Submitted by Site Admin on Fri, 13/10/2006 - 00:00
October 13, 2006
Environmental groups Friends of the Earth and Friends of Gippsland Bush welcome the Victorian State Government's decision to buy back key wet forest and rainforest areas in the Strzelecki Ranges, known as the Cores and Links.
Submitted by Site Admin on Tue, 10/10/2006 - 11:00
October 10, 2006
Reports that North Korea has conducted a nuclear weapon test are of grave concern with regard to international nuclear proliferation and regional stability.
Submitted by Site Admin on Tue, 10/10/2006 - 00:00
October 10, 2006
Environmentalists will stage a slap-stick circus performance for Premier Bracks today, in which beauty pageant winner Miss Management plays the government’s star red gum forest manager. Scott Free will be on hand to wipe away cases of illegal logging blunders with his trusty internal inquiries.
Submitted by Site Admin on Wed, 04/10/2006 - 00:00
October 4, 2006
The recent controversy about uranium exploration on the Fleurieu Peninsula illustrates some of the contradictions behind Mike Rann’s policies on uranium mining. Much uranium exploration in South Australia is subsidised through the SA Government’s Plan for Accelerating Expansion (PACE) program.
Submitted by Site Admin on Wed, 27/09/2006 - 00:00
September 27, 2006
September 27, 2006 is the 50th anniversary of the first nuclear bomb test at Maralinga in South Australia, with commemorations to be held across the country.
A total of seven nuclear bombs were tested at Maralinga, the first of which was similar in size to the 'Fat Man' plutonium bomb dropped on Nagasaki during World War II.
Submitted by Site Admin on Tue, 26/09/2006 - 00:00
September 26, 2006
Friends of the Earth Adelaide will award mining company BHP Billiton the inaugural South Australian Blinky Award, in a red carpet ceremony which coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the first atomic bomb test at Maralinga. The Blinky, a three-eyed gold fish, is intended to draw attention to the massive environmental impacts of corporations, especially those involved in the mining and nuclear industries. The award ceremony will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 27 September 2006, outside BHP Billiton’s offices, 55 Grenfell Street, Adelaide.
Submitted by Site Admin on Mon, 25/09/2006 - 00:00
September 25, 2006
Thirty conservationists have shut down logging operations in the Goongerah township water catchment east of Melbourne.
Logging operations have been halted by three tree platforms suspended in the canopy, as well as a tripod stopping access to the forest in which logging was taking place.
Submitted by Site Admin on Thu, 14/09/2006 - 00:00
September 14, 2006
SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 – The World Bank’s credibility is in jeopardy. Most of the 500 campaigners accredited to attend the Sept. 19-20 Singapore World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings, usually attended by hundreds of campaigners, will boycott their meetings with the Bank.
Submitted by Site Admin on Wed, 13/09/2006 - 00:00
September 13, 2006
The new National Nanotechnology Strategy Taskforce report "Options for a National Nanotechnology Strategy", released yesterday by Industry Minister Macfarlane, fails to address the most significant public interests issues raised by nanotechnology, suggesting that the Federal Government is setting itself up for a repeat of the backlash that greeted genetically engineered foods.
Submitted by Site Admin on Tue, 05/09/2006 - 00:00
September 5, 2006
"The Beattie Government’s announcement of a new regional planning process for FNQ that specifically excludes the Kuranda Range 4-Lane Highway proposal from review is an affront to common sense” Sid Walker of Friends of the Earth Kuranda said today.
