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Top 10 reasons why Arctic oil drilling is a dumb idea
Here are 10 key reasons why oil drilling in the Arctic is a dumb idea. 1. It’s extremely dangerous. The Arctic environment is one of the harshest in the world, and everything you do there is more complicated than anywhere else. 2. Our climate can’t afford it. As the impacts of climate change become more…
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Government must block biggest ever Australian mega mine proposal
Press release – 18 December, 2011Monday December 19, Sydney: With the submission process closing on 19 December, Greenpeace is calling on the Government to reject the application for what would be Australia’s biggest coal mine, proposed in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.Waratah Coal’s China First mine would produce 40 million tonnes of coal per year. According to…
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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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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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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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Launching Changing Climates: a Greenpeace photo exhibition
We couldn’t have picked a better summers evening to launch our Changing Climates photo exhibition. The backdrop was Sydney’s beautiful Botanical Gardens and by sunset the food and wine were flowing. The speakers were Julian Burnside AO QC and our very own climate campaigner John Hepburn. Never mind the race that stopped the nation, this…