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Santos’ aggressive tactics against environmental defenders are more proof that polluters should pay, not people
Santos has pursued the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) for its legal costs after the EDO sued the fossil fuel giant on behalf of Tiwi Islanders in 2022. This week, EDO agreed to pay a whopping $9 million.
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Santos’ aggressive legal tactics designed to silence public interest groups
SYDNEY, Wednesday 9 October 2024 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has today warned about the growth of US-style corporate legal tactics aimed at silencing public interest groups.
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The Energy Transfer SLAPP Lawsuit, and Why It Matters
Big Oil companies like Energy Transfer and corporate polluters all around the world have a new weapon they are using to silence anyone advocating for a just, green, and peaceful future: SLAPP lawsuits. In recent years, these Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) have been wielded by corporations attempting to suppress free speech and limit people…
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Perth Community Blasts Woodside’s Seismic Blasting At Peaceful Vigil
Hundreds of people have gathered at Woodside’s headquarters in Perth to peacefully oppose the fossil fuel giant seismic blasting in Western Australian waters. About 250 people from the community and environmental groups turned out in Perth to voice their concern for Western Australia’s ocean and marine life at risk from Woodside’s work on its Burrup…
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How corporate SLAPP lawsuits endanger our rights and the planet
Hope creates the conditions for climate action. And climate action nurtures hope. Just as hope and action have a reinforcing relationship, so do fear and silence.
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Toyota’s Appeal On Dodgy Diesels Denied
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed a Full Court decision yesterday, which largely knocked back Toyota’s appeal against compensation payouts for defective filters. Greenpeace campaigner Joe Rafalowicz said the appeal showed how far Toyota would go to avoid responsibility for its dodgy diesels. “This case is one more in a long line of dodgy behaviour from…
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Coal and gas companies should pay for the climate damage they fuel, like current east coast flood disaster: Greenpeace
SYDNEY, March 4 2022 – Coal and gas companies that are driving the climate crisis should bear the costs of extreme weather events like the floods currently devastating the east coast rather than communities on the frontlines, Greenpeace Australia Pacific says.Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt will today unveil a policy to double the current $1000…
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Australian net-zero deal: government plans to expand coal, gas use and exports
SYDNEY, Oct 26 2021 – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s pledge that net zero emissions will not lead to a decrease in the use or trade of coal and gas reveals that his government has no plans to change its role as a key blocker of global climate progress, Greenpeace Australia Pacific said.Today the Australian…
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Morrison Government’s net zero “plan” is to let others do the hard work on emissions
The Federal Government’s climate plan announced today is based on repackaged state commitments, fantasy, and unverified projections, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. At the eleventh hour before COP26, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has produced a plan that does not commit to a stronger 2030 target, rejects phasing out coal, oil or gas, and relies on projected…
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Report: Global Warning: the threat to climate defenders in Australia
COP26 reinforced that the Australian Government is dragging its feet on climate action. Strong democratic systems and climate advocacy are now more important than ever. A new report by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, the Human Rights Law Centre and the Environmental Defenders Office documents the importance of climate activism in Australia, maps the systemic repression faced…