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Greenpeace Supporter Profile
Greenpeace Australia Pacific can’t be involved in every local environmental issue. But we love to encourage our courageous supporters who are doing important local work. Below is an interview with Neil Marriott who describes one such situation. What first agitated you to care about environmental issues? My father loved the bush and I helped…
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Climate change doubled the likelihood of the New South Wales heatwave
The heatwave that engulfed southeastern Australia at the end of last week has seen heat records continue to tumble like Jenga blocks. On Saturday February 11, as New South Wales suffered through the heatwave’s peak, temperatures soared to 47 °C in Richmond, 50km northwest of Sydney, while 87 fires raged across the state amid catastrophic…
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It’s Time for Solidarity, Love and Hope
This Friday, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, after a year when, around the world, the politics of hate, fear and division too often blossomed. The weekend of Trump’s inauguration, Greenpeace will join with allies and supporters to participate in movements across the globe sending a loud,…
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Greenpeace welcomes ban on plastic bags in Queensland
Press release – 24 November, 2016Sydney, 25 November 2016 – Responding to the Queensland state government’s ban on single-use plastic bags from 2018, Greenpeace campaigner Samantha Wockner said:“Queenslanders use more than 2.2m plastic bags every day for an average of just 12 minutes each, but the damage they cause in the environment can last for…
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Farting away our future
Cows burp. Cows fart. And a lot of cows create a lot of… emanations. A lot of those farts and burps are methane gas, and methane is a massive contributor to climate change. Because it’s more efficient at absorbing heat, it’s 20-25 times worse per unit than carbon dioxide. So cow farts are serious. Trust…
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Plastic bag monster terrorises turtle in Martin Place as environmentalists call for NSW to ban plastic bags
Press release – 6 September, 2016Sydney, 7 September 2016 – Environmental campaigners staged an elaborate battle between a turtle and a plastic-bag monster in Martin Square this morning to highlight the dangers of plastic pollution. The battle took place ahead of the delivery of a petition of more than 20,000 signatures asking the state’s environment…
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New government. Same fight. Saving the Reef from coal.
Monday afternoon the text came through: the Federal Court had upheld the Abbott Government’s environmental approval for the massive Carmichael mine. The court challenge, brought by our friends at the Australian Conservation Foundation, was defeated. It’s times like this when our movement can be at its best. Within hours, snap rallies were called and preparations…
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6 amazing plastic bans from around the world
Good news! Plastic bans across the world have been hitting the headlines lately. From the US to India and Morocco, governing bodies are taking control of the plastic pollution problem, bringing in either complete bans on plastic, or bans on specific forms like polystyrene. By Fiona Nicholls 1. Karnataka, India In March this year, the…
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Plastic pollution: five easy tips to reduce how much plastic you use
Plastic is ubiquitous. It’s in our clothing, our shoes, our phone, our furniture. We store food in it, we eat and drink from it, we sit on it, we brush our teeth with it. It comes in all colours, shapes and sizes. The reason plastic is ever-present? It’s cheap, it’s convenient, and it lasts. But plastic…
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What just happened to electricity prices in South Australia? 6 things you need to know
In case you haven’t heard, power prices had a brief but sizeable jump in South Australia over the last few weeks. There has been a lot of heated, and often misleading, commentary this week about what happened and why – some of which has blamed the state’s high level of renewable energy. Here are the…