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Carbon trade tipped to boost economy, environment

Environment Waikato is looking at promoting forestry and carbon farming opportunities that will help grow a new green economy while delivering positive flow-on effects for the environment.

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Carbon trade tipped to boost economy, environment

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Environment Awards Put Tihoi Farmers On Track (Scoop.co.nz)

Competing in the 2008 Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards helped reassure Peter and Marilyn Kidd they were on the right track as far as environmental sustainability goes.

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Environment Awards Put Tihoi Farmers On Track (Scoop.co.nz)

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Hilary Benn: Speech on a sustainable environment (Epolitix via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

The full text of secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs Hilary Benn speech on a sustainable environment at the Labour conference.

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Hilary Benn: Speech on a sustainable environment (Epolitix via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

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Talleys-owned cheese factory ‘damaging environment’ (TVNZ)

Talleys-owned Open Country Cheese’s has been accused of running its Waharoa plant in Waikato without appropriate trained staff leading to serious environmental damage

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Earth Talk: Is hunting good or bad for the environment? (Ridgefield Press)

Dear EarthTalk: Hunting seems to be a real controversy among environmental advocates. Can you set the record straight: Is hunting good or bad for the environment?

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Earth Talk: Is hunting good or bad for the environment? (Ridgefield Press)

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Environment Waikato employee missing after falling off wharf (TVNZ)

An Environment Waikato employee is missing after falling off a wharf near Port Waikato

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Environment Waikato employee missing after falling off wharf (TVNZ)

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Environment Waikato secures funding for peat lake (Scoop.co.nz)

Environment Waikato is being given nearly $100,000 of funding to enhance two peat lakes near Hamilton that are under threat from human land use activities.

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Environment Waikato secures funding for peat lake (Scoop.co.nz)

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Environment Waikato supports eDay (Scoop.co.nz)

Environment Waikato is encouraging Hamilton, Waipa, Waikato, Hauraki, Otorohanga, Thames-Coromandel and Waitomo residents to ring their local council about eDay collections happening in their area over the next two weeks. eDay is a nationwide event that …

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Environment Waikato supports eDay (Scoop.co.nz)