Environment
‘Deathly Designs’ on campus
Wollongong's Students Against War (SAW) collective crashed the
university’s ‘fashion week’ on May 6 by holding a ‘die-in’ on the
catwalk. Two activists entered the fashion parade and revealed bloodied
clothes before they collapsed on the end of the catwalk.
Community wins 'battle for Bickham'
The decade-long campaign against the Bickham coal project, north of Scone in New South Wales, ended in victory on May 14, when NSW Premier Kristina Keneally announced the government would reject the proposed mine.
The open-cut mine would have extracted 36 million tonnes of coal over 25 years.
How to get carbon-free power in Australia
When it comes to
avoiding the most catastrophic impacts of global warming whatever
the financial cost, the price is still worth paying. But new research by
Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) shows Australia could meet 100% of its
stationary energy needs from renewables in a decade and stimulate the
economy at the same time.
With a projected yearly cost of 3% to 3.5% of gross domestic product
(GDP) over 10 years it’s a plan that won’t cost the earth — but it may
help save it from dangerous climate change.
And when compared with Australia’s military spending in 2006 (2.4% of GDP) or its estimated public debt for 2009 (18.6% of GDP) it becomes clear that the lack of serious action on climate change is not primarily a financial issue, but a political problem.
And when compared with Australia’s military spending in 2006 (2.4% of GDP) or its estimated public debt for 2009 (18.6% of GDP) it becomes clear that the lack of serious action on climate change is not primarily a financial issue, but a political problem.
Emma Clancy Speaks on Copenhagen
Former Resistance member Emma Clancy (who now lives in Ireland) spoke at a recent Resistance meeting in Perth about Copenhagen, how and why it failed and the significance of the event for the Climate Movement.
First Fossil Fools' Day in Australia
RESISTANCE!
First Fossil Fools' Day in Australia
Jay Fletcher
5 April 2008
Fossil Fools’ Day, an international day of action on April 1 around climate change, was marked by protest actions across Australia involving up to 500 young people demanding an end to the use of fossil fuels and an increase in renewable energy sources.
