Submitted by Site Admin on Mon, 11/11/2002 - 16:49
November 11, 2002
The campaign to protect Lake Cowal from the development of a cyanide leach gold mine on New South Wales' largest inland lake is quickly mounting. Court action, campaign video and Sacred Fire gathering at the Lake will all be in full swing in Mid-November.
Submitted by Site Admin on Thu, 07/11/2002 - 16:47
November 7, 2002
Lake Cowal, in Central West NSW, is the "heartland of the Wiradjuri Nation". Wiradjuri Traditional Owners are carrying the Sacred Fire to Lake Cowal where Canada's Barrick Gold has plans for a cyanide leach gold mine.
Submitted by Site Admin on Wed, 30/10/2002 - 16:46
October 30, 2002
The future of the Lake Cowal Gold project is in question as four bore licences that are needed to provide water to operate the proposed cyanide leach gold mine at Lake Cowal have all lapsed.
Submitted by Site Admin on Mon, 28/10/2002 - 16:45
October 28, 2002
Urgent Action Needed To Address Climate Change, Says Rally
Friends of the Earth International
New Delhi, India, October 28 , 2002 -- Five thousand people from communities in India as well as representatives from international organisations, including Friends of the Earth International (FoEI), marched in today's Rally for Climate Justice in New Delhi to highlight the plight of communities affected by climate change in India and across the world.
Submitted by Site Admin on Mon, 28/10/2002 - 16:44
October 28, 2002
Australia COPs out again at climate talks
Australian Conservation Foundation
Friends of the Earth Australia
Climate Action Network Australia
The Australian Government has done nothing to reverse its reputation as a climate criminal at the international climate change negotiations (COP 8) currently underway in New Delhi, India.
Submitted by Site Admin on Wed, 09/10/2002 - 15:42
October 9, 2002
Environmental organisation Friends of the Earth today raised concerns about the possible contamination of Geelong's water supply, through the activities of US owned Hancock Victorian Plantations.
Submitted by Site Admin on Fri, 04/10/2002 - 15:40
October 4, 2002
Lismore: Thursday, 4 October 2002: A report launched today presents a radical new vision for sustainable agriculture in Australia.
The report, by the Friends of the Earth, describes a vision of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), in which consumers purchase a share of the harvest up front, thereby sharing the risks of food production with farmers.
Submitted by Site Admin on Thu, 03/10/2002 - 15:39
October 3, 2002
50 Years of an Atomic Outback
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the first atomic weapons test on Australian soil. October 4th 1952 saw the first British atmospheric test at Monte Bello Island off the Western Australian coast and in 1953 testing was relocated to sites at Maralinga and Emu Field on mainland Australia.
