Save Happy Valley Archive

  • Jeanette Fitzsimons

    To Save Happy Valley Coalition, From Jeanette - by Jeanette Fitzsimons



    I was absolutely gutted yesterday to hear that Solid Energy has moved into our beautiful valley to begin its destruction. I wish I could be here [in Christchurch] with you today. I want to celebrate all the people who have kept vigil at the camp, walked five hours to get there in hard weather, given [...] read more
    April 26, 2009 8:01 pm - 70 Comments
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    Save Happy Valley celebrates 3rd anniversary - by frog



    The Save Happy Valley Coalition celebrated the occupation’s 3rd anniversary on the weekend. The valley is home to endangered kiwi and snails in a precious forest-edged red tussock wetland. Destroying this special place to mine coal that will contribute to climate change is doubly criminal. While the occupation has so far protected the valley from [...] read more
    January 27, 2009 9:43 am - 1 Comment
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    Support for ‘keep coal in the hole’ - by frog



    Greenpeace called last night for Labour and National to support Jeanette’s six-point plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal. Coal is the most climate-damaging fossil fuel. “It smacks of hypocrisy for New Zealand to claim any leadership role on tackling climate change while coal-mining continues to expand,? said Mr Boxer. “Political parties need to [...] read more
    April 23, 2008 9:05 am - 7 Comments
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    Solid Energy trumpets its environmental performance - by frog



    Yesterday Solid Energy was complaining that snails and associated protests had cost it millions of dollars. Today it is celebrating it’s greenness by talking about the snails it is saving and how it’s carbon emissions were less that its offsets last year (probably thanks in part to protests by the Save Happy Valley crew which [...] read more
    March 27, 2008 4:19 pm - 6 Comments
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    Celebrating a loss - by frog



    Solid Energy is in the news blaming protesters for its loss of $2.7 million dollars for the year. If only. Actually a lot of that loss came from costs associated with its legal requirement to move the threatened Powelliphanta Augustus snail. Remember that the Department of Conservation’s original recommendation to the Minister was that the [...] read more
    March 26, 2008 1:37 pm - 14 Comments