Our activists occupy a coal station on the NSW Central Coast to protest against John Howard and Kevin Rudd's dismal climate change policies; the Rainbow Warrior prevents a tanker in Indonesia from loading 33,000 tonnes of climate damaging palm oil; the Japanese government whaling fleet leaves Japan for its biggest hunt since the 1986 ban on commercial whaling; and we fly a balloon over Parliament House in Canberra to call on whichever party wins the election to take real action on climate change.
Locals ask for their forests back in Sumatra, Greenpeace and scientists begin tracking whales, our team in Tonga highlights the dire impacts of collapsed tuna fisheries and drowning Pacific nations, we reveal that Apple's iPhone contains hazardous chemicals, activists hand out Anvil Hill-branded hot potatoes, and 'comoonicators' act against Devondale dairy products, which may be contaminated with genetically engineered ingredients.
August was our birthday month - 30 years of activism and environmental wins in the Australia Pacific region! This month, there was also great news for whales, new research on GE flaws, Malcolm Turnbull and Andrew Southcott met some climate-challenged bears and 600 brave activists got their gear off on a glacier.
July was all about climate change and coal. Clean energy solutions also featured, with the launch of a new Greenpeace report and the Big Switch website, helping Australians take action for a clean energy future.
Despite community opposition NSW Premier Iemma approves the Anvil Hill coalmine in the Hunter Valley, Himalayas water supply decreases due to climate change, dairy industry supports lifting the ban on genetically engineered canola in Victoria.
During May, we tackled climate change impacts in Thailand, hung a banner for forests in PNG, and released the Australian government's "other" Budget speech video.
During April, we launched a Budget betting slip for Aussie punters, made a human sign in the sand and released a blueprint for our bright energy future.
Whaling in the Southern Ocean ends, anti-coal street campaigning before the NSW election, our New Zealand office occupies a coal plant for nine days, Brazil closes a giant soya port in the Amazon.
Once again Greenpeace is working to save the whales, we scale the Eiffel Tower to warn the world about climate change, Europeans demand stricter GE labeling and our local group in Adelaide encourages consumers to buy Forest Stewardship Council approved timber products.
