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Vote for the Origami Whales
We’ve had awesome news in the office! Our Origami Whales interactive website is finalist in the 2009 Webby Awards – the equivalent of the Oscars for the web! The petition site was launched almost a year ago, asking the Japanese Prime Minister to cease whaling in the Southern Ocean. Users can pimp their own origami…
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Will Iceland End Commercial Whaling?
The big news in Iceland this week has been the election of a new Government which has previously said it will look at ending commercial whaling. The world’s first openly gay leader, Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir will lead a coalition government formed from Social Democratic Alliance and the Left Green Movement. Just before he was…
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Rudd Going From Bad to Worse on Climate
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…
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Origami Whales Win International Web Award
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…
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Melbourne World Record Attempt
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…
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Carbon Pollution Scheme Still = Fail
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…
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Budgeting For Climate Change?
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…
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Budget Aftermath: Part 1, or "Hope!"
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…
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Budget Aftermath: Part 2, "A Turning Tide"
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…
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Activists Blockade Australia’s Dirtiest Power Station
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…