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University of Sydney acknowledges Whitehaven Coal shares problematic
Press release – 24 August, 2014Sydney, Monday 25 August 2014: Greenpeace is urging the University of Sydney to listen to the community and dump its shares in Whitehaven Coal following the announcement today that the university is reviewing its investment policies and has “issued an instruction to make no further purchases in Whitehaven Coal.”“The University…
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Greenpeace calls on Pru Goward to resist Whitehaven Coal pressure to approve a new forest-clearing plan while court decision outstanding
Press release – 21 August, 2014Thursday 21 August 2014, Sydney: Revelations have come to light today that controversial company Whitehaven Coal has begun a process to seek approval for a new Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) before the full case on the legality of their existing Plan has even been heard in court.In the new draft…
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Arrest of forest rights activists symbolic of what’s wrong in India
It was just past midnight when Indian police hauled two Greenpeace India activists out of their sleep and arrested them this week as a crackdown on protests against a planned coal mine in the Mahan forest intensified. The arrests are the latest example of intimidation tactics used in India to quell unrest over the plans by…
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5 things you need to know about Sydney University
There’s something about Australia’s sandstone universities – they’re grand, prestigious, and a little mysterious. But the University of Sydney’s million dollar investment in Whitehaven Coal and their destructive Maules Creek Coal Mine isn’t just mysterious – it’s downright dodgy. Not only is Whitehaven responsible for the largest coal mine under construction in Australia, it is also flattening…
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Greenpeace/TEC launch Green Electricity Guide – ranks power companies, empowers consumers to switch
Press release – 17 August, 2014A new, independent online Green Electricity Guide, produced by Greenpeace Australia and the Total Environment Centre, provides a state by state ranking of electricity retailers against seven criteria, creating a tool consumers can use to switch to more environmentally friendly power companies.Visit: the site here . Senior Greenpeace Campaigner Reece…
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Shark Girl: Why the Discovery Channel has got it wrong on sharks
Many people develop relationships with animals. For some, it’s their pet dog or cat, the possum that lives in their backyard tree, or their local birds. The animal I most connect with is the shark. This is a guest blog by activist and shark lover Madi Stewart – also known as Shark Girl. Madi has…
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Don’t think sharks are adorable? Watch this.
In Hollywood, sharks are a bit like Christopher Walken – they always get typecast as the bad guy. Our friend Lily Williams doesn’t agree with that – so she’s made her own movie to change the way everyone sees sharks. It’s not your average shark flick – it’s factual, adorable, and narrated by Lily’s 10-year-old…
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6 JAWsome shark facts!
Do sharks make you think of the theme music from Jaws and shark nets at the beach? A whale shark photographed from above in Cenderawasih Bay National Park, Indonesia. Do sharks make you think of the theme music from Jaws and shark nets at the beach? It’s Shark Week – the perfect time to bust…
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We need to talk about Jaws
I’ve never watched Jaws. Somehow, though, any mention of the movie thrusts an image to the forefront of my mind: a gargantuan beast rising from cerulean depths, mindlessly charging towards vulnerable prey; rows of jagged teeth braced, black irises stoic as it prepares to tear apart human limbs and chew asininely on a once living,…
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Activists mark two years of taking FLaC in the Leard
Activists in the Leard Forest in north west NSW are today celebrating two years fighting against the Maules Creek Coal Mine. It was six months ago when it finally dawned on me just how special FLaC (Frontline Action on Coal) Camp is. I was at the Leard in February when the original FLaC Camp was…
