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President Obama must do more
Yesterday afternoon at Georgetown University, President Obama plans to announce a series of "steady, responsible steps" to tackle climate change. It appears that the president will finally begin to make good on his climate promises, but to truly meet his obligation to future generations, this must be the foundation -- not the final act --…
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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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China’s wind power production increased more than coal power did for first time ever in 2012
Amid all the news about coal and pollution problems in China you might have missed this one: According to new statistics from the China Electricity Council, China’s wind power production actually increased more than coal power production for the first time ever in 2012. Original blogpost by Li Shuo, Climate and energy campaigner with Greenpeace…
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Australian coal exports: a climate change boomerang
The Australian continent might be about 4,000 km wide from east to west, but even the far west coast cannot escape the winds of Cyclone Rusty and the alarming impacts of climate change caused by coal mining, such as the planned Galilee Basin project, in the nation's east.
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Pick tigers over coal
Few countries can boast a national animal with the status as India. The tiger, as a symbol of India, is as recognisable as the Taj Mahal and as loved as Mahatma Gandhi. Blogpost by Vinuta Gopal – October 12, 2012 Yet this iconic emblem of India is under threat and perhaps most shockingly, that threat…
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$1000 paid, $100 million to dirty coal saved
Last November, twelve Greenpeace activists were arrested after taking action at the site of the proposed HRL power station at Morwell in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The action was part of a long-running campaign to have a $100 million grant to the proposed HRL brown coal power station cancelled. Today, they had their day in court.…
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Macken Sense: When Communities Say No To Miners
Big mining projects need community approval as well as government licences. It’s a sign of a healthy democracy when politicians respect a community’s social licence, writes Julie Macken Blogpost by Julie Macken, originally posted on newmatilda.com For the last decade the mining industry has successfully argued that the damage done to the environment, to farmland…
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Super trawler threatens coastal communities from Perth to Brisbane
Press release – 6 August, 2012Call for super trawlers to be banned across AustraliaSYDNEY, 6 August 2012: As the Magiris super trawler steams toward Australian waters, Greenpeace has today escalated the issue, calling on the Gillard Government to ban all super trawlers from Australian waters. “This is an opportunity for the Gillard Government to say,…