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Humans and the planet can heal together. Be wary of those that tell us otherwise.
Healing the planet shouldn’t ever come at the expense of human lives – and it doesn’t have to. |||Kaeng Khoi Hospital is the first ever solar hospital from crowdfunding in Thailand throughout Thailand Solar Fund with a collaboration of 15 networks to push Thailand towards renewable energy. พระครูวิมลปัญญาคุณ เจ้าอาวาสวัดป่าศรีแสงธรรม จ.อุบลราชธานี ประธานกองทุนแสงอาทิตย์ โรงพยาบาลแก่งคอย ถือเป็นโรงพยาบาลแสงอาทิตย์แห่งแรกจากการระดมทุนผ่านกองทุนแสงอาทิตย์ (Thailand Solar…
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Amidst the pandemic, koalas are quietly sold out for coal
Over the weekend, the Federal Government quietly announced a significant change to the way that decisions around major coal and gas projects get made, with big implications for Australia’s threatened species and ecological communities, including our iconic koala.
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Pacific braces for the impacts of climate-fuelled disaster
As the world scrambles to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Tropical Cyclone Harold struck Vanuatu overnight. The devastation of the category Five cyclone provides yet another unwelcome reminder that climate change remains the biggest threat facing the Pacific. Meteorological map of Cyclone Harold Earlier today the cyclone made landfall on Vanuatu’s largest island of Espiritu Santo,…
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How to write a submission
Share your voice in the NSW Bushfire Inquiry Here are a few tips and tricks for writing a submission for a government inquiry ||||||| In the wake of this summer’s devastating bushfires, the NSW Government has launched an inquiry. The inquiry will investigate the underlying causes that made the fires so severe and so intense. Just…
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Why we HAVE to make the stimulus sustainable
A conversation starter This Covid-19 stimulus must be delivered in such a way as to keep as many people as possible healthy, safe, and certain of their future – that means safeguarding our planet as well. |Wizard Power is the company commercialising the “Big Dish” solar thermal technology that has been developed at the Australian…
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11 ways to stay connected and fight the coronavirus
The new coronavirus, COVID-19, has many of us glued to the news, concerned for loved ones, and adapting our lives to deal with the changes the pandemic is having on our homes, schools, and work-places. It’s pretty tough. Young people demonstrate against climate change to ask the political and business class to take urgent action.…
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Equinor Bights the dust!
We did it! Norwegian oil giant Equinor has ditched its outrageous plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight! A student-led flotilla including kayaks, sailboats, paddle boards, and surfboards set sail in Apollo Bay Harbour to send a message to oil companies that they are not welcome to drill in the Great…
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Bushfires the fuel for corporate Australia’s climate action
Most Australians would not realise the biggest brands they interact with daily are some of Australia’s biggest energy users. Some of Australia’s biggest companies have stepped up to help amid an unprecedented bushfire season. This is how they can keep stepping up when the fires are extinguished. Sydney and several of Australia’s biggest cities have…
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Melting tennis ball in Melbourne’s Fed Square a reminder climate change threatens Aus Open’s future
Coal-fuelled climate crisis threatens Australia’s summer of sport A giant melting tennis ball reminds Melbourne commuters and tennis fans about current threats from climate change. Tennis fans in Melbourne have been greeted by a 1.5m-high sculpture of a melting tennis ball with the words ‘climate crisis’ on it. The artwork, installed in Federation Square by…
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The Last Australian Open?
'Climate inaction is an unforced error' Australia cannot sit on the sidelines any longer. We must take action to reduce our emissions in this coal-fuelled crisis.
