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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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Looking for Griffin
We set off at 7am, a little after sunrise. The waters were surprisingly calm – unlike my stomach, which was churning with excitement. We were looking for something no one had seen for a decade: a massive riser turret mooring, the size of an apartment block. For 25 years, it had been used to exploit…
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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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“Woodside, Don’t Be A Tosser”: Greenpeace Activists Occupy Woodside’s Toxic Oil Tower
Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists have climbed and documented a toxic, discarded oil tower owned by fossil fuel company Woodside Energy. The activists, who are calling on Woodside to stop polluting Western Australia’s oceans, dropped a banner reading: “Woodside, Don’t Be a Tosser.” Two climbers scaled Woodside’s Nganhurra Riser Turret Mooring, an 83 metre long, 2452…
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Greenpeace and the end of whaling in Albany
The end of whaling in Albany marked a turning point in the fight to protect whales from extinction. In the 1970s, the greatest threat to whales was whaling. Now the greatest threat comes from fossil fuel companies like Woodside who are driving dangerous climate change. 1977 protests outside the last whaling station in Australia in…
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Woodside’s Sinking Toxic Oil Tower
Woodside, Australia’s biggest gas company, has a big problem that it’s trying to hide, and they’re looking to hide it in one of our most precious ocean environments. We recently uncovered that Woodside has dumped a rusty, dilapidated oil tower near UNESCO World Heritage listed Ningaloo reef off the West Australian coast – and it’s…
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Pygmy blue whales: Six fascinating facts about Australia’s smallest big whale
You’ve heard of the largest animal on the planet, the blue whale, but what about its smaller cousin? Aerial shots of Pygmy blue whales off Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia.|Feeding Pygmy blue whale off Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia.|Greenpeace volunteer holds a banner in 1000m deep water in Gascoyne Marine Park. Taken on a Greenpeace boat tour…
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Greenpeace Calls For Australian Whale Protection This World Whale Day
Australia must take urgent action to protect marine life this World Whale Day, as gas goliath Woodside Energy prepares to launch a large-scale assault of seismic blasting in Western Australia, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Australia must take urgent action to protect marine life this World Whale Day, as gas goliath Woodside Energy prepares to launch…
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Santos Dolphin Death Claims Must Trigger Investigation
Claims that gas company Santos covered up the extent of an oil spill that caused dolphin deaths are extremely concerning and warrant immediate investigation, says Greenpeace Australia Pacific. The claims, made by a whistleblower employed by Santos at the time of the dolphin death incident, were tabled by independent Senator David Pocock in Parliament today.
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REPORT: Blasting our Ocean: Woodside’s Dangerous Seismic Plan
Woodside Energy aims to start risky seismic surveying for its Scarborough gas project. The process uses underwater airguns to blast powerful sound waves towards the seabed to assess fossil fuel…