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Is this bank about to go from advising to condemning Reef destruction?
As a contracted advisor to the planned Carmichael mega-mine, UK-based international bank Standard Chartered must be feeling rather exposed at the moment following a Hong Kong protest and then questions from Greenpeace at its annual general meeting in London. To date, 11 major international banks, including Standard Chartered rivals HSBC and Morgan Stanley, have distanced…
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Protecting Forests
“Forests are the lungs of the earth and they need our protection.”
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Protecting Our Oceans and Marine Life
Stand with us to protect the health of our oceans and marine life. The health of our oceans are vital to life on earth.
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The verdict is in: 85% of Australians choose the Great Barrier Reef over coal
Scientists made it clear that we have an important choice to make – we can have the Reef, or we can have coal, but we can’t have both. We know that the science is telling us to choose the Reef, but what does the Australian community want? We recently commissioned an opinion poll to…
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International compost awareness week
This week is International Compost Awareness week. Composting is an easy way to recycle food and garden waste into soil that can enrich your garden. Making your own garden compost is a lot easier than you may think. You can recycle most of your organic household and garden waste. This is an excellent way to…
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Aussie tuna transformation a consumer success story
For the first time ever the majority of tuna brands on Australian supermarket shelves have converted to sourcing from environmentally responsible fishing methods.These methods can avoid needlessly killing marine life like sharks, turtles, small whales and juvenile tuna, according to the 2015 Greenpeace canned tuna ranking.
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Let’s stir up a Twitterstorm for the Reef on Q&A!
This Monday, Environment Minister Greg Hunt and Shadow Environment Minister Mark Butler will be on the panel of the ABC’s Q&A programme. This is a great opportunity to make the Reef a hot topic and put the Ministers on the spot! We need your help to stir up a Twitter Storm and put the destruction…
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Eat your ugly vegetables to fight food waste: 4 reasons ‘not pretty enough’ is just fine
In 2015, it’s not just us who feel the pressure to look beautiful for Instagram. Our obsession with perfect-looking fruit and vegetables causes huge amounts of food waste. Here’s why ugly food is the new hottest thing in produce. In 2015, it’s not just us who feel the pressure to look beautiful for Instagram. Our…