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Onward to 2050….
In 2050 my youngest daughter will be 43. She and others of her generation will have an opportunity to open the Time Capsule we sealed today in Canberra following the final passage of the carbon price through the Australian Parliament. In the Time Capsule they will find messages from people all around Australia supporting a…
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Greenpeace welcomes carbon price – Still more to do to secure a clean energy future
Press release – 7 November, 2011Greenpeace Australia Pacific today welcomed the passage of the clean energy legislation through the Senate but said there is still more to do to ensure Australia moves to a low carbon future.In Canberra to mark the passage of the vote, Greenpeace Australian Pacific Head of Communications Dae Levine said the…
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Will the carbon price rule out new coal?
On Sunday evening, after reading the Dr Seuss classic “If I ran the zoo” to my three year old daughter, I sat on the couch, fortified myself with a strong drink, and began to read the Treasury modelling on the carbon price (I know, I know, it’s an exciting life). After reading the projections for…
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Meet Katherine aka Barbie
Katherine Higgins from Melbourne is one of our wonderful volunteers. She recently took action as the not-so-wonderful ‘rainforest destroyer’ Barbie. Here Katherine talks about her motivations for volunteering with Greenpeace’s environmental campaigns. How long have you volunteered with Greenpeace? I’ve been volunteering with Greenpeace in Melbourne for 5 months. Last year, I lived in…
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New coal power plant approved in Victoria
Friday afternoon syndrome* has been at full strength at Greenpeace over recent weeks. It has become the time of the week where all planned work should be just set aside so we can react to whatever appalling or bizarre decision is announced, usually by a government body. Last Friday it was the Victorian EPA keeping…
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Be the voice on our tower!
As Johnnie Farnham once wisely said “You’re the voice, try and understand it. Make a noise and make it clear. Oh-o-o-o, whoa-o-o-o”. So be the voice on our upcoming activity targeting ANZ! Your message could be on our huge 12m coal power cooling tower situated outside ANZ’s fancy HQ in Melbourne very soon. ANZ is…
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Western Australia sets the tone for Victoria
You know how sometimes you can be surprised by your own surprise of something? I saw last week that the Western Australian Environment Protection Authority has rejected a coal mine for a power station proposed for about 300 km north of Perth. The decision took me by surprise mainly because although the state-based EPAs have…
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Fossil fuel subsidies: a waste of taxpayer’s money
Is the Australian Government subsidising the fossil fuel industry? That’s the question posed in a recent ABC Unleashed article from the Institute of Public Affairs. At a time when Australians are rightly concerned about rising energy costs as well as the need to shift to an economy powered by clean energy, where our taxes get…
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New coal in Victoria poses first big test for Gillard Government
Press release – 15 September, 2010Sydney, September 15, 2010 – Greenpeace is calling on the new Gillard Government to live up to its election promises and block the construction of a new brown coal-fired power station.Plans have been released today by the Victorian Environmental Protection Agency for a 600-megawatt brown coal plant to be built…
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Time for action is now
Press release – 2 September, 2010An unlikely coalition representing millions of Australians has urged politicians from across the spectrum to put a price on pollution and take action on climate change. The joint statement to the Independent MPs and all political parties is supported by groups representing workers, the church, environmental and social justice groups…