This week on the Green Desk, Lilly speaks with Titrangi Residents and Ratepayers Association chair, Dr. Mels Barton, about the controversy over the previously proposed WaterCare Oratia site, which will now be built in Titirangi.
This week on the Green Desk Lilly brings us a special plastic discussion panel w/ Colinda Rowe (Grey Lynn Transition Town/Head of Waste Away) Kristy Lorson (Zero Waste NZ).
The Green Party Co-Leader James Shaw released a new policy this morning that would increase the number of refugees New Zealand accepts each year. Also underneath this policy, a new humanitarian visa for climate change refugees would be created. Lilly caught up with James Shaw to discuss how the climate refugee visa would work.
This week Lilly speaks with Brigitte Hicks from the Sustainable Business Network about the million meters project. The project aims to plant a million meters of trees along stream banks to restore habitat and improve water quality in New Zealand.
For The Green Desk this week, Lilly speaks with Keshav Krishna who is going to set up Solar Panels in the Himalayas. His GoFundMe campaign can be found here.
For The Green Desk this week, Lilly speaks with Auckland Councillor Penny Hulse about a new recycling initiative for your mattresses. Auckland City Council have funded specialist group 3R to launch a programme to encourage manufacturers and retailers to responsibly recycle mattresses. The programme is still in its pilot phase and is expected to be rolled out across Auckland with in a year.
This week Lilly speaks with Rachel Brown the CEO and Founder of the Sustainable Business Network about challenges facing businesses in the future. SBN focuses on engaging the business community to help solve environmental issues.
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