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Waking Up 50m Above Ground
It’s been over 24 hours since 10 activists locked on to a coal loader at Hay Point in Queensland. By dusk yesterday, four remained, suspended with safety equipment. When the sun rose this morning, the four were still there. I spoke with one of them by phone at 7 am this morning. So how are…
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Rudd Shafts Pacific
We’ve just got our hands on the communique from the Pacific Island Forum. It is a total disaster. Rudd has shafted the Pacific. Pacific leaders went into the PIF calling for 45% cuts in greenhouse pollution by 2020. They left agreeing to 50% cuts by 2050. They went in with a strong position that global…
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Climate Politics At The Pacific Islands Forum
While Greenpeace are taking direct action to highlight the conflict between Australia’s ever expanding coal exports and the future of our Pacific neighbours, leaders from across the region are meeting in Cairns today for the Pacific Island Forum. In recent years the agenda has been dominated by issues of regional stability including the intervention in…
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Our Action Steps Into Day 3
Our actions enter Day 3. On Tuesday, activists occupied the Abbot Point coal export terminal in Bowen. Yesterday, a further 10 activists locked on to a coal loader at Hay Point Coal Terminal. Four activists remain, 24 hours later. We’re very proud of them and have been in regular contact via phone. They spent the…
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Esperanza Swaps Shifts With Activists At Blockade
After spending nearly 36 hours hanging like fruitbats, the four Greenpeace activists are preparing to come down from the massive coal loader at Hay Point. The Esperanza has joined the blockade and is moored a stones throw away, with three police boats between it and the wharf. We’re hearing reports from the Pacific Islands Forum…
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Activists’ Vigil Continues After 12 Hours
It’s now been over 12 hours since Greenpeace activists locked on to the Hay Point coal export terminal. Four climbers remain locked securely to the coal loader. With the terminal shut down for 12 hours, Greenpeace has helped stop millions of dollars damage to the climate. The activists plan to stay locked on for as…
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Politics Of Climate At The Pacific Island Forum
With Pacific leaders increasingly outspoken about the need for developed countries like Australia to make deep cuts in Greenhouse emissions, Kevin Rudd is under increasing pressure during the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) today. Yesterday, leaders of the ‘Small Island States’ had their meeting before todays PIF leaders meeting in Cairns. They are calling for rich…
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Day Two: Toodle-oo Tuvalu?
Check out the live updates of the action as it unfolds.
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Climate Action On Two Fronts
At the end of Tuesday, 4 Greenpeace activists have been cut down from the Abbot Point coal facility and are being detained by the police. They are currently on their way to the Bowen police station and are about to be charged. We believe that the charges are “obstructing the police”, and “unregulated high risk…
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Climate Change For Dummies
CPRS, ETS, GHG – climate change can be a linguistic mess of scientific terms, percentages, economic modelling and policy mumbo-jumbo. Our new intern, Steph, has set out to demystify the emissions trading scheme. I have a confession. I’m certainly concerned about climate change but I don’t really know what it’s about. I know that temperatures…