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Latest fireground photos reveal the cost of Scott Morrison’s climate inaction
SYDNEY, Jan 16 2019 – The scorched earth of the once fertile Snowy Mountains reveals the costly physical impact of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s climate inaction and lack of leadership.The New South Wales megafire, which measures 1.5 million acres, continues to burn on the outskirts of the small town of Tumbarumba in the Snowy…
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International insurance giant blacklists more Australian coal companies amid bushfire crisis
SYDNEY, Jan 14 2019 – With bushfires raging across Australia, Dutch insurance giant Aegon has added Adani and eight other Australian coal companies to its exclusion list as it continues to divest from the dirty power industry. AGL Energy, Origin Energy, New Hope Corp and Whitehaven have been added to the list of 104 coal companies…
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Morrison backs bushfire Royal Commission looking at climate change, then decries the science linking climate and fires
SYDNEY, Jan 10 2019 – Among the familiar voices at 2GB, Scott Morrison has let slip what he truly thinks about the link between climate change and the bushfires, saying that “conflation” of the issues was “disappointing”. [1]“It was only yesterday Scott Morrison was telling a nationally-broadcast press conference that a bushfire Royal Commission should…
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Confirmation of 2019 as hottest, driest year proves climate change has exacerbated Australian bushfire tragedy
SYDNEY, Jan 9, 2019 – The Bureau of Meteorology’s announcement that 2019 was the hottest and driest year on record provides further evidence that climate change has turbocharged the bushfires devastating large parts of Australia.Earlier today the agency revealed that across 2019 temperatures were 1.5 degrees Celsius above average while average rainfalls were also at…
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Bushfire Royal Commission must examine the role of climate change
SYDNEY, Jan 8 2019 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific endorses our brave firefighters’ call for a Royal Commission into this summer’s deadly bushfires but warns that any credible examination of the tragedy must analyse the role of climate change.Earlier today the Fire Brigade Employees Union (NSW), the United Firefighters Unions of Queensland, South Australia and Western…
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Statement on Angus Taylor attending coal mine reopening during bushfire emergency
With regards to Angus Taylor’s visit to the Tahmoor coal mine this morning, Jamie Hanson, Head of Campaigns at Greenpeace Australia Pacific said:“Across the country, hundreds of people’s lives have been changed forever by these fires, in some of the most tragic possible circumstances. “The Morrison government’s misreading of the mood remains astonishing. We are…
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WIN: Asahi and Lion beer breweries commit to 100% renewable power!
Things have been tough in 2019. Bushfires continue to rage. Sydney and other parts of the country are covered in a toxic haze. But there has also been some good. You might not have noticed it, but you have had a win! | Things have been tough in the late part of 2019. Bushfires continue to rage.…
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Toxic air pollution set to soar as maps indicate fires in two coal mines
SYDNEY, 19 December – The Greater Sydney region is in serious danger of extremely toxic air pollution as crisis fire maps now place “burned areas” over two highly flammable coal mines this afternoon.The Gosper’s Mountain mega-fire has been approaching the Springvale coal mine for several days with current maps indicating fire completely surrounding it, and…
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Equinor will never have Australia’s approval to drill the Great Australian Bight and should abandon its plans
SYDNEY, 18 December – The Australian national oil and petroleum safety regulator has today approved Norwegian oil giant Equinor’s plans to drill for oil in the extremely rough and deep waters of the Great Australian Bight, smack in the middle of a critical whale nursery.Today’s approval of Equinor’s environment plan for exploratory petroleum drilling in…
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Statement on bushfires close to Springvale coal mine and Mt Piper coal power station
With regards to the bushfires nearing the Springvale coal mine and Mt Piper coal power station, the following comments are attributable to Jamie Hanson, Head of Campaigns at Greenpeace Australia Pacific.Overnight, the fire came dangerously close to Springvale coal mine and Mt Piper coal power station. If either of these catch fire they will likely…
