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Beyond reduce, reuse, recycle: The 9 ‘R’s of a sustainable life
When it comes to recycling, Australians have a great reputation. In the past few decades, recycling has gone mainstream, with a two or three bin system now available for most people at home, in their workplace, and out and about in public. According to Planet Ark, 85% of Australians now think that recycling at home…
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6 myths about risks to the Great Barrier Reef, busted!
When it comes to convincing Australia and the world that they’re trying to protect the Great Barrier Reef, the Abbott government is having a hard time. When it comes to convincing Australia and the world that they’re trying to protect the Great Barrier Reef, the Abbott government is having a hard time. We suspect that…
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Solutions to Deforestation
Protecting forests will not only preserve biodiversity and defend the rights of forest communities, it’s also one of the quickest and cost effective ways of halting climate change. Greenpeace is…
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Underwater GIF party: You’ve never seen the Great Barrier Reef like this before
It’s no secret that the Great Barrier Reef is a beautiful place. People come from all around the world to Australia to experience the Reef – snorkelling and diving deep below its surface to see its beauty with their own eyes. But the Great Barrier Reef is changing. In the last 30 years, 50% of…
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Divestment: Everybody is doing it. So why haven’t you heard of it?
It’s official. Coal is the most unfashionable thing ever. Image source And what has taken it’s place? Divestment, darling. Haven’t heard of it? Divestment means taking your money out of fossil fuel investments, feeling righteous, and then telling the world about it. And everybody is doing it. Let’s take a look. Norway has…
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Millions of eyes are on the Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is priceless for so many reasons. It’s millions of years old, it’s the world’s largest reef ecosystem, and it’s home to more plants and animals than any other ecosystem. What is not to love about The Great Barrier Reef? But if people from all around the world don’t come together,…
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A glimpse into coal’s future
When Tony Abbott said coal was good for humanity, I’m sure he didn’t expect to be attending its funeral in a few years time. But he will. And that is because coal is dying. And plummeting through the floor at rapid rates causing prices to drop and coal mines to close. Our generation is becoming…
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Greenpeace calls for Inquiry into fossil fuel lobbying and Federal Government
Greenpeace has today launched a call for an independent Inquiry into the relationship between the fossil fuel industry, its lobbyists and political parties in order to uncover the source of recent government decisions, including the Inquiry into the Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status of environmental NGOs. David Ritter, CEO of Greenpeace said it is clear…
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School’s out, Results IN!
The semester is over. Exams have been taken, assignments handed in, and news just in, results are OUT. We are afraid to say, Mr. Abbott plummeted into the fail pile when he was asked to write a long term plan to Save the Great Barrier Reef. Our advice to him: Study harder next time! This is unsatisfactory!
