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The Rainbow Warrior returns to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
This year, the Rainbow Warrior sailed back to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, forty years after answering a call for help from the people of Rongelap, a community displaced by the fallout of U.S. nuclear testing. In 1985, when their pleas for relocation were ignored by those whose job it was to help, they…
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50 years of campaigning for a world free from war and nuclear weapons
Greenpeace was founded in 1971 by a group of brave activists opposing a US nuclear weapons test on Amchitka Island, Alaska. Since then, Greenpeace has become a global leader in campaigns against the dumping of nuclear waste into our planet’s oceans, documenting these environmental crimes for the world to see.
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Maxine Godley
In 1985, the shock of the sinking of the Greenpeace flagship 'Rainbow Warrior' in Auckland, with loss of life. The ship was proceeding to protest more Mururoa nuclear testing. But I watched and I learned, "You can't sink a rainbow."
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A defining moment in history: 40 years ago the Marshall Islands fought to protect their future… and defied the US
In May 1985, Greenpeace took on a mission unlike anything they had done before - to mass relocate the people of Rongelap atoll in the Marshall Islands, whose ancestral home was no longer safe as a result of the US government’s nuclear testing in the region.
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Election Week: The Good, The OK and The Ugly
The Election is finally here. So is our simple, cut-through overview of where different candidates stack up on Climate and Nature.
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Toxic threat: New Greenpeace report outlines unacceptable risk of nuclear waste in Australia
SYDNEY, Thursday 24 April 2025 — A new report from Greenpeace Australia Pacific has shown the Coalition’s nuclear plan could produce 14 billion Coke cans’ worth of radioactive waste a…
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Greenpeace activists crash Coalition launch event to say: Don’t Risk Dutton’s Nuclear
SYDNEY, Sunday 13 April 2025 – Greenpeace activists have staged a ‘hazard cleanup’ at the Coalition’s election campaign launch at Liverpool Catholic Club in Western Sydney to send a clear…
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Don’t Risk Duttons Nuclear: A Dangerous Step Backwards for Australia
Peter Dutton and the Federal Coalition have proposed a shift in Australia’s energy future - one that involves nuclear reactors. This plan will cost billions, is a risk to the environment, human health and a diversion from the much-needed investment in renewable energy.
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Coalition’s rubbery gas numbers can’t conceal disastrous energy plan
SYDNEY, Wednesday 9 April 2025 – In response to the Coalition’s newly released gas policy modelling, Joe Rafalowicz, Head of Climate and Energy at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, said:
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‘An absolute dud’: Peter Dutton’s energy plan a fail for family budgets, our kids’ future, and our environment
MELBOURNE, Thursday 27 March 2025 — Responding to Peter Dutton’s gas policy, announced tonight in his Budget Reply speech, Joe Rafalowicz, Head of Climate and Energy at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, said: