I’m going to say it. Ready? Here it comes … Solar power is ready to replace coal-fired electricity!
OK, so we’ve been claiming this for a while, but a report released from Greenpeace and the solar industry this week leaves no doubt that solar power is able to provide electricity just as well as coal. […]
An update from inspirational cylcist Kim Nguyen as he continues his mission to cycle to Copenhagen and raise awareness about climate change.
The novelty has worn off. The road, the inside of a tent, random people’s sofas, kitchen floors, the smell of my sweaty socks, the feel of salt on my arms, the pink hue of […]
First posted on Crikey’s Rooted blog
It seems as though Malcolm Turnbull has finally managed to align the coalition on climate change at least enough for them to stop kicking own goals and bridge their credibility gap with the ALP. With the coalition and ALP now supporting the same conditional emissions reduction target, the public will […]
Rice is daily food for half the world’s population. Genetically engineered (GE) rice, on the other hand, is a threat to our agriculture, our biodiversity and a possible risk to our health.
At present, GE rice is not commercially grown anywhere in the world. But allow me to introduce LL62, a GE rice variety from German […]
At 9am this morning, 14 Greenpeace activists arrived at the offices of Simply Energy in Melbourne to present them with the award of Australia’s Dirtiest Energy Retailer.
“There has been some tough competition over the past 12 months,” said head judge and Greenpeace campaign director Steve Campbell, “but Simply Energy’s steadfast commitment to powering climate change […]
With everything we know about climate change, and the role that coal is playing, it would seem fairly obvious that Australia shouldn’t be building any new coal power stations. We’re a smart country, right?
A couple of weeks ago, Coolimba Power called for public comment into an environmental review of their proposal to build a new […]
We’ve just got in the first batch of photos from this morning’s blockade of Hazelwood Power Station by Greenpeace activists. Seven of our activists shut down a massive coal digger at the power station in Victoria’s La Trobe Valley. Hazelwood is the most polluting power station in the developed world. For every hour these massive […]
Seven Greenpeace activists have occupied one of the massive coal excavators at the Hazelwood Power station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. Hazelwood is a polluting dinosaur built with 1950s technology . It is the dirtiest power station in the developed world and was supposed to be closed this year.
If we are going to have any hope […]
We just got in some excellent photos of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), taken off the coast of Sri Lanka by Hong Kong-based photographer and diver Paul Hilton. We have the privilege of working with great photographers and wanted to share these pics with you all.
Enjoy!
It’s a day on from my initial report back on the budget and I’ve been trying to make sure I’m not getting carried away with the size of the renewable energy funding. After years of budgets being handed down that do the square root of not much for real climate solutions, I’m naturally inclined to […]
I’ve had quite a lot of time to contemplate tonight’s federal budget, having spent four hours in the Treasury lock-up with papers open to pages numbering into the 300s and a confused look on my face shouting: “WHAT? … HUH? … OK, so it’s $100 coming from this department, but only allocated after the first […]
We had good cause for celebration in April. One of the world’s largest temperate rainforests received formal protection from logging, Germany banned Monsanto’s genetically engineered corn, our Origami Whales website was nominated for an international award and our Earth Day video went global.
But, we also had a few reminders about the urgent need for […]
It might not carry the same grandeur, excitement and anticipation as other annual events like Christmas, Melbourne Cup Day or New Year’s Eve, but the Federal Budget each May is one of those events that not only captures much of our attention, but sucks up our cash and often leaves us feeling a little bit […]
Following months of relentless criticism, the Government were forced last week to announce change to the proposed emissions trading scheme. Unsurprisingly, most business groups welcomed the changes while environmentalists, with a few notable exceptions, slammed it. The opposition continued to take their role literally despite the Government addressing virtually all of the concerns they had […]
What: Climate Change Human Sign
Date: Sunday 17 May 2009
Time: 11:00 am (sharp) for about an hour, rain of shine this outdoor event proceeds.
Where: St.Kilda Beach in front of the St.Kilda Sea Baths (Melway Map 2N, J7)
Cost: Free. There will also be free entertainment for children.People from all over Melbourne, are gathering […]
We’re very proud of our origami whales – our interactive website where you can pimp up your own origami whale to send off to Japan with a message asking their government to stop whaling. The website won a People’s Voice Award in this year’s international Webby Awards.
» Check out the website and add your origami […]
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse …
Yesterday the government performed a policy back flip on its emissions trading scheme. Unfortunately the acrobatic feat landed us even further in the mire. Instead of showing some much needed leadership, Prime Minister Rudd delayed and watered down his already dismal plans. It couldn’t have […]
When scientists start speaking out against climate policy, you know they’re getting serously worried. Just last week, Dr James Risbey from the CSIRO said that the Government’s greenhouse gas targets were like “playing Russian roulette with the climate system with most of the chambers loaded” and we should phase out coal in the next 20 […]