All articles by Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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Toxic air pollution almost triples at one of Australia’s oldest and dirtiest power stations
SYDNEY, April 7, 2020 – Alarming new data confirming that the Vales Point Power Station has reported an almost three-fold increase in PM 2.5 pollution represents a significant risk to the respiratory health of Central Coast communities and the entire Greater Sydney region.The power station’s operator, Delta Electricity, reported a 281 percent increase in PM2.5…
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Pacific braces for the impacts of climate-fuelled disaster
As the world scrambles to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Tropical Cyclone Harold struck Vanuatu overnight. The devastation of the category Five cyclone provides yet another unwelcome reminder that climate change remains the biggest threat facing the Pacific. Meteorological map of Cyclone Harold Earlier today the cyclone made landfall on Vanuatu’s largest island of Espiritu Santo,…
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Amidst the pandemic, koalas are quietly sold out for coal
Over the weekend, the Federal Government quietly announced a significant change to the way that decisions around major coal and gas projects get made, with big implications for Australia’s threatened species and ecological communities, including our iconic koala.
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NSW & Federal Governments strip back koala protection despite bushfire devastation
SYDNEY, Saturday 4 April 2020 – The Federal Government has walked away from its responsibility to protect nationally listed threatened species like the koala, in a new bilateral agreement between the Commonwealth and the State of NSW today.The agreement sees the Federal Government abandon its responsibility to protect threatened species and ecological communities that cross…
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How to write a submission
Share your voice in the NSW Bushfire Inquiry Here are a few tips and tricks for writing a submission for a government inquiry ||||||| In the wake of this summer’s devastating bushfires, the NSW Government has launched an inquiry. The inquiry will investigate the underlying causes that made the fires so severe and so intense. Just…
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‘No gas, no cash’. Taylor threatens states in the middle of Covid-19 crisis
SYDNEY, March 27, 2020 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific condemns Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s threat to hold states under siege from the Covid-19 crisis to ransom over climate-wrecking fossil fuels.In a media release published today, Mr Taylor said “no gas, no cash” unless state governments fast-track approval of fossil gas projects despite Australia being the world’s…
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Why we HAVE to make the stimulus sustainable
A conversation starter This Covid-19 stimulus must be delivered in such a way as to keep as many people as possible healthy, safe, and certain of their future – that means safeguarding our planet as well. |Wizard Power is the company commercialising the “Big Dish” solar thermal technology that has been developed at the Australian…