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Great news for outdoor lovers: high performance without PFCs is possible
Blog entry by Chiara Campione – senior campaigner at Greenpeace Italy “Going PFC-free in one of the world’s most extreme and challenging natural environments is possible. I can do it”. This was the idea David Bacci – an Italian professional climber – submitted to us when we asked the outdoor community for ideas to make the…
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Patagonia expedition: on Cerro Torre top without PFCs!
When I proposed Greenpeace to attempt one of the most difficult and hard routes in Patagonia – a land famed for its bad weather – using only PFC free, I had my doubts. Would these products work just as well as clothing with Goretex? Well, I have to say they did and I am extremely…
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The time has come to get rid of PFCs for good
Blogpost – Gabriele Salari is the Communications Lead for the Detox Outdoor project at Greenpeace Italy. Who hasn’t dreamt of being in the untouched wilderness of the Himalayas, the Andes or the Altai Mountains, hiking or climbing in these incredible natural landscapes? Nowhere else on earth is the snow purer or the water cleaner than in…
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Greenpeace finds nuclear waste headed to Australia classified as high-level waste by France
Press release – 1 December, 2015Sydney, 2 December 2015 – Nuclear waste returning to Australia this weekend by ship from France has been classified as high-level waste by French authorities, contradicting Australia’s claims over its radioactivity, a Greenpeace report has found.Greenpeace’s investigation also found the waste still contains quantities of plutonium – highly toxic even…
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Hundreds stand up for our right to care about nature
Green groups are under attack. Cheered on by the fossil fuel industry, the Government has launched an inquiry into charities who campaign to protect nature. They’re considering taxing the donations that ordinary Australians give to defend our wilderness. If the government get their way, it’ll cost ordinary people more to support the campaigns they love,…
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Greenpeace gifts a surfboard to Mike Baird in call to drop harmful hooked shark deterrents
Press release – 9 November, 2015Sydney, 10 November 2015 – Greenpeace activists today delivered a surfboard to NSW Premier Mike Baird covered with more than 25,000 signatures asking him to rule out shark deterrents that hook and kill marine life such as turtles and dolphins.The surfboard petition calls on Premier Baird to rule out the…
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46,000-strong petition adds to growing calls for better seafood labelling
Press release – 14 October, 2015Sydney, 15 October 2015 – A petition to the Australian Senate with over 46,000 signatures calling for better seafood labelling shows consumers are increasingly worried they don’t have enough information about what they are eating, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.Television presenter and former chef and food critic Matthew Evans, delivered…
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It’s not a whale. It’s not a shark. It’s a whale shark!
…or maybe it’s a Whark? Whatever you want to call it, today is International Whale Shark Day! But before you start running away screaming “Jawwwwws!” don’t be alarmed. With a face like a whale and a body like a shark, these seemingly frightening creatures are actually gentle giants. Found in tropical oceans in areas…
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Some fossil fuel companies could be paying less tax than you. Wait, what?
Are big fossil fuel companies like Shell, Chevron, Rio Tinto, Glencore, BHP Billiton moving billions of dollars offshore without paying any tax? Last week, Channel Seven Sunday Night claimed that documents reveal fossil fuel companies are dodging tax and ripping off Australian taxpayers. 29 year old accountant and father-to-be Antoine Deltour claimed that big multinational mining companies like Chevron, Rio Tinto, Glencore,…