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Patagonia expedition: on Cerro Torre top without PFCs!
When I proposed Greenpeace to attempt one of the most difficult and hard routes in Patagonia – a land famed for its bad weather – using only PFC free, I had my doubts. Would these products work just as well as clothing with Goretex? Well, I have to say they did and I am extremely…
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The time has come to get rid of PFCs for good
Blogpost – Gabriele Salari is the Communications Lead for the Detox Outdoor project at Greenpeace Italy. Who hasn’t dreamt of being in the untouched wilderness of the Himalayas, the Andes or the Altai Mountains, hiking or climbing in these incredible natural landscapes? Nowhere else on earth is the snow purer or the water cleaner than in…
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Fossil Fuel Funding of 2016 Presidential Candidates
How much money have the presidential candidates taken from the fossil fuel industry?
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The year that was 2 0 1 5
The triumphs of 2015! Thanks to all of you, this year has been a great one. Here is a bit of a recap on the year that was 2015 as we welcome in the new year. 1. The Great Barrier Reef: the world chose coral over coal Thanks to hundreds of thousands of Greenpeace supporters…
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Australia must heed IEA warning on slump in coal demand
Press release – 17 December, 2015Brisbane, 18 December 2015 – Responding to the release of the annual International Energy Agency coal report, Shani Tager, Greenpeace Australia Pacific climate and energy campaigner, said:“The IEA’s report confirms that coal demand has stalled and free-falling prices are unlikely to ever recover. As an economy that’s heavily dependent on…
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End the free tax ride for resources companies
Press release – 16 December, 2015Sydney, 17 December 2015 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific today called for greater transparency in business practices after the Australian Tax Office revealed that more than half of resources and energy companies – among the largest in Australia – paid no tax for the 2013-2014 financial year.The ATO’s Tax Transparency report…
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Turnbull to raise whaling with Japan after growing public pressure
Press release – 15 December, 2015Sydney, December 16 2015 – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s announcement today that he will raise whaling with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe needs to be more than just diplomatic rhetoric, and must develop into a plan of action to halt the hunt, environment groups said.More than 55,000 people have…
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Australian climate policy courage needed
Press release – 12 December, 2015Sydney, 13 December 2015 – Commenting on Australia’s negotiating position at Paris after the release of the final draft from the UN climate talks, David Ritter, Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Chief Executive Officer, said:"Australia went into these talks with an embarrassing emissions target that came from the fossil fuel lobby and…
