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Press release – 8 April, 2015Sydney, April 8 2015 – Australia’s four largest banks should follow the lead set by three of France’s biggest banks and rule out financing the controversial Carmichael coal mining project in Queensland, Greenpeace Australia says.Greenpeace said the decision by BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole and Societe Generale to withhold funding for…
Press release – 6 April, 20156 April 2015, Pacific Ocean: Six Greenpeace climbers including one Australian have intercepted an Arctic-bound Shell oil rig in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 750 miles north-west of Hawaii and have scaled the 38,000 tonne platform.The multi-national team of volunteers will set up camp on the underside of the…
Press release – 20 March, 2015Hamilton Island, 21 March 2015: Prime Minister Tony Abbott has released a weak plan that will not save the Great Barrier Reef, says Greenpeace.“The Abbott Government’s 2050 Reef Plan appears to be a roadmap to Great Barrier grief – not a roadmap to recovery,” says Greenpeace campaigner Jessica Panegyres. “This…
Press release – 19 March, 2015Sydney, Friday 20 March: Greenpeace Australia Pacific today honours Malcolm Fraser, Australia’s 22nd Prime Minister."Malcolm Fraser was a powerful advocate for a more humane and independent Australia." said Greenpeace CEO David Ritter. "We celebrate his achievements as Australia’s Prime Minister, in particular his protection of the Great Barrier Reef." In…
Press release – 18 March, 2015Sydney, 19 March 2015: The Australian government has so far failed to take the action necessary to avoid the Great Barrier Reef being added to the ‘World Heritage in danger’ list, Greenpeace says.Greenpeace says the government’s support of planned coal port expansions – which would lead to more coal ships…
Press release – 15 March, 2015Sydney March 16, 2015 – In response to Environment Minister Greg Hunt’s announcement of a draft law to ban the dumping of capital dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Shani Tager at Greenpeace Australia made the following statement:“The Great Barrier Reef is an Australian icon, a natural…
Press release – 13 March, 2015Sydney, March 14 2015 – Adani’s controversial Queensland Carmichael coal mine looks to be in jeopardy following reports that the State Bank of India (SBI) is preparing to decide against giving the company a planned $1 billion loan for the project due to concerns over its financial viability.In reaction, Greenpeace…
Press release – 10 March, 2015Brisbane, 11 March 2015: New revised plans to dredge a million tonnes of seafloor in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area remain unacceptable, Greenpeace says.A new plan to expand the Abbot Point Coal Port announced by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk proposed to dumped dredge spoil on land on the…
Press release – 25 February, 2015Thursday 26 February 2015, Sydney: Greenpeace welcomed yesterday’s announcement by Tony Abbott to toughen up country of origin labelling laws, but warned against leaving Australians in the dark about what fish they’re eating.The announcement follows sustained public pressure after dozens of people contracted Hepatitis A from frozen berries. “Of course…
Press release – 15 February, 2015Sydney, 16 February 2015: Greenpeace says the weekend arrest of Taiwanese captain for steering his coal ship through the reef without a pilot shows that while there’s coal ships going through the Great Barrier Reef there is the risk of serious accidents."The more coal ships we have traveling through the…
