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Hunt’s direct action on rainforest could reap carbon rewards
By David Ritter, University of Western Australia Opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt’s ambition to broker a new global rainforest recovery plan reopens an important conversation about Australia’s role in tackling tropical deforestation. And it reminds us there is much Australia could do right now. According to Hunt in an announcement on 30 August, “[n]othing…
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Coca-Cola’s ‘Three Cs’: cops, cons and court action
In its bid to slam the door on an Australian wide roll out of a cash for containers scheme that’s been so successful in South Australia, Coke has been employing its ‘Three Cs’ – cops, cons, and court action. Here at Greenpeace, we are using campaigning, community and comedy to up our campaign to achieve…
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New poll: Australians overwhelmingly back 10 cent refunds on bottles and cans
Press release – 20 June, 2013Friday 21 June, 2013: A new poll has revealed that 84% of people living in NSW, Victoria and Queensland support the introduction of a 10c container deposits scheme (CDS).The Newspoll was commissioned by Greenpeace and the Boomerang Alliance who declared the level of support had created an unstoppable momentum that…
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Hi Choke, nice try!
Poor Coke. Their PR team must be having a hard time of late – but to be honest, they brought it on themselves.
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New ad campaign: starved on a full stomach… brought to you by Coca-Cola
Press release – 6 March, 2013Sydney, 07 March 2013: Following Coke’s scandalous court victory against recycling this week, Greenpeace has launched a crowd-funded graphic advertising campaign in Fairfax papers showing what Coke’s bullying means for the environment.The full-page ads in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald were entirely funded by an unprecedented flood of…