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The Locavore Journey: A Guide to Sustainable Living
Today, most people have one thing on their mind: where can I get what I’m looking for in the quickest way possible? From instant messaging to same day shipping, it would seem as though we’ve acquired a need for speed. So would slowing down in this fast paced world seem counter intuitive? Pumpkins, squash flowers,…
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The beginning of the end for nuclear weapons
"I have been waiting for this day for seven decades and I am overjoyed that it has finally arrived,” said Setsuko Thurlow, a Hiroshima survivor, back in July when a new treaty banning nuclear weapons was agreed at the United Nations in New York. “This is the beginning of the end of nuclear weapons.”
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Poll on Australians’ attitudes towards nuclear weapons
ReachTEL conducted a survey of 1,669 residents across Australia on behalf of Greenpeace Australia Pacific. The survey on Australian’s attitudes towards nuclear weapons was conducted during the night of 13 September 2017. Topline results: 73% of Australians support a ban on nuclear weapons. 70% of people in Julie Bishop’s electorate of Curtin want Australia to…
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Chevron’s Amazon Chernobyl Case moves to Canada
After perpetrating what is probably the worst oil-related catastrophe on Earth – a 20,000 hectare death zone in Ecuador, known as the “Amazon Chernobyl” – the Chevron Corporation has spent two decades and over a billion dollars trying to avoid responsibility. In 2011, Indigenous and peasant villagers won an $9.5-billion compensation judgement in Ecuador. Chevron,…
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How the Arctic keeps our world healthy
A quick Google image search of the Arctic produces breathtaking photos of one of the most impressive triumphs by Mother Earth – larger than life glaciers, northern light displays, pristine wildlife and water so clear it reflects it all. Photo by Pedro Armestre / Greenpeace. But the Arctic is more than just a stunning feat of nature –…
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Climate change is happening today. Record struck in Sydney
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that today is the hottest early September day in 159 years of records. The record has not just been broken, it has been broken by a full 1.6 degrees Celsius. Bushfires are raging across the state, and while thankfully nobody has yet lost their lives, emergency services are stretched,…
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PwC in bed with the Minerals Council of Australia
What do a carbon neutral certified company and a bunch of coal-loving climate change deniers have in common? As it turns out, much more than you’d expect! Pyjama-clad Greenpeace activists representing Pricewaterhouse Coopers Australia (PwC) and the Minerals Council have cosied up in a bed at the consulting firm’s Sydney office to highlight the awkward…
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Oil companies’ plans to drill near the Amazon Reef are in big trouble
BP and Total have suffered a massive setback in their plans to drill for oil near the Amazon Reef. The companies’ joint application for a drilling permit is in crisis, after the Brazilian government rejected their environmental impact study. BP and Total have suffered a massive setback in their plans to drill for oil near the Amazon…
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Hurricane Harvey: How Climate Change Kills
Hurricane Harvey is a reminder of the cost we pay for climate denial and inaction, Ryan Schleeter writes. With rain expected to continue falling through this Friday, what we already know about Hurricane Harvey paints a devastating picture. Hurricane Harvey is a reminder of the cost we pay for climate denial and inaction, Ryan Schleeter writes. With…
