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Our Hope Is Our Community
We received another reminder today of the passion, enthusiasm and spirit that we will all need to overcome political barriers to change, as separate community demonstrations in Victoria and Queensland protested the madness and immorality that is export coal. In Melbourne, several hundred people put off their lunch break to converge at Victorian Parliament House,…
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Your Chance To Oppose NSW Coal Expansion
With everything that we know about climate change, it is hard to believe that Australia is still proposing to build polluting coal power stations. The good news is you have a chance to lodge your opposition. The NSW Rees Government has recently announced plans to build two new massive power stations, one in the Hunter…
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Community Protest This Weekend
Sydneysiders, hope you’ve already got this weekend’s climate camp in Helensburgh factored into your weekend plans. It’s going to be a momentous weekend. Already Peabody Coal has announced “no trucks or trains would operate to or from the mine on Sunday, the expected day of the march”. Climate camp hasn’t even started and it’s already…
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Join the community coal protest Sun 11 Oct
On Sunday October 11th, the Australian community will again voice its opposition to the coal industry, in the next of a series of protests at coal infrastructure around the country. This time the protest is in Helensburgh, south of Sydney, at Australia’s oldest coal mine. Despite the fact that coal is Australia’s biggest contributor to…
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Dates For Climate Action Across Australia
Community opposition to the coal industry is stepping up, with more and more people outraged that Kevin Rudd is choosing coal over a safe climate. In September and October, communities are voicing their frustration in a series of community protests at coal infrastructure around the country. People from all walks of life will gather at…
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Win Double Pass To "The Cove"
Filmmaker Louie Psihoyos, former on-set dolphin trainer for Flipper and an elite team of activists team up to uncover a dark secret in what otherwise looks like the dolphin-friendly town of Taijii in Japan. What they discover is both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health. Award-winning documentary, The Cove,…
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Climate Politics At The Pacific Islands Forum
While Greenpeace are taking direct action to highlight the conflict between Australia’s ever expanding coal exports and the future of our Pacific neighbours, leaders from across the region are meeting in Cairns today for the Pacific Island Forum. In recent years the agenda has been dominated by issues of regional stability including the intervention in…
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Politics Of Climate At The Pacific Island Forum
With Pacific leaders increasingly outspoken about the need for developed countries like Australia to make deep cuts in Greenhouse emissions, Kevin Rudd is under increasing pressure during the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) today. Yesterday, leaders of the ‘Small Island States’ had their meeting before todays PIF leaders meeting in Cairns. They are calling for rich…
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And The Winner Is …
On 31 July, we announced the winner of the inaugural 2009 Greenpeace Design Awards – Sam Dickson. Here’s an interview with the designer 1. How did you come about the idea for your entry to the awards – can you explain the process step by step? This is always a tough question for me to…