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TPP environmental provisions a major disappointment
Press release – 5 November, 2015Sydney, 6 November 2015 – Reacting to the text of the Environmental Chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, Emma Gibson, Head of Program for Greenpeace Australia Pacific said:“What we are seeing is mere lip service to environmental protection from the parties to the agreement, which has been touted as the…
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Greenpeace thumbs up to NAB for $18bn commitment to address climate change
Press release – 4 November, 2015Sydney, 5 November 2015 – Greenpeace welcomes the National Australia Bank’s announcement that it supports a 2 degree climate change target and will commit A$18bn over the next seven years in financing activities to help address climate change and transition to a low carbon economy.Nikola Casule, Greenpeace Australia Pacific climate…
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Greenpeace tells coal bosses: hands off Australians’ tax money
Press release – 30 October, 2015Sydney, 31 October 2015 — Greenpeace activists were surprise guests at the Australian mining industry’s annual awards bash last night to deliver a message to coal bosses: hands off Australian taxpayers’ money.“We’re here to tell the coal industry that Australian taxpayers have had enough of funding their dirty unsustainable projects.…
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Nuclear option nonsensical, given Australia’s abundant renewable energy
Press release – 28 October, 2015Sydney, 28 October 2015 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed a call from Australia’s next Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, for a renewed debate on the option of nuclear power as part of the country’s energy future.“While we welcome government discussions on alternative energy sources, it’s completely nonsensical to even…
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I’m Vegan — Here’s Why I’m Fighting to Change the Tuna Industry
Blogpost by Dawn Bickett – October 21, 2015 at 9:24 As a vegan, Dawn Bickett used to feel removed from the issue of sustainable seafood. But after documenting the Pacific tuna industry’s destructive ways with the Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior, she’s determined to do more to protect our oceans and those who rely on them. This…
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Statement of Solidarity With Greenpeace Campaign to Reform the Tuna Industry
Whereas, for far too long corporate interests, driven by short-term profits, have worked to divide labor and environmental movements, disingenuously painting our issues as a jobs versus the environment choice;…
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Revealed: What really gets caught in NSW shark nets
It would be easy to think that ‘shark’ nets mostly catch sharks. Unfortunately, that’s not true. Here’s what is really getting caught in NSW shark nets. It would be easy to think that ‘shark’ nets mostly catch sharks. Unfortunately, that’s not true. Here’s what is really getting caught in NSW shark nets. From September to…
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46,000-strong petition adds to growing calls for better seafood labelling
Press release – 14 October, 2015Sydney, 15 October 2015 – A petition to the Australian Senate with over 46,000 signatures calling for better seafood labelling shows consumers are increasingly worried they don’t have enough information about what they are eating, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.Television presenter and former chef and food critic Matthew Evans, delivered…
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Time for Turnbull govt to abandon unpopular environmental law change
Press release – 12 October, 2015Sydney, 13 October 2015 – The government knows it is on shaky ground over attempts to weaken Australia’s environmental protection law and should just abandon the effort completely, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said today.The Senate inquiry into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Amendment Bill 2015 was due to report…
