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We were stranded for a week. Then something beautiful happened.
In 2015 I experienced extreme weather first-hand while living in Gillieston Heights, Maitland. With a two-month-old, and two other children, our suburb was turned into a virtual island following days of torrential rain. |||| *This is a guest blog by Port Stephens resident and Break Free group member Alisha Onslow* Our suburb was nicknamed “Gillo…
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This is the last thing I imagined myself doing
This is honestly the last thing I ever imagined myself doing. I’ve always taken politics seriously, I’ve always carefully considered my vote, but I have never been politically active. But things have never been this desperate. And there’s only one antidote to despair. Action. | The powerlessness of individuals against the insatiable beast of global…
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Amazon fires: a vicious and preventable cycle
The Amazon is burning as the world looks on in horror. But who and what is really to blame? ||| The world stopped this week to follow the news about the burning of the Amazon. Smoke traveled to the great cities of the Amazon, but also far away from it, in the state of Sao Paulo…
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Something stopped me in my tracks
This is a guest blog written by WA Break Free group member Madu Venkatesan At the end of last year something happened that stopped me in my tracks. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report was released, and its message was stark: we had less than twelve years to drastically reduce our greenhouse…
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“I knew I wasn’t alone.” – Simone’s Break Free story
This blog is written by local Break Free group member Simone Cooper The Central Coast Council will vote on whether to declare a climate emergency; a powerful first step to building a sustainable Central Coast. || If enough of us make ourselves heard, we can ensure that when the vote comes, the councillors know exactly…
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Explained: Energy market operator calls for urgent investment in dispatchable power
This morning AEMO published its annual Electricity Statement of Opportunities, which predicts risks to the grid, potential power shortfalls and investment opportunities over the next ten years
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More clean energy needed as ageing and unreliable coal-burning power stations failing more often
SYDNEY, Aug 22, 2019 – Continued Federal Government failure to plan is putting Australian energy at risk, with aging coal plants increasingly failing.This morning AEMO published its annual Electricity Statement of Opportunities, which predicts risks to the grid, potential power shortfalls and investment opportunities over the next ten years. “The threats AEMO has identified are…
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Montara Oil Spill. The massive Australian oil spill you’ve probably never heard of
The Montara blowout is considered one of Australia’s worst environmental disasters. A whale and her calf in the Great Australian Bight. The Montara blowout is considered one of Australia’s worst environmental disasters and it should serve as a warning to those who think drilling in the Bight is a risk worth taking. In 2009, 220km…
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Seismic blasting reprieve welcome, but the whales of the Great Australian Bight won’t be safe until drilling is permanently banned
SYDNEY, Aug 21, 2019 – Greenpeace welcomes the decision by marine geophysics company PGS to suspend seismic blasting in the whale sanctuary of the Great Australian Bight but warns the only way to ensure the long term health of the region is for every drilling licence in the Bight to be cancelled.This morning PGS told…
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Coles is going clean, will Woolworths be next?
Coles has just announced a landmark 10-year deal to build three new solar farms in regional New South Wales, which will generate enough clean renewable energy to power 39,000 homes.According to a media release, Coles will purchase more than 70% of the power generated by the three solar farms in order to meet 10% of…
