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Greenpeace: Turnbull’s preposterous coal dogma smashed by record heat
Press release – 18 January, 2017Sydney, 19 January 2016: Responding to the finding that 2016 was the hottest on record, Greenpeace climate and energy campaigner, Nikola Casule, said:“Earlier this week, Prime Minister Turnbull claimed that his support for coal was ‘pragmatic and practical’. He said opposition to the fossil fuels that drive climate change was…
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Greenpeace ‘Horrified at random killing of marine life’ and call for non-lethal alternatives to shark nets to protect swimmers
Press release – 16 January, 2017Sydney, 17 January 2017: Greenpeace Australia Pacific says new figures on marine life killed by nets through the NSW shark meshing programme are horrifying and show the need for non-lethal options, which could prove more effective at protecting swimmers.“There is no conclusive evidence that nets are effective at preventing human-shark…
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Greenpeace: Asian air pollution crises partly fuelled by Australian coal
Press release – 12 January, 2017Hong Kong, 13 January 2017 – Approximately 50,000 lives a year could saved by 2030 if no new coal-fired power plants are built in Southeast Asia, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, according to a groundbreaking peer reviewed study from researchers at Harvard University and Greenpeace International. Australia is the world’s…
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Amazon still lags behind Apple, Google in Greenpeace renewable energy report
Press release – 10 January, 2017Apple, Google, Facebook, and newcomer Switch are taking some of the greatest strides towards 100% renewable energy, while companies such as Netflix, Amazon Web Services, and Samsung are lagging. The findings in Greenpeace USA’s report, Clicking Clean: Who is Winning the Race to Build a Green Internet? outlines the energy…
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Greenpeace: Turnbull should emulate Obama, Trudeau after BP exit
Press release – 21 December, 2016Sydney, 22 December: Greenpeace has called on Malcolm Turnbull to show leadership and stop Great Australian Bight oil drilling following BP’s final withdrawal of its bid and US and Canadian decisions yesterday to end Arctic oil drilling.BP’s announcement on 21 December that it had withdrawn its environment plan came the…
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Carmichael rail loan an abuse of taxpayer’s money, finds Greenpeace report
Press release – 20 December, 2016Sydney, 21 December: A $1bn government loan to build the Carmichael Rail Project in Queensland is against the public interest and cannot proceed, says a Greenpeace Australia Pacific report released today.Media reports that companies associated with the Carmichael coal mine project are accused of money laundering, corruption and financial crimes…
