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Indonesian paper company announces end to forest destruction, thanks to pressure from tens of thousands of Australians
Press release – 2 June, 2015JAKARTA, Indonesia, 3 June 2015 – One of the world’s largest producers of pulp and paper, APRIL, has today announced an end to deforestation as part of a new ‘Sustainable Forest Management Plan’.The good news comes on the back of sustained pressure from tens of thousands of Australians who emailed…
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Abbott’s industrial sabotage
Press release – 11 November, 2014Wednesday 12 November: Greenpeace is condemning the Abbott Government’s ideologically-driven attacks on business and the environment which have led to today’s collapse of negotiations on the Renewable Energy Target (RET).“By willfully undermining renewable energy in Australia, the Abbott Government is showing the lengths it will go to prop up its…
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Renewable Energy Target report a kick in the guts for clean energy
Press release – 27 August, 2014Following release of the Warburton review of the Renewable Energy Target, Greenpeace today urged the Abbott government to reject its recommendations and retain the target which has grown Australia’s renewables sector, built Australian jobs and reduced carbon pollution.Read the report here "If the Prime Minister accepts either recommendation he will…
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Time for Abbott to Renew his Thinking on Electricity
Press release – 26 August, 2014Following news today that the Prime Minister’s hand-picked Review Panel has recommended options including scaling back or abolishing Australia’s Renewable Energy Target, Greenpeace is calling on the government to retain and strengthen the target.“If the Prime Minister adopts either of the two most likely options proposed by Dick Warburton’s review,…
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Greenpeace calls on Pru Goward to resist Whitehaven Coal pressure to approve a new forest-clearing plan while court decision outstanding
Press release – 21 August, 2014Thursday 21 August 2014, Sydney: Revelations have come to light today that controversial company Whitehaven Coal has begun a process to seek approval for a new Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) before the full case on the legality of their existing Plan has even been heard in court.In the new draft…
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Greenpeace/TEC launch Green Electricity Guide – ranks power companies, empowers consumers to switch
Press release – 17 August, 2014A new, independent online Green Electricity Guide, produced by Greenpeace Australia and the Total Environment Centre, provides a state by state ranking of electricity retailers against seven criteria, creating a tool consumers can use to switch to more environmentally friendly power companies.Visit: the site here . Senior Greenpeace Campaigner Reece…
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10 things Australia’s big energy companies don’t want you to know
They might try to tell you they’re fighting for our clean energy future – but Origin Energy, EnergyAustralia and AGL are not as green as you think. Here are 10 things they’re trying to hide from you. 1. They’re neck deep in fossil fuels They might pretend to be green, but The Dirty Three –…
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Do energy company executives really hate solar panels this much?
This wasn’t what people on Sydney’s George Street were expecting to see on their morning commute. Three men, dressed as the CEOs of Origin Energy, AGL Energy, and EnergyAustralia, were surrounded by a crowd and TV cameras as they hauled a dozen solar panels into a dumpster while spectators booed them on. Seriously! Activists bring…
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REPORT: The Dirty Three
Origin Energy, EnergyAustralia and AGL's attack on Australia's Renewable Energy Target