All articles by Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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Aurizon pull NAIF loan request, striking another blow to Adani’s planned mega-mine
Press release – 8 February, 2018SYDNEY, February 9 , 2018 – Rail operator Aurizon’s withdrawal of a request for federal funding of its proposed rail line to the Galilee Basin is yet another demonstration of the economic unviability of the Adani Group’s Carmichael coal mine.The rail operator said today that it had withdrawn its loan…
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Huge swell of public opposition to new oil plot release in protected marine park
Press release – 6 February, 2018February 7, 2018: The Australian community are more opposed to fossil fuels at any time in history and the government must recognise concerns and cancel the release of new oil and gas exploration exploration areas, particularly that crossing into a protected marine park in the Great Australian Bight.The 21 plots…
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Greenpeace and Nature and Youth take the Norwegian Government to the Supreme Court
Press release – 5 February, 2018Oslo, 5 February, 2018: Today, Greenpeace Nordic and Nature and Youth are appealing the judgement in their case against the Norwegian Government for Arctic oil drilling.In thePeople vs. Arctic oil climate lawsuit, the Norwegian State was sued for violating the Norwegian Constitution’s environmental Article § 112 for opening up a…
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Nuclear survivors call on Australia and Japan to sign treaty banning nukes
Press release – 1 February, 2018Sydney, 5 February, 2018 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific vessels greeted Japan’s Peace Boat in Sydney Harbour this morning as it arrived to advocate for nuclear disarmament and urge the Australian and Japanese governments to sign the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.The 11-storey boat, carrying survivors of the…
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Humpback whale migration threatened by planned seismic blasts
Press release – 1 February, 2018February 2, 2018: Seismic testing approved to take place off the Newcastle Coastline could potentially impact migrating whales and exposes endangered and critically endangered species to possible harm.The details are contained in the Environment Plan Summary and Statement of Reasons for seismic testing to be undertaken by Asset Energy and…
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MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
This morning, people around the world are waking up to pictures of penguin sightings across the globe. Models of penguin appear in iconic locations in several cities, as part of Greenpeace campaign for the establishment of an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary. The sanctuary would be a safe haven for penguins, whales and seals, putting the waters…
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Oscar-winner Javier Bardem dives to Antarctic seafloor to call for protection of the Antarctic Ocean
Press release – 29 January, 2018Sydney, 30 January, 2018 – Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem has dived to the Antarctic seafloor in a two-person submarine to call for the creation of an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary.[ See video of Javier’s dive here. ] After a two-hour dive to the Antarctic Peninsula seabed, Javier Bardem described the “overwhelming…
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Bill Shorten on toxic Adani mine
Press release – 29 January, 2018January 30, 2017: Federal Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has effectively committed to stopping the Adani mine if his party wins the next election.The opposition leader today declared during his National Press Club address that there was “legitimate concern” about the controversial project and that “if it doesn’t stack up economically…