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The National Energy Guarantee does nothing, and it does it badly
Criticism of the National Energy Guarantee has rightly slammed its low target, but its design is even worse than we thought Steam towers at Bayswater Power Station, adjacent to Liddell. Liddell is a coal fired power station near Muswellbrook in New South Wales, Australia. It was opened in 1971 and is due to shut down…
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Pacific Island Represent activists in Fiji ‘flood’ beach to protest Citibank’s funding of deadly tar sands pipelines in Canada
SUVA, July 7, 2018 – More than 50 Pacific Island Represent activists have staged a spectacular demonstration in the Fijian capital that saw black tee shirt-clad protesters swarm across shores and into the ocean to replicate an oil spill.Citi is among 12 global banks identified by Greenpeace which continue to have ties to toxic tar…
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New coal doesn’t stack up – just look at Queensland’s renewable energy numbers
There are calls from the backbench and elsewhere for the federal government to safeguard the future of coal. But do those calls make economic sense? A look at Queensland’s energy landscape suggests not. This article was originally published on The Conversation. As the name suggests, Windy Hill near Cairns gets its fair share of power-generating…
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Adani, coal, and the Queensland water heist
|Climate impacts like drought are “threat multipliers” that should be treated as national security concerns, but the Trump administration plans to ignore them. | We all know that Australia is a very hot and dry continent. In coming years and decades, droughts and water shortages are likely to become longer and harsher. Water is essential…
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Australia’s favourite story teller asks why is the Government silencing Greenpeace?
Di Morrissey Did you know that new laws before the parliament could severely damage and prevent our freedom to speak up and say, “Hang on a minute . . . we’re not happy about these proposed plans”? Di Morrissey at home in Northern NSW These bills will silence environmental warriors such as Greenpeace,and many other…
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Greenpeace CEO’s New Book Reveals Deadly Consequences of Coal
June 13, 2018: Author and Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO, David Ritter, has launched a scathing attack on the Australian coal industry, highlighting the substance’s deadly consequences in a new book published this week.One of the stories told by Ritter is that of pop singer Lynn Barnett who died alone in her apartment during Sydney’s worst…
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Why the federal budget is a carbon budget
Australia passes the Carbon Tax through the lower house of Parliament. The “Say Yes” coalition of ENGO’s tether a hot air balloon on the lawns of Parliament house. Hours before the doors swung open on the budget lock-up, the bright sparks on Twitter had already started a new meme. #KeepMyTenDollars was a reminder that Australians…
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Finally, an Honest Government Ad!
Did you see this hilariously honest ad about the Government’s new energy policy? The funny humans at The Juice Media take aim at the Australian Government’s latest attempt at an energy policy. Check it out! By The Juice Media Renewable energy is booming in Australia! It’s clean, reliable and getting cheaper every day. But the…
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Six reasons electric cars are transforming the automobile industry
Electric cars aren’t just cool, they’re really good for our environment. Electric cars get plenty of lip service, but for all the talk, a lot of people still know relatively little about these eco-friendly vehicles. They are a surprisingly smooth ride, produce low levels of emissions and recharge themselves in traffic jams. Let’s explore some…
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Tiny organisms, massive impact
Professor Rick Cavicchioli The lifeforms in the ocean that don’t appear on conservation websites are microorganisms – the ‘unseen majority’… Photo of the sea ice showing the brown phytoplankton| The lifeforms in the ocean that don’t appear on conservation websites are microorganisms – the ‘unseen majority’. Despite being invisible to the naked eye, they represent…