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Perth To Gather For Peaceful Vigil Against Woodside’s Destruction Of Oceans And Climate
Today the Perth community will gather for a peaceful candlelit vigil outside fossil fuel company Woodside’s headquarters to show their concern for vulnerable marine wildlife threatened by Woodside’s Burrup Hub gas expansion. The vigil has been organised by Greenpeace Australia Pacific and the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and is supported by the Wilderness Society,…
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Greenpeace supports writing YES to the Voice
In this blog, our CEO David Ritter explains why Greenpeace wholeheartedly supports writing “Yes” in the upcoming Voice referendum. Australia is home to the oldest continuous culture on earth. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been caring for land and sea Country for millennia. This year, Australians are being asked to vote in a…
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The role of critical minerals in Australia’s clean energy transition
What are critical minerals and why are they important? This blog explores the role of critical minerals mining in Australia’s clean energy transition and highlights some key principles to guide us to minimise potential social and environmental impacts. Australia is one of the world’s largest exporters of critical minerals including lithium, cobalt and manganese, with…
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Woodside Starts Burrup Hub Dredging In Endangered Turtle Habitat
Footage of fossil fuel company Woodside dredging in endangered sea turtle habitat shows the company is a ‘clear and present danger’ to our oceans, says environmental group Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Greenpeace investigators used drones and satellite images to film and photograph Woodside dredging in the Dampier Archipelago, off the Pilbara coast in northern Western Australia.…
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Greenpeace Vows To Fight Woodside’s Dangerous Seismic Blasting
Greenpeace Australia Pacific has vowed to use every means possible to stop Woodside, after the fossil fuel company’s controversial plan for seismic blasting in endangered whale habitat was approved by the offshore regulator NOPSEMA. Woodside plans to seismic blast for up to 80 days off the Pilbara coast to assess gas reserves for its Burrup…
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10 of the Most Stunning Natural Environments on Planet Earth
The natural world is truly awe-inspiring. We’ve rounded up some of the world’s most beautiful natural environments. Documentation of landcover of Southern Papua.|||Photo by Alin Meceanu on Unsplash|Photo by jean wimmerlin on Unsplash|© Paul Hilton / Greenpeace||||© Greenpeace|© Mitja Kobal / Greenpeace There are so many beautiful places all over the globe to celebrate, and…
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Ningaloo Reef is a World Heritage treasure
The whale shark, the world’s biggest fish, is what draws people to UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Marine Park. These gentle giants congregate at Ningaloo, nestled on the Western Australian coastline near Exmouth, between March and August each year, thrilling thousands of visitors and fuelling the area’s booming tourism industry. A Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swims…
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Historic UN Ocean Treaty
New York, 4 March 2023 – A historic UN Ocean Treaty has finally been agreed at the United Nations after almost two decades of negotiations. Greenpeace USA activists and local artist groups take part in an art occupation outside the United Nations in New York, during the resumed IGC5 negotiations. The text will now go…
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Today the UN is due to release its latest climate report. Here’s what you need to know.
Climate report this, 1.5°C warming that. In case you missed it, this week the UN released its latest climate report. And if you didn’t miss it, you’ve probably heard ‘IPCC’ or ‘1.5°C’ floating around. But you wouldn’t be the first person to find it, well, a little confusing to wrap your head around. So let’s…
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Eight steps to turn climate-anxiety into a superpower for positive change for our planet
Yep! Climate anxiety is a real thing! And yep! There are many Australians feeling this way. Flash, Captain America, Deadpool and Spiderman also want to be rainbow warriors. Rainbow Warrior is in Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Greenpeace Brazil and to support the Defend the Amazon Reef campaign. Flash, Capitão América,…