climate change

Open letter to Federal MP Kelvin Thompson and the ACF

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 26/09/2009 - 6:50pm

To whom it may concern,

In response to the ACF media release “Population boom will bust environment and quality of life” (22 September 2009):

The opinion presented is overly simplistic and inherently flawed as several of the implicit assumptions cannot be backed up by robust arguments. Exposing the nationalist agenda of this statement is in the interests of fairness in informing a free-thinking, democratic society. A nationalistic perspective on climate change is inconsistent with the inexorably global nature and scale of the manifold impacts of a modified climate.

Geography: 
Australia
Keywords: 
climate change
environment
climate justice
migration
ACF
Federal MP Kelvin Thompson

Address to "Switch Off Hazelwood" Climate Protest at Hazelwood Power Station, in Morwell, Victoria, by Dr Merryn Redenbach

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 14/09/2009 - 2:32pm

On Sunday 13th September, after an overnight climate camp in Morwell, Victoria, five hundred protesters gathered outside Hazelwood coal fired power station. Hazelwood is one of the developed world's most polluting power stations. Among the five speakers to the rally, Dr Merryn Redenbach, a paediatric doctor and one of the protest organizers, spoke about the impacts of climate change and why the protesters were willing to risk arrest for trespass to promote the transition to renewable energy and closing down coal fired power stations.

ADDRESS TO "SWITCH OFF HAZELWOOD"

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
climate change
coal
climate change protest
Hazelwood
renewable energy

3 minute sustainability film challenge-->>Future Shots

Submitted by JANE on Fri, 11/09/2009 - 5:00pm

Young Victorians challenged to have their say for a sustainable future.

The Future Shots Sustainability Film Challenge is now open. www.futureshots.com.au

If you are living in Victoria and aged 21 and under, Future Shots invites you to create a short film (three minutes or less) that answers the question Sustainability: What’s it all about?

Keywords: 
climate change
protest
direct action
environment
energy
Logging

Switch off Hazelwood coverage

Submitted by Flowerpower on Wed, 09/09/2009 - 10:10pm

The direct action Switch Off Hazelwood held on September 12th-13th was a huge success for the Climate Change Movement in Victoria. Over 500 people attended the non-violent direct action which resulted in 22 people being arrested and wide media coverage. The day as promised was one of empowering and creative civil disobedience demanding governments switch off coal and switch on renewables.

Read more. More photos: here and here. Links to corporate press newspaper coverage. Links to corporate tv coverage. Links to You Tube citizen journalism. Read Merryn Redenbach's speech.

Geography: 
Melbourne
Victoria
Promotion: 
Feature
Keywords: 
climate change
protest

Switch off Hazelwood - only two weeks left

Submitted by Flowerpower on Thu, 03/09/2009 - 9:11pm

We are now less than two weeks away from the Switch off Hazelwood – Switch on Renewables, day of peaceful community protest.Things are going incredibly well in the lead up to the weekend of camping and action for renewable energy. There have been multiple skill shares where people have learnt why we are protesting at Hazelwood, what sort of events are planned throughout the day (and evening before), how they can form affinity groups to plan their own involvement in the day.

Geography: 
Victoria
Keywords: 
climate change
protest

Climate change activists in solidarity with striking coal workers

Submitted by Flowerpower on Tue, 21/07/2009 - 7:24pm

On Wednesday 8th July, environmental activists joined the picket line at the Hazelwood coal fired power station as part of the annual Students of Sustainability conference. Defying all dietary stereotypes, the Mining & Energy division of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) cooked a vegetarian BBQ for the students.

Geography: 
Victoria
Keywords: 
climate change
unionism