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Extreme weather and climate change: How long must we sing this song?
Blog post by Dr. Paul Johnston, principal scientist at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories at the University of Exeter and Head of the Greenpeace International Science Unit. Anyone reading the news about recent extreme weather events may understandably be confused by the varied statements regarding the attribution of these events to climate change. This debate seems…
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Two countries, worlds apart on renewable energy
I’ve just come home to Australia after working for Greenpeace in Europe during 2010. The incredible growth of renewables over there is so obvious, from farmlands dotted by wind turbines in Germany to solar panels on cottages in Holland and large-scale solar plants in Spain. European renewable energy success stories are becoming well known, but…
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‘QLDer and CEO Linda Selvey writes from the floods’
I’m writing this blog in Brisbane airport hoping to fly back to Sydney, to my great sadness, leaving behind my family and friends in my home state of Queensland. It just didn’t seem appropriate to stay here and contribute to the demand for services/food/water etc, when they become stretched after the flooding peaks. For us…
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What drives me to jump? (Part Two)
As a new year breaks and my hangover subsides, like many people, I like to think of some goals to work towards in the coming year. To build a meaningful list that is not just based on the token ‘get fitter’, ‘learn an exotic language’ ambitions, I think it’s good to reflect on the year…
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Linda Selvey attends NGO Roundtable on Climate Change
Here’s what happened when our CEO Linda Selvey travelled to Canberra to attend the NGO Roundtable on Climate Change. Last Friday I made the trek to Canberra to participate in the NGO Roundtable on Climate Change. Like the Business Roundtable on Climate Change, this was set up by the Government to advise Ministers (including the…
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Low demand delays Japanese Antarctic whaling hunt
Press release – 2 December, 2010This morning at 10.52 Japanese time the whaling mothership Nisshin Maru crept out of the Japanese port of Innoshima sparking a delayed beginning to this year’s slaughter."This is the latest departure of the fleet in two decades. It means the hunt will be shortened and the quota is halved before…
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Public right to know, public right to choose – labelling review must be made public
Press release – 2 December, 2010Greenpeace looks forward to the long-awaited recommended changes to Food Labelling Law and Policy to be presented tomorrow to the Food Regulation Ministerial Council, and urge the Government to swiftly release the recommendations to the public."This review – which was an election promise way back in 2007 – has gone…
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Toxic cargo: Australia’s ship of shame
The contamination of Botany Bay is one of those stories that you come across every now and again that literally knocks the wind out of your sails. For those of you that haven’t heard about it, for years Botany Bay was a major manufacturing base for the chemical firm, ICI. Although subsequently, the plant has…
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Without them we are nothing (We love our Vollies)
Sunday December 5 is International Volunteer Day – and a great opportunity to look back over the past year and recognise those who have helped us achieve so much by donating their time to Greenpeace.
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Landmark forest protection deal at risk from industry
Press release – 24 November, 2010A landmark US$1 billion deal between Indonesia and Norway – intended to halt deforestation and reduce carbon emissions – is in danger of being squandered.zoom Oil Palm Plantation in Borneo © Daniel Beltrá / Greenpeace Expansion plans show how palm oil, paper and pulp sectors intend to utilise the Indonesian…