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A Shaky Prospect: Seismic testing in the Great Australian Bight
‘Imagine someone operating a nail gun for three months in your kitchen and you have nowhere else to eat…. Drone footage of Bunda Cliffs in the Great Australian Bight. The Bight is a pristine stretch of ocean off the southern coastal fringe of Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria. It is a globally significant whale…
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REPORT: Done and Dusted?
February 2018: As Australia transitions away from coal-fired power, questions are raised about the safe management and disposal coal ash, one of the most significant forms of waste in the…
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Cayman Islands scheme ‘could leave Port Augusta residents in the lurch and South Australia with massive coal clean-up bill’
PORT AUGUSTA, March 2, 2018 – A corporate structure including the creation of a Cayman Islands shell company could allow the former operator of Port Augusta’s power plants to avoid footing the bill to clean up coal’s dirty legacy, making it vital that the next premier of South Australia intervene.A Greenpeace Australia Pacific report, published…
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Why should we care about krill?
When you think of Antarctica, most people think of penguins, seals, whales and even polar bears! Well, they’d be right (except for the polar bears – that’s the Arctic). But there’s one animal in particular that doesn’t get enough cred – the humble krill. Krill are tiny shrimp-like creatures that live in the Antarctic Ocean…
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Charity Attack Laws: An Explainer
On 7 December 2017, while the nation celebrated the historic vote for marriage equality, the Coalition quietly introduced a number of bills to Parliament. Their aim? To silence every single one of us – environmental groups, humanitarian organisations and people like you A Greenpeace supporter uses a megaphone to make clear her thoughts during the…
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How to Find the Best Canned Tuna: Our Guide
Did you know that Australians eat about 50,000 tonnes of tuna every year? [1] That’s roughly the same weight as the Sydney Harbour Bridge! Unfortunately, the global tuna industry is rife with overfishing and inappropriate fishing methods that harm protected species, and it can be difficult to tell the difference between good and bad tuna on…
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What is sustainable tuna?
It can be confusing to know if you’re making the right choices when deciding what to buy. The terms ‘sustainable’, ‘green’, and ‘environmentally friendly’ are common phrases that brands use to market their products, and they can often be misleading for consumers.
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Fighting against threats to the Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s beautiful Great Barrier Reef is under threat and in a state of emergency. As much as half of the Reef may be dead following back to back coral bleaching…
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Are You Eating Endangered Tuna?
Find out how endangered each tuna species is and learn how to better choose a sustainable type of tuna.
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The IEA’s World Energy Outlook and its Coal Bias
Coal fired power station Weisweiler near Eschweiler in the Rhenish lignite mining area. Steam coming out of cooling towers. Coal fired power plant owned by RWE AG. Braunkohlekraftwerk Weisweiler bei Eschweiler im Rheinischen Braunkohlerevier, betrieben von RWE AG. Dampf steigt aus Kuehltuermen auf. OPLE who watch energy markets often claim the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) regular World…