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Seismic blasting reprieve welcome, but the whales of the Great Australian Bight won’t be safe until drilling is permanently banned
SYDNEY, Aug 21, 2019 – Greenpeace welcomes the decision by marine geophysics company PGS to suspend seismic blasting in the whale sanctuary of the Great Australian Bight but warns the only way to ensure the long term health of the region is for every drilling licence in the Bight to be cancelled.This morning PGS told…
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Ten years on from one of Australia’s worst oil spills all the conditions remain in place for a repeat
SYDNEY, Aug 21, 2019 – Ten years ago today the Montara well blowout caused more than 23 million litres of oil to poison the waters of the Timor Sea, and yet the hands-off inspection regime that led to the disaster remains in place as Norwegian oil giant Equinor plans to drill in the Great Australian…
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REPORT: Invisible killer – Toxic sulfur dioxide hotspots revealed in Australia
A new Greenpeace report has revealed that Australia is ranked 12th on the list of the top human-caused sulphur dioxide hotspots as tracked by NASA satellites.
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Climate emergency vote fails but this is just the start for Brisbane
Brisbane’s climate emergency declaration vote has fallen short today. It’s a disappointing result, but with a second vote all but certain, now is the time to lift our game.
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The climate emergency revolution is underway!
From Kingborough in Tassie, to Wagga Wagga, to Sydney, Paris, London and New York: the wave of councils, towns and cities declaring climate emergencies is growing by the day. ||| While our federal government drags its feet on climate action, ordinary people are stepping up. Since the election, we’ve seen a surge of people from…
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Proposed Great Australian Bight audit fails on multiple fronts
SYDNEY, 2 July 2019. The Federal Government has decided that the adequacy of regulation surrounding offshore drilling will be ‘out of scope’ of an audit to be carried out on Norwegian oil giant Equinor’s plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight, a document released yesterday revealed. The audit of the National Offshore…
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Equinor’s plan to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight would be illegal in Norway
SYDNEY, April 24, 2019 – On the same day that Equinor’s poor safety record was exposed, the Norwegian oil giant has chosen to submit a plan to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight – a proposal that would be illegal in Norway. [1] Earlier today the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management…
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REPORT: Offshore petroleum drilling and risk – A study of proposed deep-sea exploration drilling in the Great Australian Bight
Professor Tina Soliman Hunter, Professor of Petroleum Law and Director of Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law, outlines the risks of Norwegian oil giant Equinor’s plans to drill for oil…