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Together, we’re making this global
Devastating news was confirmed last week. The Great Barrier Reef is being hit by a second mass coral bleaching event in just two years. Thousands of us have called on the Australian government to act on stop reef destruction. It’s crucial that this event is a wake-up call for our leaders to choose a clean energy…
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Remember the Reef
NOTE: Since the time of writing, scientists have announced that for the second year in a row, a major coral bleaching event is unfolding. You can take action here. My name is Sid French. I’m a supporter of Greenpeace Australia Pacific as well as a member of the general assembly, our governing body. I’ve just recently…
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See you in court, Arctic oil!
It’s time we hold governments accountable for their climate promises; we must protect the pristine Arctic – it’s critical for the preservation of our planet for future generations. That’s why we’re taking Arctic oil to court. Our legal case against the Norwegian government, which granted new oil drilling licenses in the Arctic ocean, finally has…
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Dirty Energy’s Tax Rort
How do you know when a tax regime isn’t working? When industry demands that it be kept as is! Major oil and gas producers have called on the government to resist demands to tighten up Australia’s primary tax on oil and gas, the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT). Greenpeace Australia Pacific and the Tax Justice…
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Greenpeace: Turnbull should emulate Obama, Trudeau after BP exit
Press release – 21 December, 2016Sydney, 22 December: Greenpeace has called on Malcolm Turnbull to show leadership and stop Great Australian Bight oil drilling following BP’s final withdrawal of its bid and US and Canadian decisions yesterday to end Arctic oil drilling.BP’s announcement on 21 December that it had withdrawn its environment plan came the…
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INVESTIGATION: Turn the Tide
Greenpeace's 12-month long investigation exposes the activities of Thailand's rogue overseas fishing fleets, the companies behind them and their supply chain connections to export markets including Australia, the US and Europe.
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Top 5 Alternatives to Shark Nets
The NSW Government has allowed for more lethal beach nets to be dropped in NSW beaches. Ineffective nets which don’t protect people but do indiscriminately kill marine life such as dolphins, turtles, dugongs, rays and endangered sharks. So if nets aren’t the answer to beach safety, what is? Scalloped Hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) cought in…
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Leaked BP report sparks concerns over safety
Press release – 13 December, 2016Sydney and London, 13 December 2016:BP’s withdrawal from the Great Australian Bight this October was an even luckier break than previously thought, said Greenpeace Australia Pacific today after The Financial Times and Energydesk published new information on the company’s parlous safety information handling. “An accident on the scale of the…
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10 Stunning People Of The Oceans Photos
I live in Sydney so I'm always pretty close to a beach, and am lucky enough to spend quite a bit of time in the ocean. Working at Greenpeace on oceans issues, I also spend a lot of time thinking about them. It is the nature of our role to highlight the issues that affect…