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Here’s what your political representatives just did to our renewable energy future
If you had a policy that delivered billions worth of investment in Australian industry, created tens of thousands of jobs, cut living costs for Australians and worked to build the infrastructure of the future all while fighting climate change – what would you do? Well, according the Abbott government and Labor opposition – the best…
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The Great Barrier Reef: for dummies
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the greatest natural treasures on the planet. And it needs our help. We find it hard to keep track of everything that’s happening, places and names up at the Reef, so the team whipped up an infographic that really helped us and we want to share with you.…
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Let’s stir up a Twitterstorm for the Reef on Q&A!
This Monday, Environment Minister Greg Hunt and Shadow Environment Minister Mark Butler will be on the panel of the ABC’s Q&A programme. This is a great opportunity to make the Reef a hot topic and put the Ministers on the spot! We need your help to stir up a Twitter Storm and put the destruction…
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8 photos that reveal the local impacts of climate change
Climate change is not a faraway nightmare. It’s real, it’s here, and it’s changing the way humans live. We’re seeing the effects all around us – polar ice melting, sea level rising and extreme weather events. On March 13 and 14, Cyclone Pam tore through the island nations of Vanuatu, Kiribati, Tuvalu and the…
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The Rainbow Warrior heads to Vanuatu
Since Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu and the Pacific in March, 75,000 people have been left in dire need of emergency shelter and other goods to restore their lives and homes. There are ongoing tireless efforts from many different organisations, through the National Disaster Management Office, which have been working hard to provide relief to Vanuatu and…
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Renewable Energy for All: How an Indian Village Was Electrified
Let’s accept it. Climate change is a reality and current and future generations are up against the greatest challenge that humanity has ever faced. Yet some people believe that there is a trade-off between combating climate change and delivering development for the people. Around this year’s Earth Day, it is time to explode this harmful…
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Explore the underwater beauty of the Great Barrier Reef through Google Street View
If you’ve ever been diving in the Great Barrier Reef, you know why it’s a natural wonder revered all around the world. The Reef is a massive, vibrant, diverse underwater gem. It’s full of life and colour – and it needs your help. Right now, the Great Barrier Reef has a UNESCO World Heritage…
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Shell’s profit comes at our expense
Blogpost by Isadora Wronski – Climate Campaigner at Greenpeace Nordic Climate science has made it clear that Arctic oil needs to stay in the ground if we want to avoid the worst impacts from global climate change. We know it and we also know that Shell knows it too. A ships next to a controlled…
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Why do the Marshall Islands serve the oil companies who drown us?
We have just seen the destruction caused by violent cyclone in Vanuatu. This is what climate change will bring us: storm surge, sea-level rise, polluted water supplies, and more extreme weather events such as droughts and tropical cyclones. Majuro Attoll, Marshall islands, affected by sea level rise due to climate change. Accession #: 0.99.481.001.03|Majuro Attoll,…