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Oil companies’ plans to drill near the Amazon Reef are in big trouble
BP and Total have suffered a massive setback in their plans to drill for oil near the Amazon Reef. The companies’ joint application for a drilling permit is in crisis, after the Brazilian government rejected their environmental impact study. BP and Total have suffered a massive setback in their plans to drill for oil near the Amazon…
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Hurricane Harvey: How Climate Change Kills
Hurricane Harvey is a reminder of the cost we pay for climate denial and inaction, Ryan Schleeter writes. With rain expected to continue falling through this Friday, what we already know about Hurricane Harvey paints a devastating picture. Hurricane Harvey is a reminder of the cost we pay for climate denial and inaction, Ryan Schleeter writes. With…
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Can the world come to its senses on nuclear weapons?
On this International Day Against Nuclear Tests, Bunny McDiarmid, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, reflects on 46 years of fighting against nuclear weapons. Women of Rongelap island welcome Bunny McDiarmid as crew members from the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior arrive ashore on the atoll. The Rainbow Warrior is in Rongelap to assist in the evacuation…
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Standing up to Commonwealth Bank on the Sunshine Coast
I opened up the group email from Greenpeace. It explained that the organiser of the the up-coming Greenpeace protest on the Sunshine Coast to stop The Commonwealth Bank investing in fossil fuels, had stepped down rather late in the piece.. The email asked if anyone would like to step into the role at this late…
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Keep the pressure up on CommBank
The Commonwealth Bank have just announced that they have ruled out funding the Carmichael mine. They have joined 24 other banks from around the world in saying they won’t fund this dodgy, destructive, mega mine project. This is Big News! The Commonwealth Bank have just announced that they have ruled out funding the Carmichael…
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Scientists tell BP: stay away from the Amazon Reef
A group of 40 scientists naturalists, explorers and broadcasters are sounding the alarm over oil companies’ spill threat to the Amazon Reef. The experts have written an open letter highlighting the importance of this unique environment, and warning of the threat from an oil spill nearby. Australian signatories include Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Dr. Anthony W D Larkum and Dr. Emma Kennedy,…
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It’s time for collective responsibility
A few weeks ago, mum called to tell me how horrified she had been to find out that plastic toothbrushes end up in landfill; and that she had bought bamboo brushes for the whole family. I promised to remember to take my new toothbrush on my next visit; and of course reassured her that, yes,…
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Dirty coal to dirty politics
Everything is connected through a malformed Political Economy The life of our reef is intimately linked to the health of our politics and the future of our communities. Coal has no role to play. Everything is connected through a malformed Political Economy The life of our reef is intimately linked to the health of our…
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Why Australia needs to whip its coal dependence
In the same way people a century ago wanted cars instead of horses, people today don’t want coal — they want renewables. This piece was originally published on Independent Australia. Greenpeace activists paint climate change messages on coal ships in the Mackay harbour. © Michael Amendolia / Greenpeace “At one time there must’ve been dozens…
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How to write a review on CommBank’s smartphone apps
CommBank invested more money into polluting fossil fuels in 2016 than any other Australian bank. By propping up dirty energy, CommBank is holding us back from a future with clean air, clean water and a healthy Great Barrier Reef. CommBank invested more money into polluting fossil fuels in 2016 than any other Australian bank. By…