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It’s time for collective responsibility
A few weeks ago, mum called to tell me how horrified she had been to find out that plastic toothbrushes end up in landfill; and that she had bought bamboo brushes for the whole family. I promised to remember to take my new toothbrush on my next visit; and of course reassured her that, yes,…
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Greenpeace urges Minister Upton to ban the bag at Keep NSW Beautiful Congress
Press release – 1 August, 2017Ahead of Minister Upton’s speech at the Keep NSW Beautiful Congress today, Greenpeace sent a colourful message to the NSW Environment Minister to clean up the state’s act and finally ban the bag.Greenpeace parked a 5 metre high mobile billboard out the front of the Congress at the Kirribilli Club…
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The Australian people deserve better than dodgy government deals done in secret for Adani
Press release – 1 August, 2017August 2, 2017: Freedom of Information requests have revealed details of the Queensland government’s “transparent policy framework” on Adani is being kept secret with officials asking for help calculating the benefits of the a royalty holiday after its announcement earlier this year.Documents supplied to The Guardian are heavily redacted and…
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Billions of bags: The cost of inaction on plastics in NSW and Victoria
Last Friday 28/07, state and territory environment ministers met in Melbourne. Plastic pollution was on the agenda – and there was a great deal of hope that NSW and Victoria would finally join the movement to ban single-use plastic bags. Greenpeace activists demonstrate outside the venue of a meeting which News South Wales State Premier,…
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The cost of NSW and Victoria’s lag on banning the bag – up to two billion more plastic bags a year
Press release – 30 July, 2017July 28, 2017: New analysis by Greenpeace released today shows that if NSW and Vic continue to fail to ‘ban the bag’, an estimated 1.6 – 2 billion more bags per year will be used in Australia, even with voluntary phase outs by supermarkets.The analysis comes as Environment Ministers from…
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Dirty coal to dirty politics
Everything is connected through a malformed Political Economy The life of our reef is intimately linked to the health of our politics and the future of our communities. Coal has no role to play. Everything is connected through a malformed Political Economy The life of our reef is intimately linked to the health of our…
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Why are fish labels so important to Australians?
Seafood plays a starring role in the diets of many Australians. Just take a look at the numbers. The average Australian eats around double the amount of seafood that was consumed per person in 1975. Seafood plays a starring role in the diets of many Australians. Just take a look at the numbers: The average…
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Palm oil: The harmful forest-killer hiding in your grocery cart
What if we told you purchasing a pack of your favourite cookies could be directly contributing to deforestation? You might be surprised to find out just how many of your daily products contain palm oil – the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet. Greenpeace activists deliver petitions to PepsiCo, Colgate-Palmolive and Johnson &…
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Pacific Activists: Stand Up Fight Back
The Cambridge dictionary describes activists as “people who believe strongly in political or social change and take part in activities such as public protests to try and make something happen.” The Cambridge dictionary describes activists as “people who believe strongly in political or social change and take part in activities such as public protests to…
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Why Australia needs to whip its coal dependence
In the same way people a century ago wanted cars instead of horses, people today don’t want coal — they want renewables. This piece was originally published on Independent Australia. Greenpeace activists paint climate change messages on coal ships in the Mackay harbour. © Michael Amendolia / Greenpeace “At one time there must’ve been dozens…