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Why I got my kit off for a #CoalFree future
You may have caught Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s video launching the #CoalFree movement to protect the things we love from coal pollution. The video features four half-naked volunteers having their bodies painted – half of them as black smoke protruding from coal stacks and the other half as all the colours of Australia’s most precious natural…
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REPORT: Exporting climate change, killing the Reef
Australia, the world’s largest coal exporter, will export a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide in its coal this year, erasing the few benefits of meeting its weak Paris target and worsening its contribution to global climate change, Greenpeace Australia Pacific analysis shows.
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93% of the Great Barrier Reef hit by bleaching
Press release – 19 April, 2016Brisbane, 20 April 2016 – The Great Barrier Reef is suffering from an unprecedented level of bleaching, with only 7 percent of the Reef free from the impacts of climate change, driving home the need for the Australia to go coal-free, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.The ARC Centre of Excellence…
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Australia’s contribution to climate change worsening overall
Press release – 19 April, 2016Sydney, 21 April 2016 – Australia, the world’s largest coal exporter, will export a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide in its coal this year, erasing the few benefits of meeting its weak Paris target and worsening its contribution to global climate change, Greenpeace Australia Pacific analysis shows.Greenpeace’s ‘ Exporting climate…
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Greenpeace reaction to likely Australian federal election
Press release – 18 April, 2016Sydney, 19 April 2016 – Reacting to the double dissolution trigger and the likely announcement of the federal election on July 2, 2016, Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s climate and energy campaigner, Nikola Casule, said:“Right now, the Great Barrier Reef, is undergoing the worst bleaching on record due to climate change, and…
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In pictures: The Great Barrier Reef’s coral bleaching
Before corals bleach, they are often a deep brown or khaki-green colour. These colours come from the symbiotic algae (sometimes called zooxanthellae) that co-exist with the coral polyp. The bleaching process Before corals bleach, they are often a deep brown or khaki-green colour. These colours come from the symbiotic algae (sometimes called zooxanthellae) that co-exist…
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Why the Great Barrier Reef is Dying
Fish of every imaginable colour race between the corals as the sun’s rays dance through the ocean’s surface. A stingray slowly drifts by, taking its leisurely time. I encountered this breathtaking scene last month and it reminded me of how extraordinary the natural world truly is. Schooling diagonal-banded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland,…
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Queensland government has put more than just the Reef at risk
There’s something magical about the way sea creatures dart in and out of the cracks on the Great Barrier Reef. You can see vibrant light displays as the sun moves through the sky. It’s why people flock from around the Earth to see one of the world’s greatest treasures. Australia is so lucky to have…
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Insanity of more coal – Qld approves mining lease for Carmichael
Press release – 2 April, 2016Brisbane, April 3 2016 – The Queensland Government’s approval of a mining lease for Australia’s biggest coal mine while the Great Barrier Reef is suffering its worst bleaching in over a decade is indefensible, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.Queensland Government Minister Anthony Lynham today issued the mining lease for the…
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Great Barrier Reef bleaching a red alert to stop Carmichael
Press release – 20 March, 2016Monday, March 21, 2016 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called on the Australian and Queensland governments to immediately review all approvals for Adani’s Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee basin as parts of the Great Barrier Reef undergo the worst bleaching in years.The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority yesterday raised…