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Memo to Scott Morrison – Australians want to get out of coal
SYDNEY, March 27, 2019: Greenpeace Australia Pacific today called on the Morrison government to rule out construction of coal-fired power stations in Australia, or publicly bankrolling the expensive rolling repairs required to keep ageing coal stations operational.The news that federal cabinet has signed off on a shortlist of 12 generation projects for taxpayer underwriting including…
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Exit poll points to Liberals losing Coogee, as climate change emerges as the top election issue
SYDNEY, March 23, 2019 – The Liberal Party is on track to lose the eastern suburbs seat of Coogee, with exit polling indicating a strong swing against sitting member Bruce Notley-Smith as at 2.30pm today.Thirty-five percent of voters ranked climate change and environment policy as the number-one issue that determined their vote, ahead of the…
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NSW Liberals threaten legal action against Greenpeace and Nature Conservation Council of NSW for exposing their indifference to global warming
SYDNEY, March 22, 2019 – The Berejiklian government has attempted to silence voices calling for a cleaner environment and an appropriate response to global warming, threatening to take election results in marginal seats to court should their candidates fail.Their allegation is that policy scorecards distributed by Greenpeace Australia Pacific and the Nature Conservation Council of…
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Berejiklian to go to the polls with no plan for climate action
SYDNEY, March 18, 2019 – The New South Wales government appears set to go to the 2019 State election with no plan to address the climate crisis.A week after reports emerged of Premier Berejiklian ignoring her own climate advisors [1] and subsequently shelving plans to fight climate change [2], the Coalition’s response is to propose…
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It’s 2019 guys. Just rule out new coal power stations
SYDNEY, March 6, 2019: Greenpeace Australia Pacific has today called on the Prime Minister Scott Morrison and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to make clear that they will prevent development of two new coal-fired power stations in the Hunter Valley, NSW. News that a Hong Kong based investment firm has signed a deal with a tiny…
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Morrison’s reheated version of Abbott’s plan not good enough as global warming now the number one issue for voters
SYDNEY, March 3, 2019 – Global warming and the environment is now the number one issue for Australians with one in four saying it was the most influential issue when deciding their vote.A uComms/ReachTel national poll of 2134 respondents, commissioned by Greenpeace Australia Pacific and released today showed the issue had overtaken the economy, and…
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Labor’s plan to power government entirely with renewables to take New South Wales from energy Dark Ages towards the light
SYDNEY, Fed 28, 2019 – The Labor Party’s plan to turbocharge New South Wales’ transition from coal to clean energy will reduce electricity bills and help to reduce the carbon pollution that causes climate change.This morning Opposition Leader Michael Daley announced that an incoming Labor government will power all State Government agencies with 100 percent…
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As fires and floods rage the Liberal party’s climate fig-leaf proves Abbott and the coal huggers still in charge
February 25, 2019: Today’s funding announcement by the Federal Coalition is woefully inadequate to address climate change and proves that the climate denying coal huggers like Tony Abbott are still in charge of energy policy.Prime Minister Scott Morrison will today announce the amount of funding the government will set aside for climate initiatives over the…
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Greenpeace and Nature Conservation Council activists urge Gladys Berejiklian to kick coal for clean energy after eight years of inaction
SYDNEY, Feb 22, 2019 – New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian was greeted by a seven-metre high inflatable cooling tower along with calls to replace coal with renewable energy such as solar and wind, as she arrived at an economic forum in Sydney this morning.The Liberal leader was welcomed by smiling volunteers from Greenpeace and…