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Australia: It’s time to declare a climate emergency
A climate emergency has been declared in the UK, which will hopefully trigger the urgent action required to prevent catastrophic climate change. Will Australia be next? Around the world, governments are finally starting to declare climate change as an emergency situation that requires an urgent response. When a disaster is happening and lives are at risk,…
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Mother’s Day 2019: Five Amazing Animal Mums
Happy Mother’s Day! Please enjoy these amazing animal mums and their adorable babes. Two polar bears on the ice in Hudson Bay. Mother with a young. Eisbaeren (Ursus Maritimus) auf dem Eis in der Hudson Bay. Mutter mit Jungtier.|Humpback whale with young (Megapetra noveangliae). Buckelwal (Megapetra noveangliae).|||A handout photo from Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP)…
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Climate Emergency: A Brief Declaration with Huge Significance
By Volunteer and passionate environmentalist Maddy Paton Wednesday 1 May 2019 marked a significant day in history – an environment and climate emergency was declared for the first time by a national government. Jeremy Corbyn (the UK Labour Party Leader) addressed Parliament in a gripping proposal, expressing “we are living in a climate crisis that…
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10 Heartwarming Moments
Today’s current debate over climate change can leave us feeling a little low. News of climate catastrophe is everywhere, and the devastation is not just environmental. Eco-anxiety is understandable when we see that our natural world is in crisis. After all, we are part of this Earth and its natural life, aren’t we?
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“This is the most important thing I can be doing”: Laura, Harbour Bridge climber
“We can’t stand by and let another year pass without pulling all the stops.” || HAPPENING NOW: Climbers have scaled the Sydney Harbour Bridge calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to declare a climate emergency. Catch all the action live now and add your name now. My name is Laura. I’m writing to you from beneath…
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“I’m here to tell the truth”: Amelia, Townsville flood survivor
“We have been forced to live and breathe the indiscriminate cruelty of the climate crisis first hand.” ||Townsville| UPDATE: 6 climbers have scaled the Sydney Harbour Bridge to call on Scott Morrison to declare a climate emergency. Stand with them. My name is Amelia. I am here with my husband just underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge…
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Climate Election 2019: Where the parties stand
Checking in on the parties’ policies on coal closure, clean energy, environment and oil drilling in the Bight The day before an election is a nail-biting time, and especially when this election is definitively the climate election. We’ve got a handy scorecard to help you suss out where the parties stand on some key climate…
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A new political climate. Where to from here?
Australia can still have a flourishing future. The government is not the country. Huge amounts of climate action can occur outside of what the Commonwealth government does. Cities, towns, states, territories, businesses, institutions of all kinds… all of these can take action. Students in Vienna went on the street to strike, demonstrate and demand politicians…
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Caring for yourself so you can care for the planet
It can be easy to dismiss the importance of caring for ourselves amid pressing threats to people and planet, but prioritising self-care is actually an investment in your activism. |Via Lisa Olivia Therapy https://www.instagram.com/lisaoliveratherapy/|Alice Braga, Brazilian actress, visits the Sawré Muybu village to support the fight of the Munduruku people against a dam construction in…