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Carmichael rail loan an abuse of taxpayer’s money, finds Greenpeace report
Press release – 20 December, 2016Sydney, 21 December: A $1bn government loan to build the Carmichael Rail Project in Queensland is against the public interest and cannot proceed, says a Greenpeace Australia Pacific report released today.Media reports that companies associated with the Carmichael coal mine project are accused of money laundering, corruption and financial crimes…
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Leaked BP report sparks concerns over safety
Press release – 13 December, 2016Sydney and London, 13 December 2016:BP’s withdrawal from the Great Australian Bight this October was an even luckier break than previously thought, said Greenpeace Australia Pacific today after The Financial Times and Energydesk published new information on the company’s parlous safety information handling. “An accident on the scale of the…
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Greenpeace welcomes ban on plastic bags in Queensland
Press release – 24 November, 2016Sydney, 25 November 2016 – Responding to the Queensland state government’s ban on single-use plastic bags from 2018, Greenpeace campaigner Samantha Wockner said:“Queenslanders use more than 2.2m plastic bags every day for an average of just 12 minutes each, but the damage they cause in the environment can last for…
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NSW wildlife culling “against national interest”
Press release – 17 November, 2016Sydney, 18 November 2016: Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed the legal ‘exemption’ granted this week to allow installation of shark nets at New South Wales north coast beaches.“Environmental laws are there for a reason – to protect the environment. Federal Government ministers shouldn’t just grant an exemption whenever it suits…
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Solar panel display on Parliament House lawn marks Paris Agreement ratification
Press release – 10 November, 2016Canberra, 11 November 2016 – A display of solar panels was set up by Greenpeace Australia Pacific on the Parliament House lawn this morning to mark Australia’s ratification of the Paris climate agreement.The Paris climate agreement was ratified yesterday by prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. Greenpeace Australia Pacific climate campaigner Shani…
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Greenpeace asks Turnbull ‘to keep our promise’ as Paris enters into force
Press release – 2 November, 2016“Signatures on a document are not enough. The targets in the agreement are very ambitious, and can only be met if the vast majority of Australian coal, oil and gas is left unmined and unburned. The question for Malcolm Turnbull is: Will we keep our promise to the world?”Sydney, 3…