All articles
-
Time for BP to come clean on Bight plans
Press release – 11 September, 2016Sydney, 12 September 2016: Australia’s oil regulator and petroleum giant BP have failed to publicly address a major drilling safety issue, another sign that exploration in the Great Australian Bight is too dangerous and should be abandoned, said Greenpeace today.The Guardian Australia reported today that an oil rig destined for…
-
Plastic bag monster terrorises turtle in Martin Place as environmentalists call for NSW to ban plastic bags
Press release – 6 September, 2016Sydney, 7 September 2016 – Environmental campaigners staged an elaborate battle between a turtle and a plastic-bag monster in Martin Square this morning to highlight the dangers of plastic pollution. The battle took place ahead of the delivery of a petition of more than 20,000 signatures asking the state’s environment…
-
Glencore’s Tahmoor coal mine closure a searing reality check for Australian government
Press release – 1 June, 2016Sydney, 2 June 2016 – Glencore’s decision to close the Tahmoor coal mine in NSW is a searing reality check for the Coalition and Labor parties, who are risking Australia’s economic future by supporting the sunset coal industry, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.Nikola Casule, Greenpeace’s Climate campaigner said: “Tahmoor’s closure…