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Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists install giant pipeline in Citibank’s Australian headquarters
SYDNEY, July 10, 2018 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists have installed a life-sized pipeline in the Sydney headquarters of multinational lender Citigroup to protest the organisation’s funding of controversial tar sands pipelines. Citi is among 12 global banks identified by Greenpeace which continue to have ties to toxic tar sands pipeline projects and pipeline companies like…
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Pacific Island Represent activists in Fiji ‘flood’ beach to protest Citibank’s funding of deadly tar sands pipelines in Canada
SUVA, July 7, 2018 – More than 50 Pacific Island Represent activists have staged a spectacular demonstration in the Fijian capital that saw black tee shirt-clad protesters swarm across shores and into the ocean to replicate an oil spill.Citi is among 12 global banks identified by Greenpeace which continue to have ties to toxic tar…
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Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists deliver pipe to Citibank branch and call on lender to cut ties with deadly oil pipelines
SYDNEY, July 6, 2018 – Dozens of Greenpeace activists have staged a peaceful protest at a Citibank branch in Sydney’s CBD, calling on the global lender to cut its ties with Canadian tar sands pipeline projects that threaten Indigenous rights, water and marine life.Citi is among 12 global banks identified by Greenpeace which continue to…
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Bight Mayor Nightmare for Equinor as ninth council moves to oppose drilling
June 14, 2018: Plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight have beens struck another blow with yet another council moving to declare against oil exploration in the region.Last night Port Adelaide council successfully moved a motion to oppose any drilling in the Bight, currently proposed by Norwegian oil giant Equinor, which poses…
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Global protests push Samsung to commit to 100% renewable energy
Seoul, 14 June 2018 – Samsung Electronics officially announced today its plan to commit to 100% renewable energy in the United States, Europe and China by 2020. This major commitment – the first by an electronics manufacturing company in Asia – comes after months of campaigning and global protests calling on Samsung to urgently set…
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Greenpeace CEO’s New Book Reveals Deadly Consequences of Coal
June 13, 2018: Author and Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO, David Ritter, has launched a scathing attack on the Australian coal industry, highlighting the substance’s deadly consequences in a new book published this week.One of the stories told by Ritter is that of pop singer Lynn Barnett who died alone in her apartment during Sydney’s worst…
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Greenpeace activists take part in national day of action on plastic packaging
June 10, 2018: Activists across the country have stickered the worst examples of unnecessary packaging in Coles and Woolworths stores after the companies said they would try to take action to reduce plastics, particularly wrapping on fresh produce.More than 100 activists entered supermarkets in Victoria, NSW, South Australia, and Western Australia to place stickers on…
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Bipartisan attack on democracy fails to protect whistleblowers, protesters
June 8, 2017: New legislation will cripple the ability of ordinary people to protest and fails to protect whistleblowers despite 60 recommendations by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.The recommendations were an attempt to mitigate the concerns of journalists and not-for-profits ahead of expected bipartisan support of the bill by the Labor Party…
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Equinor request to extend Bight deadline should be rejected because safe drilling is a fairy tale
May 24, 2018: Norwegian oil giant Equinor’s request for an extension on its Great Australian Bight drilling program has led Greenpeace to call on the Australian Government to reject the request and cancel the company’s permit as it is clearly impossible for fossil fuel companies to operate in this extreme environment safely.“There’s no way to…
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It’s official: Nothing will stop Liddell from closing, the age of coal is dead
May 21, 2018: AGL’s decision to close the decrepit Liddell power plant shows the business community recognise the age of coal is at an end and must serve as a lesson for Australian governments.AGL CEO, Andrew Vesey, has today refused an offer by Alinta Energy Pty Limited to acquire the Liddell Power Station, resisting pressure…
