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Greenpeace calls for action against coal company for poor environmental assessment

Press release – 17 April, 2013Mackay, Queensland- 18 April 2013: Greenpeace is calling on Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, to suspend his approval of Hancock Coal’s T3 coal terminal at Abbot Point while a federal investigation into the environmental assessment of it is underway.Greenpeace has spent the last two days documenting the three sites most…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific
April 16, 2013
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Greenpeace salutes tourism reef guardians as Rainbow Warrior sails into Airlie Beach

Press release – 16 April, 2013Wednesday April 17, Airlie Beach: The Rainbow Warrior sailed into the "heart of the reef" in Airlie Beach today where the captain spoke with tourism representatives about protecting the Great Barrier Reef."Eco-tourism operators on the Great Barrier Reef play an important role in caring for this natural wonder," said Greenpeace…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific
April 15, 2013
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Brisbane and beyond: the Rainbow Warrior tours Australia to #SaveTheReef

When the Rainbow Warrior docked at Portside Wharf last week, the crew and I were thrilled to see dozens of locals and journalists ready and waiting for her to dock. Then the following day, we were blown away during our Rainbow Warrior Open Day. More than 2000 people came on down to get on board…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific
April 9, 2013
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Michael Caton and Katie Noonan to visit Rainbow Warrior in Melbourne

Press release – 13 March, 2013Katie Noonan to play live set during open day in support of ‘Save the Reef’ campaign14 March, 2013 : At 12pm this Saturday afternoon, singer-songwriter Katie Noonan will be taking time out from her dates at Melbourne Arts Centre’s Famous Spiegeltent to perform a 45-minute set with her band in…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific
March 12, 2013
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Saving the Reef from coal number one priority for the new Rainbow Warrior

Press release – 13 March, 2013Wednesday 13 March, Melbourne: The new state-of-the-art Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior sailed into Port Phillip Bay this morning, marking the start of a six-week tour. The iconic vessel is in Australia to join the campaign to save the Great Barrier Reef from the reckless expansion of the coal industry.“The Rainbow Warrior…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific
March 12, 2013
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New Rainbow Warrior tours Australia to save the Great Barrier Reef

Press release – 27 February, 2013Thursday 28 February 2013: Over the next two months, Australia will host one of the world’s iconic ships, the new Rainbow Warrior. This extraordinary ship was funded entirely by donations from Australia and around the world. She will arrive in Melbourne on March 13 to begin a six-week tour of…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific
February 26, 2013
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Greenpeace escalates Reef campaign with Rainbow Warrior

Press release – 12 February, 2013Wednesday 13 Feb, 2013, Brisbane: Greenpeace has announced it is stepping up its campaign against industrial development along the Great Barrier Reef coast with the new Rainbow Warrior touring Queensland for four weeks in April."Allowing shale oil is just the latest step in the Newman Government’s sorry record of fast…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific
February 11, 2013
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Rocking for the Environment

While browsing the Greenpeace photo archive today marveling at the organization’s rich history, I came across a few photos that I think you will dig. Blogpost by Dan Schreiber For those of you unaware of our history, it all started when the US government decided to start testing nuclear weapons on an island called Amchitka…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific
September 6, 2012
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Towards an Environment of (Gender) Balance

I was recently humbled to accept an invitation from UN Women Executive Director, Michelle Bachelet, to join her Global Civil Society Advisory Group. In reflecting on the appointment, I’d like to call to your attention the passionate environmentalist and politician Wangari Mathaai. Blog by Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International It’s almost a year since Wangari’s passing;…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific
June 20, 2012
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Victory for the oceans and freedom of speech in Taiwan

Blogpost by YuFen Kao, Greenpeace East Asia I began working for Greenpeace East Asia nearly two years ago, because I always wanted to work on environmental issues and to focus on increasing attention on global issues here in Taiwan. Since I’ve joined Greenpeace, I’ve been focused on changing minds and oceans policy here in Taiwan,…

Greenpeace Australia Pacific
February 13, 2012