Scott and Seringapatam Reefs

They're facing up to 10 years in jail for allegedly scaling the platform, which sits more than 300 kilometres off of WA's northwest coast.

A banner was then unfurled calling on Woodside to dump its Browse Basin project, which Greenpeace says poses a critical threat to Scott Reef.

The men are due to face the Carartha Magistrates Court today, and authorities are continuing to investigate.

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He says the Canadian Armed Forces and federal, provincial and local authorities are coordinating the emergency response and the nearby community of Wainwright is providing hospital and firefighting equipment.

and energy company woodside says operations remain paused at a floating production unit part of its scarborough natural gas project off the coast of western australia due to a greenpeace protest at the platform that began yesterday greenpeace says two activists slept overnight on the semi-submersible unit around 375 kilometers off the state's northwest coast and they'll occupy the platform for as long as possible the environmental group is concerned about the potential impact of woodside's proposed browse project on scott reef a remote coral system and foraging area for the endangered pygmy blue whale.

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Uh, four Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists are scaling and occupying a floating production unit at Woodside's Scarborough Gas Project off the coast of Western Australia, displaying banners reading, "Stop Woodside's dirty gas.

Save Scott Reef." Now, I don't know how many people will see that sign, but I'm imagining there's not...

Well, I was gonna say thousands.

There's not more than it...

Could this possibly mean they are not addressing the problem seriously? Seriously, I hope you're not suggesting the responsible good corporate citizens like Woodside with Prophets, Santos as the Prophets, Chevrong to the Prophets, for instance, are not committed to the transition? Oh, no, no, never, never.

But on Woodside with Prophets, Murray, you say the High Court decision won't affect your role in approving more fossils, fossils, fossils, including Woodside with proposal for pristine Scott Reef.

Absolutely.

And I assure you, I will do all I can to protect Scott Reef.

by approving the proposal as you protected the Barrett Peninsula rock carvings.

Exactly.

Speaking of cop, cop that, um, Mother Earth, the pollution talk fest you'll be chairing, can we expect the same big polluters to dominate discussions as usual?" "We can expect serious discussions on how we can address climate change, if there is, without upsetting the big polluters." "Uh, yes, I noticed the big polluters have recommended current policies to address climate change are adequate.

C-Could this possibly mean they are not addressing the problem seriously?" "Seriously, I hope you're not suggesting that responsible good corporate citizens like Woodside with profits, Santos us the profits, Chevronged the planet, for instance, are not committed to the transition." "Oh, no, no, never." "On Woodside with profits, uh, Murray, y-you say the High Court decision won't affect your role in approving more fossils, fossils, fossils, including Woodside with proposal for pristine Scott Reef." "Absolutely, and I assure you I will do all I can to protect Scott Reef." "Uh, by approving the proposal as you protected the Barrow Peninsula rock carvings." "Exactly.

Before I make my decision, I will consult widely with Woodside with." "It is a worry, though.

Minerals Profits Council of Troubla was his supremo tainty of the environment, Con Unstable Planet, warned the poor pollution behemoths will be, quote, 'Dragged into a swamp of endless legal challenges by well-funded activists.' A swamp of...

They are a DJ duo that play housey jazz, funky music.

And it's fundraising for the Scott Reef, which is a reef off the Kimberley Coast of northwest Western Australia.

And there are plans to... uh gas drill and uh well there's major fossil fuel companies that want to make gas wells in the scott reef and so this gig is in support of uh stopping this and um yeah it should be a really fun time tickets are Ten bucks, doors open at six, you get a drink with your ticket.

And I actually watched Close Counters last year in Lutruwita, Tasmania, and they work very closely with Green Music Australia, which is this incredible organisation that who try to help musicians, festivals, anyone in the music industry be more environmentally conscious.

So it's great that they're doing something for the ocean as well.