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The Last Australian Open?
'Climate inaction is an unforced error' Australia cannot sit on the sidelines any longer. We must take action to reduce our emissions in this coal-fuelled crisis.
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“This movement is gathering momentum every day”: Naia, Wollongong
|Photo credit: Destination Wollongong My name is Naia and I am a student from Wollongong. I’m asking for support for our local campaign for our council, Wollongong, to declare a climate emergency and move all council operations to 100% renewable. For a long time, I felt helpless to the changes I saw around me; coral…
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BP oil rig U-turns after failing to shake off Greenpeace ship
Scotland, UK – A Greenpeace ship has overtaken a BP rig near the drill site of a major new oil well in the North Sea.Early this afternoon a Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise, got ahead of the 27,000-tonne BP rig 83 miles off the Scottish coast. Soon afterwards the oil rig, approximately 20 miles short…
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May 3rd: can I count on you?
This is a guest blog written by high school climate activist and passionate writer Oscar Alateras My name is Oscar Alateras, I am a member of the School Strike 4 Climate movement and I have a message for each and every individual. In Australia, we have confirmed May 3rd as our next national immobilisation for…
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Why I’m standing up for the climate
Student Striker Oscar talks about his experience of getting involved in climate activism I didn’t imagine I’d be live streaming to millions of people around the world on Greenpeace’s social media channels when I first got involved with the Student Strikes for the Climate. But here I was with thousands of my fellow students from…
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Why I’m Making My Minutes Count for the Planet – Solli Raphael
“The more informed we are and the more we realise our own power, the better our future will end up.” These are stills from the Let’s Make More Minutes Count production in 2018.||||Solli recording the audio track for ‘Let’s Make More Minutes Count’.|Plastic, plastic everywhere! A still from ‘Let’s Make More Minutes Count’ production.|A still…
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Funding activism can change the world
It was calm seas on board Greenpeace’s flagship, the MY Rainbow Warrior, as we hosted a gathering of friends from the environmental movement in Port Melbourne in November. The below excerpt is from a speech given by the Executive Officer of the Reichstein Foundation and member of the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network, John Spierings, on…
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Pet Activists of Greenpeace
A tribute to our four pawed supporters. Photo credit: Mankica Kranjec / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Chris Grodotzki / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Greenpeace / Christian Åslund|Photo credit: Sarah Pannell / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Greenpeace|Photo credit: Bence Jardany / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Greenpeace|Photo credit: Amy Scaife / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Amy Scaife / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Jonne Sippola / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Greenpeace /…
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Your People-Powered Wins in 2018
You signed petitions. You scaled Parliament’s flagpoles. You sent climate-wreckers a message. You are Greenpeace. A student-led flotilla including kayaks, sailboats, paddle boards, and surfboards set sail in Apollo Bay Harbour to send a message to oil companies that they are not welcome to drill in the Great Australian Bight. The flotilla was organised by…
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Why I’m campaigning to save the Great Australian Bight
Grazia from Melbourne explains why she is getting more involved with Greenpeace to save the Great Australian Bight || I didn’t know that The Great Australian Bight even existed (pardon my ignorance) until Greenpeace brought it to my attention with the campaign against oil drilling in this incredibly diverse and rich marine region. The Bight…