http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/taxonomy/term/304/all en http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2013/03/09/reversing-victorias-anti-wind-farm-regulation-could-boost-regional-development <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Victoria has a new Premier with Ted Baillieu falling on his own sword, with Denis Napthine, the member for South West Coast, being appointed into the role of Premier of Victoria. Just in time as new economic statistics show that the Victorian <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/spending-plunge-tips-victoria-into-recession-20130306-2flqj.html">economy is in recession</a>. Restoring sanity to planning regulations for wind farm development could boost regional development and the Government's very low environmental credentials as it faces re-election in 2014.</p> <p> Related: Petition - <a href="https://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/the-honourable-premier-dr-denis-napthine-let-s-get-victoria-back-on-track-clean-energy-protect-our-farms">Let's get Victoria back on track: clean energy, protect our farms</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/victoria">Victoria</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/energy">energy</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/wind-farms">Wind farms</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/environment-victoria">Environment Victoria</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/wind-power">wind power</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/napthine">Napthine</a></div></div></div> Sat, 09 Mar 2013 04:59:54 +0000 takver 10428 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/07/01/protest-as-martin-ferguson-arrives-at-growth-challenge-conference-in-melbourne-30-june-20 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> The speakers list at a conference entitled ‘Growth Challenge – Riding the Resources Boom to Lasting Prosperity’ had been described as “A Who’s who that’s Screwing You” (see the callout on this site - ), but in the event it was only Energy and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson who attracted a concerted protest, courtesy of Friends of the Earth ACE collective, who brought Mr Nuke Death with them… </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/victoria/melbourne">Melbourne</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/protest">protest</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/anti-nuclear">anti-nuclear</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/muckaty">Muckaty</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/martin-ferguson">Martin Ferguson</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/ace">ACE</a></div></div></div> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 02:35:03 +0000 peter 3619 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/06/13/world-bank-dirty-investments-fueling-climate-change-claims-friends-of-the-earth-report <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Amid the latest UN climate talks taking place in Bonn Germany Friends of the Earth International have released a report highly critical of the role of the World Bank in continuing to fund dirty energy investment in developing countries and continuing to push carbon markets and offset programs which essentially privatise developing country forests in the process of generating carbon offsets.</p> <p> The World Bank was made interim trustee of the new Green Climate Fund in December 2010 in Cancun. The Fund was established to assist developing countries to adapt to the impacts of global warming.</p> <p> Related: <a href="http://www.radiomundoreal.fm/We-Want-Real-Climate-Solutions?lang=en">Interview with Sarah-Jayne Clifton</a>, coordinator of the Climate Justice and Energy Program of Friends of the Earth International | Follow the Bonn climate talks: <a href="http://adoptanegotiator.org/">Adopt a Negotiator Project</a>; <a href="http://www.climatenetwork.org/event/bonn-june-2011">Climate Action Network</a>; <a href="http://www.foe.org/climate-talks-bonn-germany">Friends of the Earth</a>.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/global/international">Global/International</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/climate-change">climate change</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/coal">coal</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/finance">finance</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/world-bank">World Bank</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/bonn">Bonn</a></div></div></div> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:41:37 +0000 takver 3518 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/06/08/legal-challenge-to-xstrata-ulan-coal-mine-expansion <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> An expansion of the Xstrata owned Ulan coal mine near Mudgee in the upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales is being challenged partly based upon it's long term impact of exacerbating global anthropogenic climate change. </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/new-south-wales">New South Wales</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/climate-change">climate change</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/coal">coal</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/xstrata">Xstrata</a></div></div></div> Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:54:34 +0000 takver 3480 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/03/12/coalition%E2%80%99s-2km-wind-farm-veto-sets-a-risky-precedent <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><i>Media Release:Friends of the Earth 11 March 2011</i> The Coalition’s proposed right of veto for residents within 2 km of planned wind farms highlights worrying double standards on development, according to Friends of the Earth (FoE).A spokesperson for the Victorian Planning Minister Matthew Guy told the Weekly Times that residents within 2 km of new wind farms would be able to veto a development if they couldn’t reach an agreement with the proponent.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/victoria">Victoria</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/wind-farms">Wind farms</a></div></div></div> Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:53:50 +0000 Anonymous 2853 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2011/03/02/legal-challenge-against-new-xstrata-coal-mine-at-wandoan <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Late last week Friends of the Earth Brisbane lodged an objection in the Queensland Land Court against development of a massive open cut coal mine proposed by Xstrata Coal for west of Wandoan in South West Queensland, citing the contribution this mine will make to severe weather events through greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/queensland">Queensland</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/climate-change">climate change</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/coal">coal</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/xstrata">Xstrata</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/wandoan">Wandoan</a></div></div></div> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:21:23 +0000 takver 2763 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2010/11/18/delivering-no-dump-petition-to-martin-fergusons-office-18-november-2010 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Since the Australian Conservation Foundation launched its campaign against the proposed nuclear waste dump at Muckaty in the Northern Territory some 2700 signatures have been collected on the 'Dump the Dump' petition. Today, Dave Sweeney, ACF nuclear free campaigner, went to Energy and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson's office to deliver the petition, accompanied by anti-nuclear activists including members of Friends of the Earth ACE collective, who brought a trailer loaded with drums of 'radioactive waste' to highlight the message. </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/victoria/melbourne">Melbourne</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/acf">ACF</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/waste-dump">waste dump</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/ferguson">Ferguson</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/nt">NT</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/muckaty">Muckaty</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/radioactive-waste">radioactive waste</a></div></div></div> Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:35:39 +0000 peter 2109 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2010/11/16/picket-at-bhp-billiton-melbourne-office-16-november-2010 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Protests were held today in several centres across the country to mark BHP Billiton's AGM in Perth. In Melbourne, members of Friends of the Earth ACE collective and activists representing the Indigenous peoples of Latin America held banners outside the company headquarters in Lonsdale Street and distributed pamphlets setting out the case against it.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/victoria/melbourne">Melbourne</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/protest">protest</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/uranium">uranium</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/human-rights">human rights</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/environment">environment</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/energy">energy</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/lasnet">LASNET</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/colombia">Colombia</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/bhp">bhp</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/roxby">roxby</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/ace">ACE</a></div></div></div> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:03:03 +0000 peter 2092 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2010/08/17/walk-against-warming-2010-in-melbourne-15-august <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> The 2010 Walk against Warming in Melbourne was different from previous years, being in fact largely symbolic. Instead of the usual march through the city, participants gathered in three critical electorates, Melbourne, Deakin and La Trobe before engaging in a mass letter-box with a message for climate change. In central Melbourne the initial rally attracted a larger than expected number, about 500, and there was a short backwards march to highlight the direction the major parties have been taking the country. </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/victoria/melbourne">Melbourne</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/climate-change">climate change</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/environment">environment</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/energy">energy</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/hazelwood">Hazelwood</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/acf">ACF</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/walk-against-warming">walk against warming</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/oxfam">Oxfam</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/environment-vic-toria">Environment Vic toria</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/waw">WAW</a></div></div></div> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:16:45 +0000 peter 1596 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2010/08/07/hiroshima-day-in-melbourne-6-august-2010 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Evening rush-hour crowds at the Flinders Street/Swanston Street intersection were met by a large banner yesterday reminding them of the 45th anniversary of the destruction of Hiroshima with its attendant loss of life. The event was organised by Friends of the Earth’s ACE (Anti-Nuclear and Clean Energy) collective, who were also promoting the new Choose Nuclear Free website, while handing out leaflets inviting people to take part in ICAN‘s Million Pleas campaign… </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/victoria/melbourne">Melbourne</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/hiroshima">Hiroshima</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/anti-nuclear">anti-nuclear</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/ace">ACE</a></div></div></div> Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:01:21 +0000 peter 1555 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2010/07/30/melbourne-launch-of-nuclear-freeways-2010-30-july <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Dave Sweeney, Nuclear Free campaigner with the Australian Conservation Foundation, was one of the speakers at the launch of Friends of the Earth Nuclear Freeways 2010.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/victoria/melbourne">Melbourne</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/northern-territory">Northern Territory</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/new-south-wales/sydney">Sydney</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/protest">protest</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/indigenous">indigenous</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/northern-territory-intervention">Northern Territory Intervention</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/ferguson">Ferguson</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/ace">ACE</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/nuclear-waste-dump-muckaty">nuclear waste dump. Muckaty</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/lucas-heights">Lucas Heights</a></div></div></div> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:48:16 +0000 peter 1528 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2010/07/22/international-day-against-multinational-corporations-22-july-2010 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Joanne Dateransi from Bougainville was one of the speakers at a rally organised by LASNET at the State Library of Victoria as part of a worldwide day of protests against the ever-growing pernicious influence of multinational companies. She spoke chiefly about the history of mining giant Rio Tinto’s operations, and opposition to attempts by the company to resume mining. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/victoria/melbourne">Melbourne</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/protest">protest</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/indigenous">indigenous</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/environment">environment</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/nuclear">nuclear</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/lasnet">LASNET</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/bhp">bhp</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/rio-tinto">Rio Tinto</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/gm">GM</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/monsanto">Monsanto</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/multinationals">multinationals</a></div></div></div> Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:02:28 +0000 peter 1486 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2010/07/10/brumby-considers-partial-closure-of-hazelwood-while-climate-activists-urge-full-phase-out <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Friends of the Earth has welcomed the revelation that the Victorian Labor Government is considering closing down a quarter of the capacity of the Hazelwood brown coal-fired power plant, but has maintained a call along with other climate change and environmental groups for a full phase out of the developed world's dirtiest coal fired station replacing capacity with renewable power generation and energy efficiency savings.</p> <p> Related: <a href="http://www.environmentvictoria.org.au/replacehazelwood">Environment Victoria</a> | <a href="http://www.climateactioncentre.org/hazelwoodparliamentsteps">Climate Action Centre</a> | <a href="http://www.switchoffhazelwood.org/">Switch off Hazelwood</a> |<br /><a href="http://indymedia.org.au/2010/07/10/call-for-gillard-to-install-solar-panels-on-the-lodge">Call for Gillard to install solar panels on the Lodge</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/victoria">Victoria</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Promotion:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/features">Feature</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/climate-change">climate change</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/hazelwood">Hazelwood</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/brown-coal">brown coal</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/electricity">electricity</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/carbon-price">carbon price</a></div></div></div> Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:38:56 +0000 takver 1433 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2010/06/03/xstrata-wandoan-coal-on-hold-due-to-poor-planning-not-tax-say-environmentalists <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Friends of the Earth have accused Xstrata of using the Rudd Government's Resource Profits Tax as a scapegoat to cover up for their own poor planning with regard to the Wandoan coal project that has now been placed on hold.</p> <p></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia">Australia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/queensland">Queensland</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Promotion:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/features">Feature</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/climate-change">climate change</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/coal">coal</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/xstrata">Xstrata</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/tax">tax</a></div></div></div> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:53:28 +0000 takver 1271 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2010/05/26/anti-nuclear-protest-at-rio-tinto-agm-in-melbourne-26-may <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Energy Resources Australia (ERA), the company responsible for the Ranger uranium mine recently revealed to have leaked millions of litres of radioactive water into the World Heritage-listed wetlands of Kakadu National Park (<a href="http://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/mine-fears-grow-as-pollutants-flow-to-kakadu-20100523-w3z0.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/mine-fears-grow-as-pol...</a>), is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, which held its AGM in Melbourne today.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/victoria/melbourne">Melbourne</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/protest">protest</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/kakadu">Kakadu</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/environment">environment</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/foe">FoE</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/anti-nuclear">anti-nuclear</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/rio-tinto">Rio Tinto</a></div></div></div> Wed, 26 May 2010 05:33:10 +0000 peter 1217 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal