Submitted by Cam Walker on Thu, 19/11/2015 - 07:20
Facts and figures show the environmental and social impact of coal production
Submitted by Cam Walker on Tue, 17/11/2015 - 14:52
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Submitted by Cam Walker on Fri, 13/11/2015 - 13:03
Australian Nuclear Free Alliance
Friends of the Earth Brisbane
Qld Nuclear Free Alliance
The Australian Nuclear Free Alliance and Friends of the Earth Brisbane will vigorously oppose the Federal Government’s siting of a national nuclear waste storage facility anywhere in Queensland.
Submitted by Cam Walker on Thu, 12/11/2015 - 13:37
Friends of the Earth Australia media release November 12, 2015
Submitted by Cam Walker on Sat, 07/11/2015 - 07:51
The Final TPP text, released on Thursday night, confirms all of our worst fears. The Environment Chapter is weak and lazy, encouraging rather than enforcing any regulations that may otherwise have served to protect the natural environment.
Submitted by Cam Walker on Fri, 06/11/2015 - 12:09
Press Release Friends of the Earth Australia. November 6 2015
Approximately 3,000 Tasmanians were exposed to high levels of toxins in drinking water on a regular basis during 2013-14.
Submitted by Cam Walker on Tue, 27/10/2015 - 08:47
61 prominent Australians have signed an open letter backing the President of Kiribati’s call for a moratorium on new coal mines.
The letter, published in today’s Sydney Morning Herald, calls on French President, Francois Hollande and world leaders to put coal exports on the agenda at the 2015 Paris COP21 climate summit.
Submitted by Cam Walker on Mon, 26/10/2015 - 10:19
BONN, GERMANY, October 23, 2015 – The final preparation session for December’s global climate summit in Paris is ending in disappointment and disarray today in Bonn.
The weak negotiation text, which is largely favorable to developed countries, points to a shockingly inadequate deal at the Paris talks. Developing countries opposed a non-transparent process, after an attempt to remove observers from some negotiation rooms.
Submitted by Phil.Evans on Thu, 22/10/2015 - 11:36
This week is National Water Week, and a perfect political storm is brewing that could threaten the hard-won gains for Australia’s greatest river system.
Submitted by Cam Walker on Fri, 16/10/2015 - 14:29
Melbourne community groups and unions have joined the International week of action against the TPP, staging a rally outside the office of Veolia in Melbourne.
Under the ISDS Clauses in “Free” Trade Agreements foreign corporations can sue sovereign governments where they claim domestic laws and regulations may diminish their profits. Workers’ wages and conditions, health and safety are not exempt.
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