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Don’t worry reef scientists, Rupert’s got this one
While in Australia on holiday, Rupert Murdoch decided to take to Twitter to share his opinions on the health of the Great Barrier Reef. Warning: they’re far from scientific. Unfortunately, no matter how good it looks to Rupert, the Reef’s health is deteriorating. Since 1985, half of the coral cover of the Reef has…
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Could one person start an anti-litter revolution?
What would you do if you saw growing amounts of trash in your local community? One man used it as an opportunity to take a stand against pollution and inspire the world. Pollution is a global problem – clogging up roadsides, parks, rivers, lakes and oceans around the world. The modern world’s overconsumption of…
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Some fossil fuel companies could be paying less tax than you. Wait, what?
Are big fossil fuel companies like Shell, Chevron, Rio Tinto, Glencore, BHP Billiton moving billions of dollars offshore without paying any tax? Last week, Channel Seven Sunday Night claimed that documents reveal fossil fuel companies are dodging tax and ripping off Australian taxpayers. 29 year old accountant and father-to-be Antoine Deltour claimed that big multinational mining companies like Chevron, Rio Tinto, Glencore,…
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Ready to hear the truth about South Pacific Albacore?
Originally published on Pina.com These are worrying times for our local tuna industry. In Fiji boats are being tied up, and staff are being laid off in Samoa, Tonga and in American Samoa where entire fleets are up for sale. Now there is talk of Starkist’s American Samoa cannery potentially losing 2,000 jobs due to…
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Why International Tiger Day is about more than just saving tigers
International Tiger Day is a day to celebrate, raise awareness and protect the animals, and their natural habitat. The lion may be the king of the jungle, but it’s the tiger that holds mystique and charisma. From the Chinese zodiac, to Buddhism, and even Rocky Balboa (cue trumpets), the largest of the cat species has…
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12 photos that got the world’s attention
The Quaker concept of bearing witness is one of the guiding principles of Greenpeace. Nowhere is this more manifest than in the images we produce. One of the founders of Greenpeace, Bob Hunter, proposed the notion of ‘Mind Bombs’ – when an image is so powerful it is like a bomb going off in your…
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Look at what you did
Sometimes, the state of the world can seem so bleak that it’s hard to remember how far we’ve come. Together, the Greenpeace community has achieved so much. We think you’re brilliant. You’re one of millions of Greenpeace supporters all around the world that does amazing things every day to protect the future of our planet.…
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Greg Hunt, let’s just pretend Carmichael never happened
It’s been a tough week for Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt. We have some advice we think might just help… It’s not been his best week. Image copyright News Limited, via news.com.au Greg Hunt’s very bad, terribly awful week Being the Environment Minister has never really been an easy gig for Greg Hunt. But this…
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Who’s paying for your cheap seafood? 5 things you can do about slavery in your seafood supply chain
There’s no easy way to say this: The seafood at your local supermarket may be connected to slavery. It’s heartbreaking. |Chinese fishing vessel, Zhang Yuan Yu 17, with wardens on board. The location is 60 miles off Conakry, Guinea. The rusting Chinese fishing vessel appears unusable but is still in use. This is the hidden…