Submitted by Site Admin on Mon, 04/06/2007 - 21:15
On World Environment Day, over fifty people have halted logging operations in one of Victoria’s largest secret stockpiles of native forest logs, exposing Premier Bracks’ inaction in tackling climate change.
media release - Friends of the Earth - The Wilderness Society - Oldies for Old Growth
Submitted by Site Admin on Sun, 03/06/2007 - 20:29
Friends of the Earth Australia says that the recommendations of the Emissions Trading taskforce given to the Prime Minister yesterday will not achieve the emissions reductions required to avoid dangerous climate change. This is because it does not recommend a target, recommends offsets and allows the free allocation of permits to big polluters.
Submitted by Site Admin on Mon, 28/05/2007 - 21:04
Friends of the Earth Australia calls on the Australian government to commit $1.8 billion a year in funding adaptation to climate change in light of a new report released today by Oxfam International.
Submitted by Site Admin on Fri, 25/05/2007 - 02:40
National environment group Friends of the Earth (FoE) has today expressed concern over the Northern Land Council's nomination of a site for a proposed nuclear waste dump at Muckaty, near Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory.
NUCLEAR DUMP DANGEROUS FOR TERRITORY
May 25 2006
National environment group Friends of the Earth (FoE) has today expressed concern over the Northern Land Council's nomination of a site for a proposed nuclear waste dump at Muckaty, near Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory.
Submitted by Site Admin on Thu, 17/05/2007 - 00:04
Friends of the Earth Adelaide are seeking your artwork for an ART AUCTION to raise funds to support Indigenous traditional owners from the Northern Territory in their campaign against the Federal government’s attempts to impose a nuclear waste dump on their traditional lands.
Submitted by Site Admin on Fri, 04/05/2007 - 02:59
The world's leading scientists say governments can tackle climate change and that the solutions are affordable and available, in a key United Nations (UN) report published today.
Submitted by Site Admin on Sat, 28/04/2007 - 00:30
Mr Howard's announcement that Australia must 'consider' nuclear power as a solution to the climate change issue shows that he either does not know or does not care about the arguments that have been raised against nuclear power for decades.
Submitted by Site Admin on Thu, 26/04/2007 - 02:25
The ALP conference was held in Sydney last weekend. The uranium policy has been a major issue. Check here for details on this issue and debate on climate change and climate refugees.
There are four releases on this topic:
The uranium issue is a long way from dead - despite Labor’s U-turn [April 28]
national environment groups call on Labor to retain 'no new mines policy' [April 27]
ALP urged to recognise climate refugees [April 27]
