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Creative forces behind environmentalism, lit by the Mediterranean sun
Blogpost by Arin de Hoog – June 21, 2013 Cannes and Greenpeace; not normally two things you’d link together. This year, however, Greenpeace made its presence known as the Southern French town glitzed and glamoured its way through summer film and media festivals. Greenpeace wasn’t there to rappel down the side of the Palais…
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Brazil: “The people finally woke up – and will no longer turn back to sleep”
Bernardo Camara Thousands in Brazil have taken to the streets. Online, people are sharing emotions, images and memories of a day that has already become history in the country. “The people finally woke up” – and will no longer turn back to sleep. This phrase heard from the four corners of Brazil on Monday…
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The climate change guilt trip
The battle against global warming should not be about judging people’s every choice. Originally posted on Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2013 A friend recently returned from a camping trip in the Sierra Nevada. His eyes shone as he described the opalescent sky, the vitality of wildlife in spring and the fun he’d had playing…
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The Making of #WheresBarry
The decision to make ‘Cash for Containers’ a national scheme in Australia is so close. In fact the decision will come down to one man, NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell. So, on a cold, dark morning in Northern Sydney we decided to personally take our Coca-Cola ad that got banned by national TV Channels to Barry…
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The last tree or the final straw?
Born in 1965 and hailing from South Africa, Kumi Naidoo has been Greenpeace’s International Executive Director since November 2009. Our office in Istanbul has been under siege. It is in the heart Taksim, an area in which a brutal police clampdown has been trying to end the peaceful protest over the planned destruction of the…
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Hi Choke, nice try!
Poor Coke. Their PR team must be having a hard time of late – but to be honest, they brought it on themselves.
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Call Off The Zombies!
I don’t know much about zombies. What I do know has been taught to me by my thirteen-year-old son: one of the first rules is don’t ever turn your back on them if you’re not sure they’re dead.
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Open letter to the managing director of Coca-Cola Amatil
Does Coca-cola have a secret agenda against seabirds? David Ritter writes to the company to find out. Originally posted on ABC Environment, 11 April 2013 Mr Terry Davis Managing Director Coca-Cola Amatil North Sydney Dear Mr Davis – may I call you Terry? This is Australia, after all. Okay, so I know what you…
