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Why I’m Making My Minutes Count for the Planet – Solli Raphael
“The more informed we are and the more we realise our own power, the better our future will end up.” These are stills from the Let’s Make More Minutes Count production in 2018.||||Solli recording the audio track for ‘Let’s Make More Minutes Count’.|Plastic, plastic everywhere! A still from ‘Let’s Make More Minutes Count’ production.|A still…
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NSW voters call out Gladys Berejiklian’s poor record on climate and demand action
SYDNEY, Feb 19, 2019 – “The climate has changed. When will the Liberal Party?” is the blunt message that NSW voters have sent to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, in a full-page ad in the Sydney Morning Herald.The advertisement features an open letter to the Premier against the backdrop of a raging fire. At the bottom…
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Labor’s clean energy plan offers ray of light in coal-driven climate emergency
SYDNEY, Feb 18, 2019 – Labor’s aim to build 9GW of clean energy by 2030 is a crucial step to replacing NSW’s ageing and unreliable coal fleet. But it is critical that projects roll out within the next term of government if New South Wales is to seize the opportunities created by renewable energy, that…
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NSW solar policies: how do they stack up?
The parties of NSW have identified climate change and cost-of-living are key issues, and renewable energy allows them to address both of these. But with the major parties all racing to announce their policies to boost uptake of rooftop solar, how do their policies stack up? | Cash handouts, interest-free loans and bold plans to…
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NSW Labor’s rooftop solar policy to cut emissions and help reduce electricity bills
SYDNEY, Feb 9, 2019 – NSW Labor’s plan to provide 500,000 households with $2,200 to install solar panels, will help ease the pressure on New South Wales’ ageing and unreliable coal-fired generators, while also lowering pollution and power prices. Opposition Leader Michael Daley announced the policy in Western Sydney this morning, saying it would save…
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NSW voters urge Labor to go big on renewables at March climate election
SYDNEY, Feb 8, 2019 – Supporters of clean energy last night gathered outside a New South Wales Labor fundraiser at NSW Parliament House, urging the party’s leaders to address the climate crisis by replacing the state’s ageing, increasingly unreliable coal fleet with clean and reliable renewable energy.Attendees at last night’s Premier’s’ Dinner, including NSW Opposition…
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Sharp increase in clean energy a top priority in NSW climate election
SYDNEY, Jan 30, 2019 – Climate action groups are calling on the major parties in NSW to prioritise clean energy by adding 4000MW of renewables to the state’s capacity during the next term of government, and helping families install rooftop solar. A man walks in solar farm. Thailand has great potential in producing solar power.…
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Two incredible, little-known reefs
What do pink dolphins and leafy sea dragons have in common? They both benefit from two amazingly unique and little-known reefs on opposite sides of the world. Despite their geographic differences, these two reefs have some striking similarities. Find out more about the Amazon Reef and the Great Southern Reef. |One of the first images…
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Morrison Government must stop obstructing critical action in climate
SYDNEY, Dec 20, 2018 – The federal government would have supported NSW Energy Minister Don Harwin’s attempt to put climate change back on the COAG agenda if it was serious about fighting climate change and lowering power prices.At yesterday’s COAG meeting Mr Harwin pushed for NSW’s net-zero emissions target by 2050 to be rolled out…
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Twice as bad as Deepwater Horizon: BP’s 2016 well plan proves safe Bight drilling is a myth
November 5, 2018: A more than two year legal battle by Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed oil company documents demonstrating that a Great Australian Bight oil spill could be double the size of the Deepwater Horizon disaster and that safety equipment would be unusable more than a third of the year. BP modelling shows a…