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Greenpeace calls for transparency on Trans-Pacific Partnership deal
Press release – 5 October, 2015Sydney, 6 October 2015 – Responding to this morning’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement announcement, Emma Gibson, Head of Program for Greenpeace Australia Pacific said:“We are not opposed to freeing up international trade, but we are concerned that without proper transparency, the TPP may lead to worse social and environmental outcomes.…
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5 Helpful Vegetarian Diet Tips for Meat-Free Newbies
Happy World Vegetarian Day! Cutting back on red meat and dairy can be one of the biggest steps to reduce your carbon footprint. While we’re campaigning for renewable energy and a transition from fossil fuels, we’re also looking at other ways we can protect ourselves and the environment. Pumpkins, squash flowers, water spinach and other…
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Taiwan faces EU sanctions over illegal fishing
Press release – 1 October, 2015Sydney, 2 October 2015 – A European warning to Taiwan for failing to manage its fleet’s fishing activities in the Pacific and other oceans and curb illegal fishing is a welcome step forward in the protection of fish stocks plundered by distant water fishing fleet, including Taiwanese fishing vessels, Greenpeace…
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Pacific nations skirt transshipment ban calls
Press release – 30 September, 2015Palau, 30 September 2015 – Pacific nations meeting on fish stock protection failed to make headway on the scourge of pirate fishing after discussions foundered over a ban on vessels transferring their catch to other ships at sea, Greenpeace said today.The meeting of a committee of the Western and Central…
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Labor set to roll for miners on Qland water reforms
Press release – 29 September, 2015Brisbane, 30 September 2015 – Greenpeace is questioning the Queensland Labor Government’s commitment to protecting the Reef after documents revealed they may allow laws that give mining companies unrestricted and unscrutinised access to underground water in the Reef catchment.“These water reforms have the sole purpose of allowing big miners unfettered…
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Dive Deeper: Greenpeace and the Sisiutl Crest
How the Sisiutl symbol came to be part of Greenpeace’s identity is both an important part of our origins and a troubling story of cultural appropriation. Now, we’re taking a…
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Greenpeace calls for overhaul of Pacific fishing practices after Nauru transshipment ban
Press release – 16 September, 2015Sydney, September 17 2015 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called for a region-wide ban on the transshipment of fish catches following Nauru’s announcement today that it would no longer allow the practice in its waters.The Government of the Nauru issued the ban on transshipping in its waters outside its port,…
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Choked in smoke – living in the thick of Indonesia’s haze
Smoke caused by forest fires and peatland destruction, is covering about 80% of Sumatra, Indonesia. And it seems like no matter how far you try to escape, the smoke follows. My wife and daughter should be at our home in Pekanbaru, Riau on the east of Sumatra right now. It’s been more than a…
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A new opportunity to tackle climate change
Press release – 14 September, 2015Sydney, September 15 2015 – Malcolm Turnbull’s appointment as Australia’s prime minister is a welcome opportunity to undo the retrograde climate change and environmental policies of the past few years, Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s CEO, David Ritter, said today.“Mr. Turnbull has repeatedly endorsed climate change science and has a deep understanding…
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Black Hole: coal, corruption and community resistance
A new film reveals unseen footage of coal, corruption and community resistance of one of Australia’s most controversial mining projects – Whitehaven’s Maules Creek Coal Mine in the Leard State Forest. Before February 2014, I didn’t even know about the Leard State Forest. That was until a friend invited me to the Leard Forest…
