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Greenpeace crowdfunds to air TV ads urging states to reject the do-nothing NEG
SYDNEY, July 19, 2018 – With Malcolm Turnbull intent on sneaking through a policy that will cripple the thriving renewable energy industry and lock in dirty coal, Greenpeace is urging state energy ministers to reject the National Energy Guarantee (NEG).Today Greenpeace Australia Pacific and GetUp! are asking voters to contribute to put to air a…
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Pacific activists unite to stop pipelines
Tar sands are one of the dirtiest fossil fuels on the planet, producing more than twice the carbon emissions of an average barrel of oil. By Kelvin Anthony, Pacific Island Represent activist On Saturday, 7 July, Pacific Island Represent activists in Fiji staged a demonstration at a beach. I was extremely lucky to be…
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The Most Atrocious Plastic Packaging Sent in by Our Supporters
Like life, fruit and veg in plastic are not at all fantastic. ||||||| As you may know, we’ve been campaigning against excessive plastic use in the produce aisles of Coles and Woolies. To get a handle on the extent of the problem, we asked our supporters to send in their most absurd encounters of ridiculous…
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The environmental disaster you’ve never heard of
On the other side of the world is an environmental disaster waiting to happen but you’ve probably heard of it. A series of toxic tar sands oil pipelines are set to be built throughout North America – that’s unless the community manages to stand in their way. Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists have installed a life-sized…
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Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists install giant pipeline in Citibank’s Australian headquarters
SYDNEY, July 10, 2018 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists have installed a life-sized pipeline in the Sydney headquarters of multinational lender Citigroup to protest the organisation’s funding of controversial tar sands pipelines. Citi is among 12 global banks identified by Greenpeace which continue to have ties to toxic tar sands pipeline projects and pipeline companies like…
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Pacific Island Represent activists in Fiji ‘flood’ beach to protest Citibank’s funding of deadly tar sands pipelines in Canada
SUVA, July 7, 2018 – More than 50 Pacific Island Represent activists have staged a spectacular demonstration in the Fijian capital that saw black tee shirt-clad protesters swarm across shores and into the ocean to replicate an oil spill.Citi is among 12 global banks identified by Greenpeace which continue to have ties to toxic tar…
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Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists deliver pipe to Citibank branch and call on lender to cut ties with deadly oil pipelines
SYDNEY, July 6, 2018 – Dozens of Greenpeace activists have staged a peaceful protest at a Citibank branch in Sydney’s CBD, calling on the global lender to cut its ties with Canadian tar sands pipeline projects that threaten Indigenous rights, water and marine life.Citi is among 12 global banks identified by Greenpeace which continue to…
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New coal doesn’t stack up – just look at Queensland’s renewable energy numbers
There are calls from the backbench and elsewhere for the federal government to safeguard the future of coal. But do those calls make economic sense? A look at Queensland’s energy landscape suggests not. This article was originally published on The Conversation. As the name suggests, Windy Hill near Cairns gets its fair share of power-generating…
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Here are 8 Times People-Power Made A Difference For The Earth in 2018
These inspiring people-powered successes will renew your hope and feed the activist fire in your belly. Campaigning, calling, and protesting. The generosity of donors. These are the working parts of Greenpeace: this is how we get things done.
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Climate leaders don’t build tar sands pipelines
You may have seen the news recently that Justin Trudeau has gone hell for leather and committed to a bail-out for the controversial Trans Mountain Expansion Project – a tar sands pipeline due to be built in Canada. The entrance to the Canadian High Commission in Trafalgar Square has been blocked by climate campaigners…
