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The Esperanza arrives at the 'coalface' of climate change
Majestic humpback whales escorted the Esperanza as she sailed through the Sydney Harbour heads this morning, heading up the eastern seaboard to spread the message that it’s time for clean, renewable energy to be powering Australia. With 33 crew on board, from the captain to campaigners, deckhands and office volunteers, we are an excited and…
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A bright future for coal workers
This morning our Energy [R]evolution Tour blew a tenacious myth right out of the water with a report showing that the Hunter Valley would have a jobs boom if renewables replaced coal-fired power. The Hunter Valley is home to the world’s largest coal port and a hub of coal-fired power generation for the whole of…
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Greenpeace Esperanza begins Energy [R]evolution tour
Signing the Kyoto Protocol was an important symbolic step for the new government – much like saying sorry. In fact, it opened the door for Kevin Rudd to be a global leader on climate change, if he’s prepared to step up to the task. But to do that will require so much more than setting…
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All we’re fighting for is Australia’s future!
The headlines that made a splash yesterday when we launched our Energy [R]evolution Scenario: Australia report said that Greenpeace “declares war on coal”. It got me pondering this phrase, which naturally people would like to pin on Greenpeace. It allows what we’re saying to be discounted. No threat to powerful business interests: the greenies are…