Advert placed by APP subsidiary Solaris in Australian newspapers (via Mumbrella)
One of Asia Pulp and Paper's
Australian companies has been caught in an embarrassing PR incident, in which
clumsy personal attacks on Greenpeace campaigners and others have been traced
back to its staff.
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10 August 2009 at 3:45pm -
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Last week saw some high-flying direct action from our Australia Pacific colleagues. Coal export facilities in Queensland were occupied for days by climbers hanging like fruit bats from the rigging, and our ship the Esperanza was on hand to help enforce the blockade.
Meanwhile, politicians from Pacific nations were in Cairns to debate strategies for tackling climate change - but the outcome of their meeting was anything but positive.
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11 July 2008 at 4:07pm -
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Brave
activists from Greenpeace Australia
climbed
Queensland's
Swanbank B coal-fired power station smokestack and unfurled an "Energy [R]evolution" banner. Temperatures
have dropped to two degrees Celsius as they plan on spending the night on top
in protest against the Australian government's push for coal. Follow the latest
here and whether
you're an aussie or not, sign the petition for
a renewable energy future for Australia.
Posted by tracy -
9 April 2008 at 12:28pm -
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The UK government is not the only one trying to kick start a new coal era. In South Australia the premier is on the verge of approving two new coal projects.
Posted by jamie -
26 November 2007 at 5:47pm -
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The results of the Australian federal election this weekend have stirred up waves of excitement not only in our antipodean offices but also around the world in anticipation that the country's government will finally, at long last, ratify the international Kyoto agreement on climate change.
According to Greenpeace Australia, it was an election in which climate change was one of the top issues (but don't just take their word for it, the BBC thought so too) and changes are already afoot. Out-going prime minister John Howard is replaced by Labor's Kevin Rudd who, as part of his manifesto, pledged to ratify Kyoto, an action that could have far-reaching consequences for global climate politics.
Along with the US, Australia is the only big polluting country involved in the Kyoto process not to have ratified. If Rudd honours his promise, it will leave George Bush without the support he received from Australia in his stick-in-the-mud attitude towards Kyoto, and make him even more isolated in the twilight months of his administration.
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3 August 2007 at 4:56pm -
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In making sure that nuclear power doesn't become part of the UK's energy policy, we tend to focus on the myth that it will solve climate change, the vast expense and the danger from radioactive waste. However, the other end of the supply chain is also fraught with problems and uranium mining can seriously damage your health. Just watch this video:
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5 July 2007 at 5:00pm -
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Over at our international office in Amsterdam, the web team have just published the June edition of their monthly round-up of images from the Greenpeace world. Being signed up to far too many internal email groups, I get to hear about what other offices are up to, but there's nothing quite like a striking image to make events in Bali or Belgium come alive.
Posted by bex -
28 July 2005 at 8:00am -
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Newcastle, Australia - In the glow of a warm, still morning, the Rainbow Warrior slipped into the harbour of the world's biggest coal port and dropped anchor to shut down coal exports for five hours in Newcastle, Australia.
Posted by bex -
23 July 2001 at 8:00am -
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sounding the climate alarm
Sirens set off by Greenpeace activists outside the United Nations climate conference sounded the alarm - it is time for ministers to start talking. Activists outside the conference unfurled a banner which read "Australia, Canada, USA - Climate Criminals" while inside Australia and Canada were doing their best to either stall or vandalise the Kyoto Protocol and frustrate attempts to combat climate change.
"It's desperation time for the world's climate and this conference," said Steve Sawyer, Greenpeace climate campaigner.
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20 July 2001 at 8:00am -
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wave energy: a green and sustainable energy resource
A tiny South Pacific nation is planning to evacuate the islands because of rising sea levels. Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand for help in resettling its 11,000 people. The government says the islands may be engulfed in 50 years.
A Tuvaluan government spokesman says New Zealand has agreed to help but there have been no guarantees from Australia.
The results of the Australian federal election this weekend have stirred up waves of excitement not only in our antipodean offices but also around the world in anticipation that the country's government will finally, at long last, ratify the international Kyoto agreement on climate change.
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