Fossil Fuels

This morning, the blockade to stop the Maules Creek coal mine and protect Leard State Forest has swelled to over 100 people. We have closed down Whitehaven's access to the site, and construction work inside.

A few weeks ago, I did something incredible and took part in my first Greenpeace action to stop work on the construction of a massive open-cut coal mine.

Q: What’s white bottomed and sweet as a button and will not take well to an Indian coal giant clearing its home as part of exploration works for Australia’s biggest black coal mine?

With the approval of dredging as part of the Abbot Point port expansion, Australia has given the green light to an increase in coal exports.

When the Australian Minerals Council launched their million-dollar pro-coal advertising campaign yesterday, Australians for Coal, they weren't expecting this. They were trying to build a movement of people committed to supporting good ol' fashioned coal to power Australia's energy needs for the next 100 years and beyond. But the Internet had better ideas.

'The problem for coal is that it is the single greatest driver of climate change'. Originally published in The Guardian

It was an inspiring, empowering example of what our movement stands for.

Low emissions, low water consumption, no waste, 100% renewable and increasingly affordable… Interested? Here’s what you need to know to go solar.

When soccer fans in the town of Drenovci, Croatia lost access to electricity due to severe flooding, they faced a whole raft of problems. Not least of which was this: how to join the rest of the world in the 2014 World Cup festivities.