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Deepwater Horizon still haunts the Gulf of Mexico. Now the Bight is at risk of something worse.
This year marks the eighth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident and resulting spill – the largest marine spill in U.S. history. When a drilling rig leased by BP exploded 40 miles off the Louisiana coastline, eleven workers lost their lives and pipes deep under the surface of seafloor ruptured. Oil gushed…
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The world’s first online climate summit kicks off today and here’s why you should care
Today in the Marshall Islands, the world’s first online climate summit kicks off – the Virtual Climate Summit. It’s a bit of a big deal. Here’s why: 1. With the end of the year almost in sight, it’s probably safe to declare that 2018 was the climate year. Fires raged, temperatures soared and hurricanes hit.…
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Buskers, beards and clean energy
This week Victoria goes to the polls, and the future of renewable energy and the climate is on the line. That’s why it’s absolutely crucial that voters know exactly where the parties stand on the big issues. We commissioned a special report which shows what the policies of the three major parties will mean for energy prices and…
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World leaders need to step up
To avoid catastrophic climate change, we need a rescue plan for our planet now. This year, the United Nations’ top scientists released a climate rescue plan for our planet. It sets out what we need to do to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees. That means giving us in the Pacific, and others on the…
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Victoria votes: buskers, baristas and clean energy
Buskers and baristas. Grand final fever and the Great Ocean Road. Idiosyncratic facial hair and indecisive weather. Victoria has it all! But with the state set to go to the polls next week, and the future of clean energy and climate action at stake, what do the voters of Victoria really want? What happens when you throw a…
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EXPOSED: Leaked oil company documents reveal staggering extent of spill modelling
Equinor has vowed it won’t go ahead with drilling in the Great Australian Bight unless it can be done safely — but its own documents show that safe drilling in the Bight is a myth. The waters of the Bight are wild and stormy, and the proposed drill site is twice as far underwater as…
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Liberals’ energy plan for Victoria: a backwards step
Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy’s proposal to prop up dying industries that business won’t is a symptom of the fossil fuel fetishisation and climate change denial that plagues the Coalition at state and federal level. This morning the Coalition announced it will tender for 500MW of electricity generation to power infrastructure if elected, such as…
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BP’s 2016 oil well plan proves safe Bight drilling is a myth
A more than two year legal battle by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed details of how dangerous and risky drilling by any oil company would be in the Great Australian Bight and how difficult it would be to respond in the event of an accident. Greenpeace has obtained BP’s 2016 Well Operations Management Plan which…
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Renewables emerge as key battleground in upcoming Victorian election
In just over a month Victoria goes to the polls. What’s at stake, I hear you ask. Nothing more than the future of the renewable energy revolution. |In Waubra, central Victoria, one of Australia’s largest wind turbine farms is currently under construction.| As it stands Victoria is among the states leading the way in the…
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7 air pollution tips to help protect your family
One question we often get asked at Greenpeace is: “what’s the best way to protect myself from air pollution?” Sydney on a hazy day.||||OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA||||||OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA||||| With news articles warning that 5.5 million people worldwide die prematurely every year as a result of breathing polluted air, it’s understandable that people want to know…