Submitted by Site Admin on Sun, 22/04/2007 - 20:52
William Corduff from the Rossport farming community in Ireland is one of six winners of the prestigious Goldman Prize, which will be awarded to him and other grassroots environmentalists today, Earth Day, in recognition of his resistance together with his community against an illegal pipeline of oil giant Shell.
MEDIA ADVISORY
Friends of the Earth International / Shell Accountability Campaign
April 22, 2007
Jailed Irish Oil Campaigner Among Winners of Environmental "Nobel Prize"
Submitted by Site Admin on Mon, 16/04/2007 - 23:36
National environment group Friends of the Earth (FoE) will welcome the Bracks' government's move to legislate to force a plebiscite if the Commonwealth attempts to impose a nuclear facility on Victoria. This will provide a timely confirmation of Victoria’ nuclear free status. However FoE will express concern that numerous Victorian delegates to the ALP conference in Sydney on April 27-29 are expected vote to overturn ALP policy of opposition to new uranium mines in Australia.
Submitted by Site Admin on Sun, 15/04/2007 - 23:09
Mayor Jim Angel and Greens Councillor Kerrin O'Grady joined with local and visiting Nuclear Free activists in Katoomba today, to support the Nuclear Free Ways campaign led by Friends of the Earth and the Blue Mountains Nuclear Free Group.
Friday April 13, 2007
Mayor Jim Angel and Greens Councillor Kerrin O'Grady joined with local and visiting Nuclear Free activists in Katoomba today, to support the Nuclear Free Ways campaign led by Friends of the Earth and the Blue Mountains Nuclear Free Group.
Submitted by Site Admin on Thu, 12/04/2007 - 20:31
An international coalition of 21 environment, public interest and labour organisations has released an open letter rejecting proposals to use voluntary measures to manage the risks associated with nanotechnology.
Media Release
International civil society coalition rejects proposed voluntary nano risk management
13 April 2007
Overnight, an international coalition of 21 environment, public interest and labour organisations has released an open letter rejecting proposals to use voluntary measures to manage the risks associated with nanotechnology.
Submitted by Site Admin on Tue, 10/04/2007 - 04:10
Today over 80 people are occupying the mine site, disrupting work and shutting down mine operations at the massive gold mine at Lake Cowal near Condobolin in central NSW
MEDIA ALERT
Sunday 8 April 2007
Occupation of World’s Largest Gold Mining Company, Lake Cowal, NSW
Today over 80 people are occupying the mine site, disrupting work and shutting down mine operations at the massive gold mine at Lake Cowal near Condobolin in central NSW. People have locked on to machinery inside the mine site.
Submitted by Site Admin on Mon, 02/04/2007 - 01:22
On 2nd -5th April, the world's leading scientific experts are to gather in Brussels, Belgium, to launch the second volume from the United Nation's Fourth Assessment Report, which addresses climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. The report is expected to portray a bleak future for the world's poorest countries, which have done least to pollute the atmosphere.
Submitted by Site Admin on Fri, 30/03/2007 - 03:51
In a world first, citing concerns about nanotechnology’s health risks and social impacts, the International Union of Food, Farm and Hotel Workers (IUF) has called for a moratorium on the use of nanotechnology in food and agriculture (see full text of resolution on following page).
Submitted by Site Admin on Tue, 13/03/2007 - 01:00
The publication of the Government's draft Climate Change Bill was welcomed by Friends of the Earth today (13 March). The campaign for a new climate change law has been led by Friends of the Earth through The Big Ask climate campaign.
Submitted by Site Admin on Mon, 26/02/2007 - 01:00
John Howard’s refusal to meet with the Tuvaluan Prime Minister to discuss the climate change crisis, as reported in The Age newspaper today, demonstrates yet again his government’s lack of regard for human rights.
February 26, 2007
The tiny island nation of Tuvalu is one of the world’s most vulnerable to sea-level rise and is likely to have to be completely evacuated within decades, creating many climate refugees without a homeland.
Submitted by Site Admin on Sun, 11/02/2007 - 01:00
Australian peace and environment groups, following the report of a coalition of peace groups and think - tanks to the UK government, predict that an attack on Iran will be a catastrophe.
February 11, 2007
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH AUSTRALIA
PEOPLE FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT- W.A.
MARRICKVILLE PEACE GROUP
AUSTRALIAN PEACE COMMITTEE
CAMPAIGN FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND DISARMAMENT
Almost as catastrophic as an actual attack, according to the groups, would be talking about or preparing for, military action. The military option, say the groups, must be clearly, visibly, and unambiguously taken off the table. The entire nature of the relationship with Iran must be transformed.
