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This is the impact of our daily life on the planet
Every day, we all make choices that impact our local area, country, and the world at large. It can be hard to make the link between your favourite chocolate treat and deforestation in Indonesia – but when you zoom out a little, the impact of all our choices become clear. It doesn’t have to be like this.…
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Protecting Our Oceans and Marine Life
Stand with us to protect the health of our oceans and marine life. The health of our oceans are vital to life on earth.
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My reasons for climbing up a 100-meter high oil rig
Blog post by Zoe Buckley Lennox – On board the Esperanza – Follow @zoevirginia Before I head off, I want to share with you my reasons for climbing up a 100-meter high oil rig, perched on the back of a cargo ship, swaying in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Just so we’re all on the same…
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16 breathtaking photos of wetlands around the world
It's World Wetlands Day! Today marks the 44th anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (otherwise known as the Ramsar Convention).
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#AustraliansForCoal is the latest sign of an industry in values freefall
‘The problem for coal is that it is the single greatest driver of climate change’. Originally published in The Guardian Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters During the second world war, my dad performed his war service down the coal mines in the UK. The work cost him his sense of smell, but gave him a profound sense…
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70,000 people help give Greg Hunt the big picture
Thanks to your action to protect the Reef we have forced unprecedented scrutiny and public awareness of industrial developments that threaten and damage Australia’s World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef. An independent inquiry has been ordered after turtles, dolphins and dugongs died as a result of the seabed being dredged and dumped to create a…
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New research means Burke must refuse Reef dredging permit
Press release – 28 May, 2013Under questioning during Senate Estimates in Canberra yesterday, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) revealed that the impacts of seabed dredging for coal port developments along the Great Barrier Reef coast could be far worse than previously understood.“This new information means Environment Minister Tony Burke must knock-back the…