Great Barrier Reef brought to politicians' doorstep in artful protest
If you can't beat 'em, erect a coral Reef on their doorstep. That's what Greenpeace activists in Australia did overnight in a bid to confront politicians with the realities of climate change.*
The protest held at Parliament House (Australia's Whitehouse) depicted a faux-coral Reef in neon white, representing the coral bleaching occurring on the Great Barrier Reef; the only coral Reef in the world to be granted World Heritage status.
"Almost a quarter of the reef's coral died this year," Greenpeace Australia Pacific campaigner Nikola Casule told Fairfax Media. "Australia can't have both a healthy Great Barrier Reef and a coal industry." Read more...
08-31-2016, 08:33 AM
Great Barrier Reef brought to politicians' doorstep in artful protest
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