Bayswater carbon pollution under legal challenge by NSW climate activists
Two members of Newcastle climate protest group Rising Tide are challenging in the NSW Land and Environment Court the amount of carbon pollution emissions allowed by the coal fired Bayswater Power...
View ArticleOn coal company fines, reef shortcuts and environmental justice in Queensland
This week we saw hefty fines of $70,000 handed out to three foreign sailors from a bulk carrier, the MV Mimosa, which was caught travelling through restricted waters of the Great Barrier Reef off north...
View ArticleHeavy metals released into flood waters
Queensland Friends of the Earth Press Release 29th December 2010: Queensland's environmental regulator the Department of Resource Management (DERM) is powerless to stop flood waters creating massive...
View ArticlePrice on Carbon: Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I can’t afford an increased price of living so I’m scared of a big new tax on everything.A: The carbon price will affect 1000 of Australia’s biggest polluters - individuals will not be taxed. Some...
View ArticleGreenpeace targets BHP Billiton over carbon pollution
A Busy week for the activists of Greenpeace Australia who did a banner drop outside BHP Billiton headquarters in Melbourne on Monday and followed it up midweek with erecting a Pollution Tax Collection...
View ArticleCut pollution - Make clean energy cheaper
Pollution from burning coal, oil and gas is driving a climate crisis, making our world more dangerous, increasing prices of food and water and jeopardising our way of life.But if we cut pollution and...
View ArticleInternational Day for Biological Diversity - Seagrass meadows are key carbon...
UNESCO's International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22 focussed strongly on conserving our marine diversity. One of the important marine ecosystems are the seagrass meadows around the coasts of...
View ArticleAnglesea residents calls for air pollution cleanup
Media Release - Anglesea Air Action - 25 November 2012 Geography: MelbourneKeywords: Pollution
View ArticleCoal dust and climate change: Newcastle residents march against proposed T4...
Up to 1500 people attended a rally in Newcastle today in opposition to a fourth coal loading terminal being built. Gathering at Customs house at 10am, people marched to Civic Park, chanting 'our...
View ArticleAustralian based company Ambre Energy pushing coal export in Oregon
Brisbane based coal company Ambre Energy is attempting to open up coal export business in Oregon in the US Pacific Northwest, but the locals aren't very impressed. Last Wednesday over 400 Oregonians...
View Article“For Sale” sign on car attracts parking fine
Queensland woman Marie Bennett has been fined by local council for putting a “for sale” sign on her vehicle. It is something she had seen on countless other cars and had thought it was quite legal....
View ArticleCoal Seam Gas Fracking resumes in Bentley
After a temporary reprieve with the suspension of Metgasco's license to drill in Bentley, near Lismore NSW, the company has obtained a court order to continue exploring for coal seam gas threatening...
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