All articles by Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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Greenpeace welcomes ALP’s ‘moratorium’ on drilling in the Bight
SYDNEY, May 16, 2019: Greenpeace Australia Pacific has today welcomed the Labor Party’s new commitment that a Shorten Labor government would block Equinor’s oil drilling approval from proceeding in the Great Australian Bight until an independent scientific study into the impacts of an oil spill is completed.The independent study will be commissioned by the Federal…
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“I’m here to tell the truth”: Amelia, Townsville flood survivor
My name is Amelia. I am here with my husband just underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of the team on the ground who are taking a stand to tell the truth: we’re in a climate emergency.
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Climate emergency warning from Sydney Harbour Bridge
SYDNEY, May 14, 2019 – Greenpeace supporters have occupied the Sydney Harbour Bridge to demand that Prime Minister Scott Morrison declare a climate emergency. Specialist trained climbers have abseiled from the iconic structure. The protestors are joined on the ground by Australians from across the country who have had their lives turned upside down by…
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“This is the most important thing I can be doing”: Laura, Harbour Bridge climber
“We can’t stand by and let another year pass without pulling all the stops.” || HAPPENING NOW: Climbers have scaled the Sydney Harbour Bridge calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to declare a climate emergency. Catch all the action live now and add your name now. My name is Laura. I’m writing to you from beneath…
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An Open Letter from the Ocean Elders
The Bight is an extraordinary marine environment: Will you protect it from dangerous oil drilling? A group of Ocean Elders including Richard Branson, Jane Goodall, Gerry Lopez, and Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan, as well as three Australian Nobel Laureates have today written to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten…
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10 Heartwarming Moments
Today’s current debate over climate change can leave us feeling a little low. News of climate catastrophe is everywhere, and the devastation is not just environmental. Eco-anxiety is understandable when we see that our natural world is in crisis. After all, we are part of this Earth and its natural life, aren’t we?
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Climate Emergency: A Brief Declaration with Huge Significance
By Volunteer and passionate environmentalist Maddy Paton Wednesday 1 May 2019 marked a significant day in history – an environment and climate emergency was declared for the first time by a national government. Jeremy Corbyn (the UK Labour Party Leader) addressed Parliament in a gripping proposal, expressing “we are living in a climate crisis that…
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Five Amazing Animal Mums
Happy Mother’s Day! Please enjoy these amazing animal mums and their adorable babes. Two polar bears on the ice in Hudson Bay. Mother with a young. Eisbaeren (Ursus Maritimus) auf dem Eis in der Hudson Bay. Mutter mit Jungtier.|Humpback whale with young (Megapetra noveangliae). Buckelwal (Megapetra noveangliae).|||A handout photo from Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP)…