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CSIRO quietly funding climate denier super-lobbyists, the Minerals Council of Australia
Press release – 5 September, 2017CSIRO quietly funding climate denier super-lobbyists, the Minerals Council of AustraliaSeptember 6, 2017: The credibility of Australia’s peak science body, CSIRO, has been rocked today by revelations that it has been a long-term financial supporter of mining super-lobbyists the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA). The government’s peak scientific body has…
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Greenpeace International responds to nuclear testing conducted by North Korea
North Korea announced on Sunday that it had successfully conducted a nuclear test using a hydrogen bomb more powerful than any it previously used. This is believed to be the sixth test conducted by North Korea.
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Greenpeace Responds to Harvard Study Revealing That Exxon Misled on Climate Change
Press release – 23 August, 2017August 23, 2017, Washington, DC: In response to the peer-reviewed study from Harvard University that compares what Exxon privately knew about climate change with what the company said publicly, Greenpeace USA Climate Liability Campaigner Naomi Ages said.“Exxon has officially run out of excuses. This peer-reviewed study from Harvard is just…
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The world mourns Marshallese climate leader Tony de Brum
Press release – 22 August, 201722 August 2017: Today the world mourns a fearless voice in the battle for global climate safety, Climate Ambassador and former Foreign Minister of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Tony de Brum.“On behalf of Greenpeace, our staff, our volunteers, supporters and friends, we extend the deepest condolences to the…
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Toxic water pollution demonstrates that even dead coal mines are dangerous
Press release – 20 August, 2017August 21, 2017: The contamination of Sydney’s drinking water catchment by millions of litres of highly toxic water from a decommissioned mine is yet another reason for the government to distance itself from the polluting coal mining industry.One of Australia’s leading water scientists, Dr Ian Wright, today described the waste…
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Fraud investigation yet another reason to keep Australian taxpayers’ money out of Adani mine
Press release – 17 August, 2017August 16, 2017: The Australian government must immediately rule out a taxpayer-funded loan to coal miner Adani after revelations the company is accused of fraudulently siphoning hundreds of millions of dollars of borrowed money into overseas tax havens.The Guardian [1] today published details around the allegations that the company inflated…
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Greenpeace activists confront Norwegian government’s Arctic oil drilling site
Press release – 17 August, 2017Korpfjell, Barents Sea, Norway 17 August 2017: Peaceful activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise have entered the exclusion zone of Statoil’s oil rig, Songa Enabler in the Barents Sea with kayaks and inflatable boats, while swimmers are in the waters protesting with hand banners.The activists are there to deliver…
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Government doing nothing to protect communities from toxic power plants
Press release – 14 August, 2017August 15, 2017: A report has found that levels of toxic air pollution emitted by Australian coal fired power plants are so high that many of them would be illegal in the US and Europe.Released today Environmental Justice Australia’s report Toxic and terminal: How the regulation of coal-fired power stations…
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Commonwealth Bank flunks climate test
Press release – 13 August, 2017August 14, 2017: The climate policy released today by the Commonwealth Bank is significantly worse than expected and will do nothing to restore the bank’s tattered reputation.CommBank today released a one-page “Climate Policy Position Statement” which now makes them the only of the “big four” to not restrict lending around…