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AGL, it’s time to quit coal — the survival of our ecosystems and wildlife depend on it.
By Olivia Nankivell AGL Energy’s Loy Yang A coal-burning power station|A rescued koala on a tree. Australia’s ecosystems and precious wildlife are facing the existential threat from climate change due to the coal-burning activities of major polluters, like AGL. Recently, the findings of a major research paper revealed that 19 of Australia’s iconic ecosystems are…
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New report: leaders and laggards in the telco renewables race revealed
Telecommunications giant Telstra has come out on top in a new ranking by Greenpeace Australia Pacific that reveals which Australian telcos, data centres and tech companies are streaming ahead in the race to renewables, and which are still on dial-up.The fact-sheet, Solar streaming: who’s leading the telco, tech and IT race to renewables? found that…
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Freedom of expression wins the day: Greenpeace triumphs over AGL in landmark court ruling
Environmental charity Greenpeace Australia Pacific has triumphed over AGL Energy in a landmark intellectual property judgement in the Federal Court today.
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Yass, Woolworths! Power purchase shows supermarket is a big fan of wind
A major renewable energy power purchase from supermarket giant Woolworths Group, that will see around thirty percent of the company’s New South Wales energy needs sourced from a wind farm near Yass, has been welcomed by Greenpeace Australia Pacific.Woolworths, Australia’s biggest supermarket chain and one of the country’s top electricity users, has announced that it…
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Taking a stand against Australia’s biggest climate polluter in the Federal Court
By Olivia Nankivell Glenn Walker, Katrina Bullock, Rebecca Gilsenan and David Ritter with Greenpeace Australia activists.|AGL Energy’s Loy Yang A coal-burning power station It was a big day for climate action, folks! Yesterday, on the 2nd of June, the AGL v Greenpeace court case commenced in the Federal Court in Sydney. AGL alleged intellectual property…
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AGL alleges intellectual property infringement against Greenpeace
It was a big day for climate action, folks! Yesterday, on the 2nd of June, the AGL v Greenpeace court case commenced in the Federal Court in Sydney.
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Greenpeace defends AGL lawsuit by relying on freedom of speech safeguards
Greenpeace Australia Pacific faced down coal company AGL Energy in the Federal Court yesterday in a landmark intellectual property case which saw Greenpeace rely on the freedom of speech safeguard in the Copyright Act known as “fair dealing”.AGL alleges that Greenpeace breached its intellectual property rights by using versions of the AGL logo in a…
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Media briefing: AGL v. Greenpeace Australia Pacific
Greenpeace Australia Pacific and AGL will face off in the Federal Court in Sydney on 2 June 2021 in a landmark case that could determine the ability of charities, comedians and others, to use corporate logos for the purpose of satire, parody and criticism.
