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The water came from everywhere but the sky
Brisbane City Council is about to vote on whether to declare a climate emergency: a powerful first step to building a future free of disasters like the 2011 floods in Brisbane. Local Break Free Action Group member Jo Owen shares her story and explains why this one matters so much. ||| From droughts to flooding…
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Feeling climate-related distress? Here’s what can help
We are in the middle of a climate crisis, so feeling some level of distress about it is absolutely understandable. In fact, there’s a name for a fear of climate change . . . |||||||| We are in the middle of a climate crisis, so feeling some level of distress about it is absolutely understandable.…
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Ocean sanctuaries are the key to protecting our blue planet. Here’s the proof.
These success stories show how putting parts of the ocean off-limits to industry can make a huge difference ||||A group of Adeli Penguins are seen here in Antarctic sea ice. Our oceans are massive, and unlike most places on land, they don’t really have borders. Animals, water (and sadly now plastic) all move freely across…
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Risk to our beaches is simply not worth it
A paddle out event in Tasmania this weekend has helped to focus the local communities attention on the threats to the states beaches from an oil spill. Drone footage of Bunda Cliffs in the Great Australian Bight. The Bight is a pristine stretch of ocean off the southern coastal fringe of Western Australia, South Australia…
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“This is the most important thing I can be doing”: Laura, Harbour Bridge climber
“We can’t stand by and let another year pass without pulling all the stops.” || HAPPENING NOW: Climbers have scaled the Sydney Harbour Bridge calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to declare a climate emergency. Catch all the action live now and add your name now. My name is Laura. I’m writing to you from beneath…
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Why I’m standing up for the climate
Student Striker Oscar talks about his experience of getting involved in climate activism I didn’t imagine I’d be live streaming to millions of people around the world on Greenpeace’s social media channels when I first got involved with the Student Strikes for the Climate. But here I was with thousands of my fellow students from…
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NSW election result: the Libs on notice
The NSW Coalition have been returned to government on a reduced, paper-thin majority. While it might not be the best possible result for our climate, there is a clear message here for both the Berejiklian and Federal governments: you are on notice, and climate inaction will lose you votes. | In the run-up to this election, climate action was…
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Why we’re demanding an apology
If politicians aren’t doing everything they can to stop climate damage, they’re fuelling the fire. Lauren, Tasmanian bushfire survivor |Lauren, Tasmanian bushfire survivor I remember when the bushfires set in. I was terrified of the monster over the ridge, edging closer and closer. Especially in the night-time. I was lucky. I got out. The strangest thing…
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NSW votes: our analysis as the Libs are put on notice
The Berejiklian government has been put on notice, and the lesson for them and Scott Morrison is clear; climate inaction will lose you votes. With most of the votes counted the Berejiklian Government appears set to return to power, albeit with a wafer thin, one-seat majority. | There’s no getting around the fact that it’s…
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30 years on since Exxon Valdez – a reminder of what could be in store for the Great Australian Bight
30 years ago, the first big international environmental catastrophe in my memory occurred. It’s one that’s stuck with me ever since for its visceral images of struggling seabirds blinking beneath thick coats of brown-black oil. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA||Modelling from Equinor itself shows that oil from a spill could wash up anywhere from WA to northern…