All articles by Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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Environmental Protection Authority finds Woodside’s Browse project too dangerous to proceed, must now be ruled out
Following explosive revelations that the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has effectively deemed Woodside’s Browse project as too dangerous to go ahead, Greenpeace Australia Pacific today urged state and Federal Environment Ministers to urgently heed this advice and rule out this destructive fossil fuel project.
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100 million animals killed, injured or displaced every year
New research from RSPCA Queensland and Greenpeace Australia Pacific paints a dire reality on the impact that deforestation is having on native wildlife.
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Report: The ongoing animal welfare crisis from deforestation in Australia
Little has improved for wild animals since our last report on this crisis in 2017. Despite some reforms to the Vegetation Management Act in Queensland in 2018, laws and policies in both states have not greatly changed and still allow very large areas of bushland habitat for wildlife to be destroyed every year, likely harming,…
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Gas is Just Another Dirty Fossil Fuel
Renewables are not only better for the climate, they are cheaper and create more jobs. Pursuing the concept of a ‘gas-led recovery’ would deliver economic as well as environmental ruin.
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The Alarming Presence of Microplastics and Plastic in the Human Body
Plastic waste isn’t just found in our oceans and woodlands, our bodies are now contaminated with plastic too. It’s very literally in us.
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Greenpeace’s demands for the Global Plastics Treaty
The Global Plastics Treaty is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to solve the plastics crisis. For the sake of our collective future, we cannot waste this moment.
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Where is the Rainbow Warrior I now?
After the bombing, the Rainbow Warrior was given a final resting place at Matauri Bay, in New Zealand’s Cavalli Islands, where it has become a living reef, attracting marine life and recreational divers.
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Who was Fernando Pereira?
Fernando Pereira joined the crew of the Rainbow Warrior to bring his pictures of French nuclear testing to the world. A man who dedicated his life to peace. A determined photographer, a family man, a Rainbow Warrior – he will always be remembered.
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When was the Rainbow Warrior Bombed? A Timeline of Events
The Rainbow Warrior bombing took place on July 10, 1985, but it had been in the planning for months, and had repercussions that would last for years.
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The investigation of the Rainbow Warrior bombing
On 11 July 1985, news spread of dramatic explosions on the Auckland waterfront. Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior had been sunk while moored at Marsden Wharf. One crew member, Fernando…