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And The Winner Is …
On 31 July, we announced the winner of the inaugural 2009 Greenpeace Design Awards – Sam Dickson. Here’s an interview with the designer 1. How did you come about the idea for your entry to the awards – can you explain the process step by step? This is always a tough question for me to…
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Kevin Rudd And The Disappearing Policy Trick
Jeremy Tager is our Senior Political Advisor, haunting the parliamentary offices in Canberra. Jeremy’s wondering what kind of magical tricks the Prime Minister will pull out of his hat to deal with the white elephant in the room at this year’s ALP Conference – climate change. This week, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will preside over…
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Who Will Win The Greenpeace Design Awards?
Tonight, the winner of the inaugural Greenpeace Design Awards will be announced at a presentation ceremony in Adelaide. We had an overwhelming response to our call for poster designs that deliver the message ‘Be a Part of the Action’ – 1500 creatives from 77 different countries. Judges shortlisted 29 finalists, which will be exhibited at…
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Voices From The Frontline
Our first “Voices from the Frontline” presentation in Sydney last Thursday was a success. People came from all over to hear two visiting community leaders from the Pacific share their experiences of climate change impacts in their region. But, don’t take my word for it. Sam Molko, our campaigner in Papua New Guinea, was also…
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Espy Log, Week 5: Vanuatu
The Esperanza is winding up its tour of the Pacific after visiting its last destination – Vanuatu. The last Greenpeace ship to visit the country was the first Rainbow Warrior in the mid-80s. Here’s an update from Emily, aboard the Esperanza. The Pacific Voices ship tour is nearly over – we have finished our last…
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Videos: Australian Polar Explorer In The Arctic
Meet Australian polar explorer and guide Eric Philips. He’s in the Arctic with the Greenpeace team that’s documenting climate change impacts in the region. Eric is there to give safety guidance to the team in this beautiful, yet hazardous, natural environment. In these two stunning, short videos, Eric talks about some of the dangers involved…
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Rio Tinto – Do They See The Writing On The Wall?
The fact that multinational miner Rio Tinto is lobbying the federal government (as reported in the Australia, on July 27th, 2009) is striking and curious for a number of reasons. Firstly, as Australia’s number one uranium miner, it should be no surprise that Rio are looking to develop market share in the nuclear energy production…
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Video: The Ticking Clock In The Arctic
Packed to the brim with scientists, explorers and high-tech gismos, Greenpeace’s ship the Arctic Sunrise has embarked on a three-month mission to chart the impacts of climate change in the Arctic. So far the signs have been worrying. “The veneer of fractured ice over the Arctic Ocean is changing, disintegrating before my eyes,” explains Australian…
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Be Inspired By Upcoming Climate Events
Michelle Hunt is one of our interns working on public engagement. She’s finishing up on Wednesday after busily organising a series of public talks on climate change. When I started at Greenpeace three months ago I was the classic armchair (or closet) activist. I really cared about a large number of environmental and humanitarian issues…