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Shells in the Sand: The Silent Struggle of Scott Reef’s Green Turtles
Out on the remote, turquoise edge of Australia’s northwest waters lies Sandy Islet—a speck of coral sand at Scott Reef, and a quiet nesting haven for one of the planet’s most ancient mariners: the green turtle.
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The Truth About the Pacific: Colonialism, Capitalism, Climate Change, Nuclear testing and Extractivism
The Pacific Ocean, an immense and powerful force — dynamic, life-sustaining, and deeply complex.
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A Rock-Solid Stand for the Ocean: Greenpeace France Blocks Bottom Trawling
This week, Greenpeace France took a stand and, in a valiant act of environmental activism, took matters into their own hands. At sunrise on Wednesday, May 21, activists aboard the…
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A License to Pollute: Woodside’s Dirty Deal Just Got a Federal Tick
The new Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt just made a decision that has left climate and ocean defenders across the country stunned and outraged.
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“I’m the problem, it’s me”: Australian Energy Producers and its members called out for greenwashing gas and fuelling climate change
At the end of May, the leaders of Australia’s fossil fuel extraction industry and their enablers in business and government descended on the Brisbane Convention Centre for the annual Australian…
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Global Ocean Treaty Ratifications Gain Momentum
Some positive news for the world’s oceans this week - just in time to celebrate World Oceans Day! On 28th May, six European nations stepped up to formally ratify the Global Ocean Treaty – an international agreement seen as pivotal to protecting life beyond national waters.
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A defining moment in history: 40 years ago the Marshall Islands fought to protect their future… and defied the US
In May 1985, Greenpeace took on a mission unlike anything they had done before - to mass relocate the people of Rongelap atoll in the Marshall Islands, whose ancestral home was no longer safe as a result of the US government’s nuclear testing in the region.
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Bottom trawling continues to cause large scale destruction in the Pacific
The environmental vandalism of New Zealand’s bottom trawlers continues to devastate the ocean. A New Zealand deep-sea trawler has hauled up more than six tonnes of protected stony coral in…
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During Plastic Free July, We Ask: Is a Plastic-Free Future Possible? Only If the World Acts Now
The efforts of Plastic Free July remind us that the Earth is drowning in plastic. Ecosystems around the world are choking on a seemingly never ending tide of plastic that is made from fossil fuels, which is contributing to the rapid acceleration of climate change.
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Victoria is Kicking its Gas Habit
Victoria's new regulations are a game-changer for climate action, helping households switch off dirty gas.