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Six reasons electric cars are transforming the automobile industry
Electric cars aren’t just cool, they’re really good for our environment. Electric cars get plenty of lip service, but for all the talk, a lot of people still know relatively little about these eco-friendly vehicles. They are a surprisingly smooth ride, produce low levels of emissions and recharge themselves in traffic jams. Let’s explore some…
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Holding the Palm Oil Industry Accountable
Greenpeace’s new Palm Oil Alert investigates and exposes the companies destroying the world’s rainforests for profit.
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What’s going on with our democracy?
Unpacking the democracy attack laws Turnbull’s trying to make it harder for people like you and organisations like Greenpeace to speak out for the things we all care about, like our oceans and the Great Barrier Reef, and is doing so by imposing strict laws about how not-for-profits operate. Supporters of the Protestwelle (Protest Wave)…
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Join Pacific Island Represent!
Join Pacific Island Represent, the Greenpeace Pacific activist network!
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Your check in details
Thousands of people are ‘checking in’ to keep watch over the Antarctic Gentoo penguins at Arturo Prat Station, Discovery Bay, in the Antarctic. An international Greenpeace team is on an expedition in the Antarctic to document the Antarctic’s unique wildlife and to protest peacefully in order to strengthen the proposal to create the largest protected…
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Tiny organisms, massive impact
Professor Rick Cavicchioli The lifeforms in the ocean that don’t appear on conservation websites are microorganisms – the ‘unseen majority’… Photo of the sea ice showing the brown phytoplankton| The lifeforms in the ocean that don’t appear on conservation websites are microorganisms – the ‘unseen majority’. Despite being invisible to the naked eye, they represent…
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Your Ocean Stories
We asked you to tell us what the ocean means to you, and why you care about protecting precious marine environments like the Great Australian Bight. Here are just a few of the beautiful stories that you shared. The Twelve Apostles at sunset|Cuttlefish (Rossia glaucopis) Trondheimfjord, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway. Tintenfisch. Zwischen den Veraestelungen der…
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Six apps for the tech-savvy activist
Logging in Białowieża forest. An image on a mobile phone shows how the forest in the background looked before logging.||||||||| Knowing where to start when it comes to doing your bit for the planet, can be tricky. But there are heaps of resources out there that can help you be a champion for all things…
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What does the Australian ocean mean to you?
By Max MacBride The beautiful Australian coastline of the Great Australian Bight means so many different things to different people: majestic southern right whales, endangered Australian sea lions and some of the most unique marine life on Earth. What do our oceans mean to you? | That’s why we’re inviting you to share your personal…
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Changing of the guard: what the SA election means for Port Augusta
By Martin Zavan While the future of renewable energy in SA now appears far less certain, the election result could be good for Port Augusta, given the Liberal Party’s commitment to remediating the defunct coal-fired power plant near their town. I’m sure you saw the news over the weekend. Labor has been ousted from power…
