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Montara Oil Spill. The massive Australian oil spill you’ve probably never heard of
The Montara blowout is considered one of Australia’s worst environmental disasters. A whale and her calf in the Great Australian Bight. The Montara blowout is considered one of Australia’s worst environmental disasters and it should serve as a warning to those who think drilling in the Bight is a risk worth taking. In 2009, 220km…
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Whales
Protect whales from the many dangers they face, from ‘scientific’ whaling to climate change.
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We Love Whales!
Protect whales from the many dangers they face, from ‘scientific’ whaling to climate change.
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Macken Sense: Media Madness
Amid all the sound and fury generated by Gina Rinehart’s assault on the Fairfax board, the slashing of over 1,900 jobs from The Age, the SM and the AFR and the threat of hundreds if not thousands of jobs being lost at News Limited, it was easy to miss this announcement last week. For those…
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Trouble in the Kimberley underscores risk for institutional investors
Press release – 15 May, 2012Sydney 14th May 2012 As tensions escalate around James Price Point, the proposed site of the Woodside gas hub in the Kimberley, Greenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on the industry super funds to reconsider their exposure to such a high risk project through their investment in the joint venture partners.This…
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CPRS Gets Worse As Polluters Trample Democracy
It is difficult to imagine the Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) getting much worse than it already was. It is an appalling piece of legislation that, if passed, will allow the ongoing expansion of Australia’s most polluting industries whilst giving the illusion that the Government is taking action on climate change. It passed through…