Press release – 7 May, 2013Sydney, Wednesday 8 May 2013: New analysis by Greenpeace shows that the Queensland Government’s plan for the next wave of coal terminal development at Abbot Point in north Queensland will require dredging of an extra 13 million cubic metres of seabed within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area –…
Press release – 5 May, 2013Sydney, Monday 6 May 2013: On the eve of Coca-Cola Amatil’s AGM, Greenpeace has launched a television advertisement skewering the beverage giant’s efforts to sabotage a national ‘cash for containers’ scheme.http://youtu.be/Q7Uxaw6YoRw “Coca-Cola has relentlessly bullied politicians, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars silencing recycling advocates and taken the Northern Territory…
Press release – 24 April, 2013Coral Sea, off Australian coast – 25 April 2013– Six Greenpeace activists who maintained a 28 hour protest on board a coal ship as it left Australia have returned to the Rainbow Warrior and are on their way to Cairns.The actions of the group who boarded the ship early on…
Press release – 23 April, 2013Coral Sea, off Australia coast, 24 April 2013: As six Greenpeace volunteers remain on a coal export ship they boarded just outside the Great Barrier Reef this morning, support from prominent Australians is gathering pace.Leading Australian climate scientist, Professor Matthew England said: “This action by Greenpeace draws attention to the…
Press release – 23 April, 2013Coral Sea, 24 April 2013–At 7:00am this morning, Greenpeace volunteers climbed aboard a coal ship leaving Australia, demanding an end to the expansion of coal exports, Australia’s greatest contribution to climate change.At sunrise, the six activists left the Rainbow Warrior on inflatable boats and drew up alongside the MV Meister,…
The Great Barrier Reef may be Australia’s responsibility, but the whole world loves it. People around the world know the Reef is one of the most beautiful and precious places on Earth and they know it is at risk. The world is watching. Right now the Reef it is at a crossroads. Climate change, coastal…
Press release – 17 April, 2013Mackay, Queensland- 18 April 2013: Greenpeace is calling on Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, to suspend his approval of Hancock Coal’s T3 coal terminal at Abbot Point while a federal investigation into the environmental assessment of it is underway.Greenpeace has spent the last two days documenting the three sites most…
Does Coca-cola have a secret agenda against seabirds? David Ritter writes to the company to find out. Originally posted on ABC Environment, 11 April 2013 Mr Terry Davis Managing Director Coca-Cola Amatil North Sydney Dear Mr Davis – may I call you Terry? This is Australia, after all. Okay, so I know what you…
Press release – 16 April, 2013Wednesday April 17, Airlie Beach: The Rainbow Warrior sailed into the "heart of the reef" in Airlie Beach today where the captain spoke with tourism representatives about protecting the Great Barrier Reef."Eco-tourism operators on the Great Barrier Reef play an important role in caring for this natural wonder," said Greenpeace…
As a small team of youth ambassadors for Greenpeace’s Arctic campaign begin their trek to the North Pole, I’m reminded of the campaign to save the Antarctic (below), which I led on behalf of Greenpeace in the 1980s. Blogpost by Kelly Rigg – April 8, 2013 While politics between the two poles are literally polar…
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