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When ‘popular policy’ isn’t so popular: 4 surprising things Australians think about climate change
Try as they might, climate change deniers have been unable to convince Australians that extreme weather events aren’t increasing, and that fossil fuel companies are innocent bystanders to global warming. Check out the results of new Australian polling below. Image via @geeksrulz on Twitter While the fossil fuel industry are celebrating the climate policy…
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Your pictures from the People’s Climate March
So many inspiring pictures are flooding in from the People’s Climate March events around the world. Spread the word to turn up the heat on politicians attending the UN climate summit this week. Were you there yesterday? Share your photos with us in the comments
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Coal, Divestment and Democracy
By John Keane, University of Sydney Pushed and pulled in different directions by government policies and market forces, modern universities try hard to be public institutions for the public good. Fond of proclamations, their efforts are impressive – sources of hope in times when many people feel things are not going well. The historic Quadrangle…
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Are you on the right side of history?
The People’s Climate March will take place this coming Sunday. And with around 2,000 events planned, including huge rallies in New York and London, this may well prove to be the large climate rally in history. But what is the People’s Climate March, and why is it happening now? Some background… In the final week…
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Sydney University’s Report Card
From the national headlines to the private board rooms of Sydney Uni, people are talking about us. Do you know why? In the last week, over 24,000 Greenpeace supporters have called on Vice-Chancellor Michael Spence to divest from Whitehaven Coal – owners of the largest coal mine under construction in Australia. People power is working. We’ve…
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Let’s stop feeling so guilty about global warming
Emma Thompson recently went to the Arctic aboard the Greenpeace ship Esperanza. She wrote these words after walking out onto the fragile sea ice for the first time alongside her 14 year old daughter Gaia. We’re told that it is all our fault, global warming — we want the fuel, we want our cars, and that…
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5 things you need to know about Sydney University
There’s something about Australia’s sandstone universities – they’re grand, prestigious, and a little mysterious. But the University of Sydney’s million dollar investment in Whitehaven Coal and their destructive Maules Creek Coal Mine isn’t just mysterious – it’s downright dodgy. Not only is Whitehaven responsible for the largest coal mine under construction in Australia, it is also flattening…
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6 JAWsome shark facts!
Do sharks make you think of the theme music from Jaws and shark nets at the beach? A whale shark photographed from above in Cenderawasih Bay National Park, Indonesia. Do sharks make you think of the theme music from Jaws and shark nets at the beach? It’s Shark Week – the perfect time to bust…
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The day giant LEGO people took to the streets of Sydney
At 9am on a Friday morning in the Greenpeace Sydney office, our giant LEGO friend, Katy, received a phone call from a supporter informing her that Shell is using it’s partnership with the well-loved LEGO brand to increase fuel sales and divert attention from its Arctic oil drilling. To #BlockShell we’ve got to ‘come together,…
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Carmichael coal mine’s impacts will be felt for generations
TEN MONTHS AGO I described pending decisions about coal developments on the Great Barrier Reef left by the outgoing Labor government as “a dead cat in Greg Hunt’s in-tray”. Originally posted on the ABC – 28 Jul 2014 I’ve met Greg Hunt a few times over the years and I reckon he’s a decent…