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Meet Your New Webbie For The Pacific Tour
Hello! My name is Mary Ann and I am from the Philippines. As I write this, we are sailing over the big blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean. It has been more than 12 years since I first got involved with Greenpeace. Way back in 1990, I first read about Greenpeace on a register…
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Forget Watergate, We Now Have Cairns'gate
International climate negotiations just got dirty, even if the final stage hasn’t started. Australia and New Zealand’s corrupt and underhanded means of getting their way inside the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) carries the stench of colonialism. It is no secret that in this fora they continue to use their small contributions to our poor countries…
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Espy Heads North To Cairns
After relieving our activists from the Hay Point coal loader, the Esperanza has ended the 3 day blockade of Queensland coal exports and is heading north for Cairns. We’re holding an open boat on Sunday to talk to the public about Rudd’s failure, and about the next steps in the campaign for real action on…
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Esperanza Swaps Shifts With Activists At Blockade
After spending nearly 36 hours hanging like fruitbats, the four Greenpeace activists are preparing to come down from the massive coal loader at Hay Point. The Esperanza has joined the blockade and is moored a stones throw away, with three police boats between it and the wharf. We’re hearing reports from the Pacific Islands Forum…
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Espy Log, Week 5: Vanuatu
The Esperanza is winding up its tour of the Pacific after visiting its last destination – Vanuatu. The last Greenpeace ship to visit the country was the first Rainbow Warrior in the mid-80s. Here’s an update from Emily, aboard the Esperanza. The Pacific Voices ship tour is nearly over – we have finished our last…
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Video: The Ticking Clock In The Arctic
Packed to the brim with scientists, explorers and high-tech gismos, Greenpeace’s ship the Arctic Sunrise has embarked on a three-month mission to chart the impacts of climate change in the Arctic. So far the signs have been worrying. “The veneer of fractured ice over the Arctic Ocean is changing, disintegrating before my eyes,” explains Australian…
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Espy Log, Week 4: Samoa
We’ve just had another update from Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza. The ship is currently touring the Pacific to document efforts in Pacific Island nations to adapt to climate change impacts. This update is from Emily. We’ve been and gone from Samoa, and are now making our way slowly west across the north of Fiji towards…
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Meet Chino, Deckhand Aboard The Esperanza
Chino Uelese is currently aboard Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza, as a deckhand. Kia orana/ Talofa lava, As well as being a deckhand on the Esperanza, my ancestral roots and language have given me a unique role on this ship tour. My mum is part Samoan/ Fijian and my dad originates from Samoa and the Cook…
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Why They're Wearing Sweaters In The Tropics
Seni Nabou is our Political Advisor in the Pacific region. She normally works out of our office in Suva, Fiji, but currently Seni is aboard Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza, for its Pacific “Our Climate, Our Future” ship tour. So far, Seni’s met with Cook Island Government officials as well as residents on the islands. It’s…
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Espy Log, Week 3: Hearing Local Stories
The crew aboard Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza (the Espy), are in their third week touring the Pacific to help send a message to world leaders about climate change impacts in the region. In this latest update, Emily reports on their work with locals in Pukapuka and Nassau. Ki Orana from a sleepy Sunday morning on…