On Tuesday last week, members of the Galilee Blockade turned up at the company headquarters, to convince management that they should not be doing business with the Adani coal railway. Most Australians do not want the Carmichael coal mine to go ahead.
Jonathan Watts (The Guardian 23 April 2020) write about the call by Greta Thunberg and others to use the experience of Covid-19 to take the climate crisis and work towards sustainable economies that protect the health of people and the planet.This happened yesterday (22 April) on World Earth Day 2020. Continue reading Greta Thunberg calls for new path after pandemic→
Dana M Bergstrom, Andrew Klekociuk, Diana King and Sharon Robinson wrote for the Conversation (31 March 2020), about the startling news that Antarctica experienced an unprecedented heat wave this summer, and that this is a warning sign for the rest of the world. Dana M Bergstrom is principal research scientist at the Antarctic Division and a visiting scholar at the University of Wollongong; Andrew Klekociuk is an adjunct senior lecturer at the University of Tasmania; Diana King is a research officer at the University of Wollongong; and Sharon Robinson is professor at the University of Wollongong.
Opposition to the Adani coal mine continues, although it is not making so Many headlines at the present. As well as maintaining the pressure on Adani, businesses working or seeking to work on the Carmichael coal mine project are paid a great deal of attention. There is 25 banks, engineering and other companies that have rules themselves out, and the list continues to grow. Continue reading Adani has been caught up in yet another corruption scandal→
The following words were written by rob Miller, a dairy farmer in new South Wales. He is convinced about what lies behind the devastating climate events of recent months and is calling on everyone to act on the climate emergency that is with us right now and suggests that others join the paint it yellow campaign. He is being supported by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF).Continue reading Paint it yellow for climate action→
Australia burns and Scott Morrison treats those who a are suffering with the greatest of disrespect. He comes across as uncaring. Instead of being there, offering whatever it takes to help people through the dark times, as one would expect of a real leader, a visible lack of concern is being showed. Continue reading Bushfires still raging and causing Morrison political consequences→
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