Comments on: Fighting climate crime – activists lock down logging operation

By: Dennis Smith

Dennis Smith — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:21:28 +0000

I have just built a house on a 4030sq meter section, half of which is to be left as is with the natural bush and trees to promote the birdlife, and I am planting more NZ trees as well. Burns a hole in my heart to see the trees being eradicated in the North Island. Good on yer GREENPEACE for making a stand. I am an ex Oil Refinery worker and know what pollution is all about. Trees are a major correction factor in repairing the air we have polluted. Birds, forrest animals and insects which are all part of the food chain all rely on the trees. Destroy the trees and we destroy life itself. For every action there is a reaction and I am glad to see GREENPEACE knows how to react in times of crisis.

By: Dr.Mustafa

Dr.Mustafa — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:04:36 +0000

My Congratulations to Greenpeace ativists !
Hoping this type of action in every part of globe in comming future.

By: Janette

Janette — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:25:18 +0000

Well done! The farms that will replace the trees will all contribute to our carbon footprint, not because they are dairy farms, but because of the synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides and insecticides that will be used on the environment.
If they are farmed organically this will be reversed, and I quote from the Rodale Institute ‘ if only 10,000 medium sized farms in the U.S converted to organic production, they would store so much carbon in the soil that it would be equivalent to taking 1,174,400 cars off the road’ and ‘converting all U.S cropland to organic would not only wipe out agriculture’s massive emission problem, but by eliminating chemical fertilizers it would actually give us a net increase in soil carbon of 734 billion pounds!’
This data is the result of a 23year study.

By: Sofia

Sofia — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:53:52 +0000

I wish i was there and i wish to see greenpeace in my nation!!!
Im from Venezuela and we have very important forest that are being exploted!

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:12:07 +0000

aww I wish I was there!

Good on you all!

By: Hugh McAllum

Hugh McAllum — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:55:20 +0000

1. What about sustainable farming in NZ by 2015.
2. And forrestry replanting at the rate of twice the area cleared by 2012.
3. And all road vehicles in NZ being run on water based fuel or at least hybrid versions (car-kit costs around $95 + fitting) Saving all or at least 60% of fuel costs and emissions .

The latter I am dedicating myself to do on a promo basis with a large engined car next year. (hopefully with an oil-co’s backing too).

By: Angelika

Angelika — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:43:27 +0000

Excellent initiative. However, I somehow think we are dealing with just another symptom of our society. Why do people eat so much dairy if a large proportion of the community is lactose intolerant to some degree. Why do people eat so much meat if it’s proven to increase heart desease and rates of obesity. Dairy = big money and power. Yes, we do need to protest against the deforestation. At the same time we need to make an even greater effort to address the cause of the issue. We need to educate people about making more responsible decicions about their own consumption and lifestyle that affect their own health and that of the planet.

By: fonterror

fonterror — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:35:41 +0000

Good stuff.

By: Monica

Monica — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:23:21 +0000

Good stuff Greenpeace!

If Fonterra can be believed, rising global demand for dairy products is causing rising dairy prices. It seems to me that this would also be driving the dairy expansion. I suspect that the rising demand is to some extent due to Fonterra’s own marketing efforts. The situation needs to be addressed somehow. To what extent would an ETS help? Or does NZ need some kind of financial compensation to protect forests, similar to the ones that some rainforest countries have negotiated? In any case, highlighting the effects on the ground is a good way to bring attention to these issues.

Thank you Greenpeace and well done for highlighting this important issue!

By: HG

HG — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:14:59 +0000

Yes I agree and we need to protest about rice or paddy fields too, as they are producing just as high amounts of methane gas as the dairy and the rubbish dumps. So people protest by eating potatoes and kumera instead.