Green groups in last ditch effort to change new EEZ law

Green groups in last ditch effort to change new EEZ law
By Pattrick Smellie July 19 (BusinessDesk) - Green groups are mounting a last ditch attempt to modify new legislation governing New Zealand's ocean resources in the vast Exclusive Economic Zone to protect the marine environment from carte blanche offshore oil, gas and mining exploration. The bid comes from moderate green groups, led by the Environmental Defence Society, along with the New Zealand Forest & Bird Protection Society, WWF-New Zealand and the Ecologic Society, whose director Guy Salmon has been a key figure in government-led enviro...