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Only 4 days until the Camp for Climate Action
Hundreds of Novacastrians visited the Esperanza this weekend to “get on board” the Energy [R]evolution. We’ve had so many conversations with residents of the Hunter Valley since we arrived here several days ago, and are amazed at the overwhelming support in the region for a shift to renewable energy. A Newcastle Herald poll last week…
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Greenpeace activists blockade Eraring Power Station
Before dawn today 27 Greenpeace activists walked into Eraring Power Plant in the Hunter Valley to stop work on the coal-fired power station and halt its greenhouse gas pollution. Why would ordinary people want to leave themselves open to arrest and possible conviction? For most activists the reason is a passion for their cause and…
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The Esperanza arrives at the 'coalface' of climate change
Majestic humpback whales escorted the Esperanza as she sailed through the Sydney Harbour heads this morning, heading up the eastern seaboard to spread the message that it’s time for clean, renewable energy to be powering Australia. With 33 crew on board, from the captain to campaigners, deckhands and office volunteers, we are an excited and…
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A bright future for coal workers
This morning our Energy [R]evolution Tour blew a tenacious myth right out of the water with a report showing that the Hunter Valley would have a jobs boom if renewables replaced coal-fired power. The Hunter Valley is home to the world’s largest coal port and a hub of coal-fired power generation for the whole of…
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Greenpeace Esperanza begins Energy [R]evolution tour
Signing the Kyoto Protocol was an important symbolic step for the new government – much like saying sorry. In fact, it opened the door for Kevin Rudd to be a global leader on climate change, if he’s prepared to step up to the task. But to do that will require so much more than setting…
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All we’re fighting for is Australia’s future!
The headlines that made a splash yesterday when we launched our Energy [R]evolution Scenario: Australia report said that Greenpeace “declares war on coal”. It got me pondering this phrase, which naturally people would like to pin on Greenpeace. It allows what we’re saying to be discounted. No threat to powerful business interests: the greenies are…
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Renewable Solutions Sidelined Whilst Dirty Coal Is Bankrolled In Budget
From Canberra, Greenpeace head of campaigns Stephen Campbell sends this statement: “We are in the midst of an extreme climate crisis and the Rudd Government’s first budget was an opportunity to show voters that they truly means business on climate change. “Instead they have let Australia down by not delivering the climate solutions that are…
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The day we told the treasurer to stop fueling climate change
We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful, crisp Canberra morning to deliver the “Stop Fueling Climate Change” petition. Seven of us, all rugged up, constructed a wonderful wind-turbine on the steps of treasury which we then proceeded to stuff full of postcards signed by people from all over Australia. Over thirty thousand people have…
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Clean Energy Locked Out Of 2020 Summit
So the political Oscars that was the 2020 summit has come to an end. The issue I had my eye on over the weekend was one close to our hearts here at Greenpeace – climate change. And funnily enough, every time I tuned into the radio over the weekend, all I kept hearing about climate…
