Can Australia achieve fair and open decision-making when big coal players are involved? The case of Adani’s proposed Carmichael coal mine suggests the answer is no, and Indigenous land owners are bearing the brunt.
Bad news from the 2016 International Whaling Commission meeting –as the first significant vote was another disappointment for whales and supporters of conservation. Despite getting a majority of votes in favour, the proposal to create a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary did not pass, because it was short of the three-quarters majority needed.
Coal industry bosses and allied state and federal politicians have expressed “shock and dismay” over revelations that civil society groups like Greenpeace are working together to protect the environment.
Despite their party differences, past Australian political leaders are agreed on one thing: the politicians of the present are failing us on the environment.
This blog was written by Willie MacKenzie, the Greenpeace UK oceans campaigner, and originally appeared on the Greenpeace UK blog. You can follow more of Willie's work on Twitter: @williemackenzie
On 11 October, the Great Australian Bight avoided invasion from one monster oil company.
But though BP might have backed off, other fossil-fuel fiends - like Chevron - are lurking in the shadows.
A new wave of oil drilling threatens the Arctic - but today saw the start of the fight back. This morning a lawsuit was filed that could stop the expansion of this reckless industry northwards, and now we need your help to show that what happens in the Arctic matters to everyone everywhere.
The South Atlantic Ocean hosts over 50 species of whales and dolphins. A whale sanctuary, in combination with the ban on commercial whaling, would give these amazing animals protection and freedom to flourish.
