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What it’s like being a Greenpeace Volunteer!
This week is National Volunteer week. Volunteers contribute an enormous amount to how we operate here at Greenpeace and are a pivotal part of the organisation. Without them, we wouldn’t exist! Below, our volunteer Sarah Neal gives us some insight as to what it is like volunteering with Greenpeace Australia Pacific. I’ve been a volunteer at Greenpeace since…
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My reasons for climbing up a 100-meter high oil rig
Blog post by Zoe Buckley Lennox – On board the Esperanza – Follow @zoevirginia Before I head off, I want to share with you my reasons for climbing up a 100-meter high oil rig, perched on the back of a cargo ship, swaying in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Just so we’re all on the same…
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WTF? The question you should be asking this Easter
We’re a salty bunch here in Australia. We love being by the sea, on the sea and we love eating what’s in the sea. Over the Easter weekend alone, we’ll eat about $25 million worth of our fishy friends. With that in mind, here’s a few simple things we can do to help make sure…
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Are Australian Food Labels Up To Scratch?
This is a guest blog by Zoe Bingley-Pullin – celebrity nutritionist and chef, who currently appears on Channel 10’s hit TV show Good Chef Bad Chef. Her philosophy is all about eating for a better lifestyle. It’s about enjoying food, being educated about food, and truly understanding how it can increase your health, happiness and performance in…
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Where did you get those green eggs and ham, Sam?
Do you ever wonder how the chicken or egg ended up on the plate in front of you? There is certainly a long line of events that took place before you picked it up off the supermarket shelf. Here are a few reasons why we should reconsider our food consumption. © Fred Dot / Greenpeace Australia is…
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7 inspiring stories of communities taking action for climate
Inspiring stories of communities taking action for the climate and refusing to accept the plans of polluting fossil fuel companies are happening more and more. Here are just a few inspiring climate acts of courage taken by doctors, villagers, students, farmers, and 92-year old veterans – people just like you. 1. Canoes vs. coal The…
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What happens when a coal company builds a mine inside Australia’s most prestigious university?
Greenpeace recently revealed that one of Australia’s most prestigious universities, the University of Sydney, has a million dollar stake in the company responsible for the largest coal mine currently under construction in Australia. But what happens when the university shows their commitment to fossil fuels by letting Whitehaven Coal build a coal mine inside the…
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Are you on the right side of history?
The People’s Climate March will take place this coming Sunday. And with around 2,000 events planned, including huge rallies in New York and London, this may well prove to be the large climate rally in history. But what is the People’s Climate March, and why is it happening now? Some background… In the final week…
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Can 2.5 billion gadgets a year be green?
It’s predicted we will buy 2.5 billion mobiles, computers and tablets in 2014 and there will soon be more Internet connected devices than people on the planet. |A boy burns electronic cables and other electrical components in order to melt off the plastic and reclaim the copper wiring. This burning in small fires releases toxic chemicals into…
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Kids Care: Dear Greenpeace
Greenpeace is working towards creating a green and peaceful world for the children of today and tomorrow, so we love receiving letters from kids who are passionate about the work we do. Greenpeace is working towards creating a green and peaceful world for the children of today and tomorrow, so we love receiving letters from…