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Green light to dirty coal plant threatens to undermine Gillard’s climate credibility
Press release – 28 March, 2012Thursday, March 29:In response to the decision by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) to approve the proposed HRL dirty coal-fired power station at full-scale, Greenpeace Climate and Energy Campaigner Julien Vincent said: “This is a bizarre decision laid down today from VCAT and flies in the face of…
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Destructive tuna fishing kills whales and whale sharks
Press release – 27 March, 2012Guam/Sydney, 28 March 2012: Australian supermarkets continue to stock tuna caught using fishing methods which kill whales, Greenpeace revealed as regional leaders meet to decide the future of the world’s largest tuna fishery in the Pacific.Greenpeace is demanding governments vote to ban the setting of tuna purse-seine fishing nets on…
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Spotlight on Newman as Bligh saves Nature Refuge from Palmer Mine
Press release – 26 March, 201223.03.12: Greenpeace today welcomed the announcement from Anna Bligh that she would protect nature refuges from mining, including the stunning Bimblebox nature refuge in the desert uplands region of central Queensland.“This is welcome act of leadership to protect some of Queensland’s natural living treasures from the devastating impacts of open-cut…
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Green groups unite to support landowner against Palmer mine
Press release – 21 March, 2012Australia’s largest environmental organisations have today united in support of landowner Paola Cassini in her opposition to plans by Clive Palmer’s Waratah Coal to build an open cut coal mine on the Bimblebox Nature Refuge.Paola Cassoni, owner of the Bimblebox Nature Refuge said: “As a landowner, I’ve tried everything to…