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Catching pirates from the sky
Pirates, in my imagination, are valiant seafarers in search of richness and glory in the high seas. In the olden days, they where regarded with fear and loathing for tales run wild of ghastly misdemeanors. They rob, hijack and loot treasures – questionable acts indeed. But they exude such an aura of fierceness and might…
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Who knows where volunteering could take you…
Monday December 5 is International Volunteer Day – and a great opportunity to celebrate and recognise those who have helped us achieve so much by donating their time to Greenpeace. On board the MY Esperanza for the 2nd leg of the Defending our Pacific ship tour we have a number of people who are here…
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Stinking and dripping on the poop-deck!
I’ve just returned from a dive beneath a giant floating catastrophe, an ugly lump of death-dealing metal floating in the high seas. Blogpost by Nathaniel Pelle, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Oceans Campaigner No, it wasn’t a warship. This particular lump of metal was a fish aggregating device, or FAD, that we happened upon on the high…
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Illegal timber – now it’s everyone’s business
Ever wondered where your outdoor furniture came from? Ever pondered on the story behind your lovely new decking? Or how about the journey your toilet paper took to arrive at your loo? Blogpost first appeared on ABC online Most Australians assume that everyday purchases such as dining chairs and toilet paper don’t come from illegally…
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An activist in Durban – the climate talks begin…
Blogpost by Paul Grajewski, Greenpeace Volunteer I am in South Africa for COP17 as part of a team of Greenpeace activists and volunteers. There are about 60 of us camped out near Durban and about half of us come from all over the world – Brazil, Mexico, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Belgium, USA, Canada, China myself…
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Politicians Need to Listen to the People, Not the Polluters
Blogpost by Jeremy Tager, November 24, 2011 Corporations that bear the most responsibility for contributing to climate change emissions – and then profiting from those activities – are campaigning to increase their influence over international negotiations like the upcoming COP17 meeting in Durban. At the same time, these carbon-intensive industries are working to defeat progressive…
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Kababayan towards a more sustainable tuna fishery
Blogpost by Joan Neris, volunteer translator onboard the Esperanza on the Defending our Pacific ship tour “Arya!” shouted the captain. This word reverberated around Purple Lilac 888 as it readied itself to release its net. “Arya”, which literally means “forge ahead”, is a Philippine term used in fishing jargon to refer to the release of…
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Polluticians occupy the climate
Press release – 23 November, 2011Major Polluters Singled Out Week Before United Nations Climate Change Conference in South AfricaSydney/Durban, 24 November 2011 – A new report released today by Greenpeace reveals how a handful of major polluting corporations such as Eskom, BASF, ArcelorMittal, BHP Billiton, Shell and Koch Industries – and the industry associations they…
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Greenpeace takes action at site of new dirty coal power station
Press release – 22 November, 2011‘Julia, keep your word on HRL’Morwell, 23 November 2011: At the site of the proposed “HRL” dirty coal-fired power station south of Morwell, Victoria, Greenpeace activists have laid out a 200 metre long banner with the message ‘Julia, keep your word on HRL’, referencing the Prime Minister’s 2010 commitment to…