateChange #flooding #climate #NewZealand

UNBELIEVABLE! 🤯 Luxon’s idiotic fossil gas terminal will ...

2026-02-11T19:03:54Z

UNBELIEVABLE! 🤯

Luxon’s idiotic fossil gas terminal will bypass even the fast-track process so that construction can start before the election.

Let that sink in.

Ministers want to bypass their own fast-track law to speed up new gas terminal https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/586599/government-wants-to-bypass-fast-track-process-for-proposed-liquefied-natural-gas-terminal #nzpol #climatechange #nonewgas

BREAKING: The New Zealand Government is negotiating with Trump to ...

2026-01-30T15:11:14Z

BREAKING:
The New Zealand Government is negotiating with Trump to give the US to access to critical minerals in Aotearoa.

The prospect of large scale opencast strip-mining of the seabed in Taranaki for vanadium to be used in weapons manufacturing by the USA is horrifying.

And that’s just for starters.

We cannot allow it to happen.

https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/30/nz-in-talks-with-us-on-trump-minerals-deal/?utm_source=nickofnz&utm_medium=nickofnz

Billionaires are looting the world. We're not in a recession, ...

2026-01-21T06:43:07Z

Billionaires are looting the world.

We're not in a recession, we're in a robbery.

#TaxTheRich

Why is there always enough money for war but NEVER enough to ...

2026-01-05T13:12:02Z

Why is there always enough money for war but NEVER enough to provide affordable electricity, education and food?

This is HUGE news. China has completed the ratification process ...

2026-01-05T12:56:28Z

This is HUGE news.

China has completed the ratification process for the Global Ocean Treaty, confirming it will be bound by the landmark ocean protection agreement when it officially enters into force on January 17, 2026.

It's highly significant because China is so influential in global fisheries and in multilateral fora, and because it shows that progress is still possible!

read more
https://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/press/68572/greenpeace-east-asia-welcomes-chinas-ratification-of-the-global-ocean-treaty/?utm_source=nickofnz&utm_medium=nickofnz

#china #fishing #protectthecoceans #ocean #goodnews #hope

I don't want self-driving cars. I don't want humanoid ...

2026-01-03T05:39:20Z

I don't want self-driving cars.
I don't want humanoid robots.
I don’t want AI in every app I use.

I want clean water.
I want a stable climate.
I want a habitable planet.

BREAKING Greenpeace has upset Fonterra’s Shareholders’ Fund ...

2025-12-15T07:26:38Z

BREAKING
Greenpeace has upset Fonterra’s Shareholders’ Fund meeting at the dairy giant’s Auckland HQ, establishing a ‘nitrate emergency quarantine zone’ around the building and ‘returning’ 2000 litres of river slime at the entrances.

https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/greenpeace-dumps-2-metric-tonnes-of-slime-at-fonterra-hq-before-shareholders-meeting/?utm_source=nickofnz&utm_medium=nickofnz

#water #greenpeace #nzpol #fonterra #pollution #toomanycows

New research shows that seabed mining in Taranaki could produce ...

2025-11-02T09:36:34Z

New research shows that seabed mining in Taranaki could produce devastating sediment flows and impacts that last thousands of years.

A new geotechnical research report, presented to the Fast Track panel, has found the impacts of the TTR seabed mining project could last for thousands of years and make it impossible to build wind farms nearby.

Banning seabed mining is a no-brainer.
As well as damaging the marine environment, it cuts off options for renewable energy when we need it most.

https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/28/seabed-mine-could-produce-devastating-sediment-flows-panel-told/

#NZPol #sea #ocean #renewables #wind #climate #climatechange #climateaction #greenpeace

The future of energy in Aotearoa could be electrifying. We just ...

2025-10-11T14:09:06Z

The future of energy in Aotearoa could be electrifying.

We just need some vision and leadership from the government.

Join the call for a clean energy future where good, clean, affordable and resilient renewable energy powers our transport, warms our homes and runs our businesses.

Sign the petition and pass it on:
https://action.greenpeace.org.nz/petition/clean-energy-future-stop-new-fossil-gas?utm_source=nickofnz&utm_medium=nickofnz

#nzpol #climatechange #solar #renewable #nz #meme

The “National does better for the economy” myth busted. $8.5 ...

2025-09-05T19:35:17Z

The “National does better for the economy” myth busted.

$8.5 billion hole revealed in Budget documents https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/572116/budget-documents-find-8-point-5-billion-gap-between-costs-and-savings #nzpol

Wow, this is huge. The last known sighting of a kiwi pukupuku on ...

2025-07-16T10:44:33Z

Wow, this is huge.

The last known sighting of a kiwi pukupuku on the mainland was in 1978 but they have survived.

Little spotted kiwi found on NZ's mainland for first time in 50 years https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567038/little-spotted-kiwi-found-on-new-zealand-s-mainland-for-first-time-in-50-years #nature #NewZealand #kiwi #extinction #biodiversity #goodnews

An international coalition for phasing out fossil fuels says it ...

2025-07-06T19:16:04Z

An international coalition for phasing out fossil fuels says it told the NZ govt after the election it would have to quit the group if it re-started oil & gas exploration, contradicting what Climate Change Minister Simon Watts previously told media.
#nzpol
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/566152/government-told-after-election-it-would-have-to-quit-fossil-fuel-group-if-new-exploration-started

Wow. Incredible stuff from the Rainbow Warrior between Aotearoa ...

2025-06-05T18:43:23Z

Wow.
Incredible stuff from the Rainbow Warrior between Aotearoa and Australia.

Greenpeace activists aboard the Rainbow Warrior disrupt industrial fishing operation in South Pacific https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/greenpeace-activists-aboard-the-rainbow-warrior-disrupt-industrial-fishing-operation-in-south-pacific/?utm_medium=nickofnz&utm_content=postid-70719&utm_source=mastodon #ProtectTheOceans #fishing #shark #greenpeace #rainbow #rainbowwarrior

“My new dark red climate stripe for 2024 shows it’s the ...

2025-01-12T17:42:13Z

“My new dark red climate stripe for 2024 shows it’s the hottest year yet”

- Ed Hawkins
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/my-new-dark-red-climate-stripe-for-2024-shows-its-the-hottest-year-yet/?utm_medium=nickofnz&utm_content=postid-67994&utm_source=mastodon

#climate #ClimateCrisis #california #fire #wildfire

The California fires aren't just a tragedy, they're a ...

2025-01-10T03:27:52Z

The California fires aren't just a tragedy, they're a crime.

This is exactly the sort of disaster that Exxon’s own scientists predicted more than 50 yrs ago, but they hid that and spent billions to keep us hooked on fossil fuels.

Time to #MakeOilHistory and #MakePollutersPay.

Stop making fun of older kids who still believe in Santa, there ...

2024-12-23T22:20:42Z

Stop making fun of older kids who still believe in Santa, there are grown men who still believe NZ’s intensive dairy industry has a future.

#TooManyCows #nzpol

Did you know that once we ditch fossil fuels, the number of ships ...

2024-12-23T08:58:55Z

Did you know that once we ditch fossil fuels, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall by 40% because that’s how many are just carrying coal, oil and gas?

Sneaky. Government quietly scraps waste minimisation policies ...

2024-12-23T00:20:11Z

Sneaky.

Government quietly scraps waste minimisation policies just before the summer break https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/537337/government-quietly-scraps-waste-minimisation-policies #nzpol

The dairy industry is so out of control in NZ that this rural ...

2024-12-03T09:57:51Z

The dairy industry is so out of control in NZ that this rural community will suffer months of being unable to safely drink the water from their kitchen taps.

Safe healthy drinking water is a basic human right.

Profit from pollution is not.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/535567/do-not-drink-water-notice-in-waimate-may-last-for-several-months

New fossil gas NOT needed for energy security according to Govt ...

2024-11-22T19:59:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…lrfp
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New fossil gas NOT needed for energy security according to Govt report

https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/new-fossil-gas-not-needed-energy-security-govt-mbie-report/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=nickofnz

Shane Jones is getting desperate here, and he’s misleading ...

2024-11-22T19:58:42Z

Shane Jones is getting desperate here, and he’s misleading everyone he possibly can.

We do NOT need more oil and gas exploration to ensure resilience, the Government’s own report was clear about that.

#nzpol

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/534582/offshore-oil-and-gas-ban-worst-political-decision-shane-jones-says

What a guy. ...

2024-09-27T01:20:15Z

What a guy.

The rationale in NZ for pine plantations was always to produce ...

2024-09-17T21:52:44Z

The rationale in NZ for pine plantations was always to produce timber and wood pulp.

But Tasman Pulp & Paper closed in 2021, and more are closing now due to high power prices.

So why fund more pine plantations when native tree species are better for carbon sinks and for biodiversity?

#nzpol #ClimateChange