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Government digs excuses for more oil & gas out from under COVID
SYDNEY, 17 April 2020 – Oil companies would be allowed to hold on to oil drilling rights that they would normally lose, according to an announcement made today by Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt.In a move reminiscent of the Western Australian suspension of the “use it or lose it” rule for…
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Fashion photographer turns lens to bushfire disaster in moving collaboration with Greenpeace
SYDNEY, April 14, 2020 – Renowned Sydney music and fashion photographer Cybele Malinowski has turned her lens to the frontlines of climate crisis on the NSW South Coast in a moving video released today in collaboration with Greenpeace.The video is a haunting and meditative piece on the lived reality of Australia’s bushfire crisis, and features…
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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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Air pollution linked to higher Covid-19 death rate, new study reveals
SYDNEY, April 8 2020 – Marginal increases in air pollution are linked to a significant increase in the Covid-19 death rate, according to new analysis from Harvard University released today. [1]The study, conducted in the United States, found an increase of only 1 μg/m3 in PM2.5 is associated with a 15 percent increase in the…
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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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Crisis stricken Vanuatu hit by climate-fuelled Tropical Cyclone Harold
SYDNEY, April 6, 2020 – As the world scrambles to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, Tropical Cyclone Harold has struck Vanuatu, with the devastation providing an unwelcome reminder that climate change remains the biggest threat facing the Pacific.Earlier today the cyclone made landfall on the island of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu’s largest island, bringing torrential rain and…
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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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Toxic air pollution almost triples at one of Australia’s oldest and dirtiest power stations
SYDNEY, April 7, 2020 – Alarming new data confirming that the Vales Point Power Station has reported an almost three-fold increase in PM 2.5 pollution represents a significant risk to the respiratory health of Central Coast communities and the entire Greater Sydney region.The power station’s operator, Delta Electricity, reported a 281 percent increase in PM2.5…
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NSW & Federal Governments strip back koala protection despite bushfire devastation
SYDNEY, Saturday 4 April 2020 – The Federal Government has walked away from its responsibility to protect nationally listed threatened species like the koala, in a new bilateral agreement between the Commonwealth and the State of NSW today.The agreement sees the Federal Government abandon its responsibility to protect threatened species and ecological communities that cross…
