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Oil companies’ plans to drill near the Amazon Reef are in big trouble
BP and Total have suffered a massive setback in their plans to drill for oil near the Amazon Reef. The companies’ joint application for a drilling permit is in crisis, after the Brazilian government rejected their environmental impact study. BP and Total have suffered a massive setback in their plans to drill for oil near the Amazon…
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Hurricane Harvey: How Climate Change Kills
Hurricane Harvey is a reminder of the cost we pay for climate denial and inaction, Ryan Schleeter writes. With rain expected to continue falling through this Friday, what we already know about Hurricane Harvey paints a devastating picture. Hurricane Harvey is a reminder of the cost we pay for climate denial and inaction, Ryan Schleeter writes. With…
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Why we should be having tea with the enemy
I received a super excited Snapchat the other day. A friend of mine has almost finished his degree in engineering and he’s already been offered a job… at BP. British Petroleum. At first, I wanted to be angry. I hoped he’d turn it down, but the more I think about it, the more I hope…
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Can the world come to its senses on nuclear weapons?
On this International Day Against Nuclear Tests, Bunny McDiarmid, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, reflects on 46 years of fighting against nuclear weapons. Women of Rongelap island welcome Bunny McDiarmid as crew members from the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior arrive ashore on the atoll. The Rainbow Warrior is in Rongelap to assist in the evacuation…
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Standing up to Commonwealth Bank on the Sunshine Coast
I opened up the group email from Greenpeace. It explained that the organiser of the the up-coming Greenpeace protest on the Sunshine Coast to stop The Commonwealth Bank investing in fossil fuels, had stepped down rather late in the piece.. The email asked if anyone would like to step into the role at this late…
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Greenpeace Responds to Harvard Study Revealing That Exxon Misled on Climate Change
Press release – 23 August, 2017August 23, 2017, Washington, DC: In response to the peer-reviewed study from Harvard University that compares what Exxon privately knew about climate change with what the company said publicly, Greenpeace USA Climate Liability Campaigner Naomi Ages said.“Exxon has officially run out of excuses. This peer-reviewed study from Harvard is just…
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The world mourns Marshallese climate leader Tony de Brum
Press release – 22 August, 201722 August 2017: Today the world mourns a fearless voice in the battle for global climate safety, Climate Ambassador and former Foreign Minister of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Tony de Brum.“On behalf of Greenpeace, our staff, our volunteers, supporters and friends, we extend the deepest condolences to the…
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Is your smartphone generating unnecessary e-waste?
Bottom line: The ability to repair your smartphone is more important than you might think. How exactly do smartphones contribute to waste? And how can we proactively reduce this e-waste output? We’ve got all the information you need. Men selecting electronic waste from used cellular phones at a workshop in Bantar Gebang area, Bekasi, West…
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How much trash do you produce in a week?
If you could see all the waste you produce, would it change the way you consume? This photographer is hoping so. Australians produce a lot of waste. According to Clean Up Australia, the amount of waste that hits landfill in Australia every year is enough to cover the entire state of Victoria. The average Australian…
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Toxic water pollution demonstrates that even dead coal mines are dangerous
Press release – 20 August, 2017August 21, 2017: The contamination of Sydney’s drinking water catchment by millions of litres of highly toxic water from a decommissioned mine is yet another reason for the government to distance itself from the polluting coal mining industry.One of Australia’s leading water scientists, Dr Ian Wright, today described the waste…
