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Vera Blue x Greenpeace: Like I Remember You
Singer/songwriter Vera Blue on her latest music video, produced in collab with Greenpeace You know that special, meaningful feeling you get when you know you’re using your skills for change you believe in? International singer-songwriter and Australian music star Vera Blue raises her voice to protect the marine life and unique environment of the Great…
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Funding activism can change the world
It was calm seas on board Greenpeace’s flagship, the MY Rainbow Warrior, as we hosted a gathering of friends from the environmental movement in Port Melbourne in November. The below excerpt is from a speech given by the Executive Officer of the Reichstein Foundation and member of the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network, John Spierings, on…
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Two incredible, little-known reefs
What do pink dolphins and leafy sea dragons have in common? They both benefit from two amazingly unique and little-known reefs on opposite sides of the world. Despite their geographic differences, these two reefs have some striking similarities. Find out more about the Amazon Reef and the Great Southern Reef. |One of the first images…
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Pet Activists of Greenpeace
A tribute to our four pawed supporters. Photo credit: Mankica Kranjec / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Chris Grodotzki / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Greenpeace / Christian Åslund|Photo credit: Sarah Pannell / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Greenpeace|Photo credit: Bence Jardany / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Greenpeace|Photo credit: Amy Scaife / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Amy Scaife / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Jonne Sippola / Greenpeace|Photo credit: Greenpeace /…
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Government willing to risk whales’ lives in hunt for oil in the Great Australian Bight
SYDNEY, Jan 15, 2018 – NOPSEMA’s decision to allow PGS to search for oil [1] off the coast of South Australia’s Kangaroo Island and Eyre Peninsula will be a disaster for coastal communities, pose a potentially lethal threat to the region’s marine life and jeopardise the multi-million dollar fishing industry.The marine geophysics firm has been…
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Your People-Powered Wins in 2018
You signed petitions. You scaled Parliament’s flagpoles. You sent climate-wreckers a message. You are Greenpeace. A student-led flotilla including kayaks, sailboats, paddle boards, and surfboards set sail in Apollo Bay Harbour to send a message to oil companies that they are not welcome to drill in the Great Australian Bight. The flotilla was organised by…
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A withdrawal by Japan from the International Whaling Commission is unacceptable – Greenpeace response
December 20, 2018: Greenpeace Australia Pacific condemns the decision by the Japanese Government to withdraw from IWC to resume commercial whaling.“This snub to multilateralism is unacceptable and deeply concerning, but let us not forget that the Japanese fleet has been conducting commercial whaling under the guise of scientific research for many years,” Greenpeace Senior Campaigner,…