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25.01.2022 Excellent news from Indi in north east Victoria. 'Indi will lead the nation in renewables because of a $13 million investment announced today to develop Australia’s first marketplace for locally-generated renewable energy.'

24.01.2022 This report is worth a look if you're interested in achieving a transition from fossil fuels in Australia. It finds that a planned transition of Australia’s labour market away from fossil fuel jobs could occur without involuntary layoffs or severe disruption to communitiesif governments focus on a planned and fair transition. That transition needs to include: a clear, long-term timeline, measures to facilitate inter-industry mobility and voluntary severance as fossil fuels are phased-out, and generous retraining and diversification policies. https://www.futurework.org.au/planning_and_supporting_trans

24.01.2022 "Our world is facing irreversible destruction and still there's no urgency in Australian climate policy," writes Lenore Taylor, editor of Guardian Australia. Lenore Taylor's correct... It's why we launched an open letter calling on PM Scott Morrison (ScoMo) to increase ambition on climate & jobs. SIGN ON HERE > foe.org.au/climate_leadership

24.01.2022 Great to see this support for climate action from a range of Victorian MPs.

24.01.2022 You are welcome to join us at this online forum today. The health sector accounts for 7% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, but large energy users across the healthcare sector can significantly reduce these emissions by shifting to clean renewable energy. https://utsmeet.zoom.us//register/WN_YAqpbLfFTMCv-A6sNsLJFQ

24.01.2022 Nuclear power is not the answer to Climate Change! It's... Too Dirty! Nuclear power and uranium mining create vast amounts of radioactive and toxic waste.... Too Dangerous! Disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima endanger whole countries and regions. Too Expensive! Hundreds of billions would be needed for reactor new build and waste management. Too Slow! It takes decades for new power plants to be build, renewables only month. Please come to Yellowcake Country - Don't Nuke the Climate tonight on Zoom with FoE speaker Jim Green to learn more!

23.01.2022 The Adani Carmichael coal mine will cause massive harm to the land and climate. Now the Queensland Government has signed a deal with mining company Adani to defer payment of royalties on its Carmichael mine in central Queensland for an 'unspecified period of time'. Greens MP Michael Berkman called on the state government to reveal the terms of the royalty deferment.... https://www.abc.net.au//adani-carmichael-coal-min/12716272

23.01.2022 WE DID IT: Friends of the Earth Melbourne's Act on Climate collective cycled 100 laps of Parliament today. The 100km endurance feat sent a powerful message to t...he Dan Andrews govt ahead of its upcoming decision on Emissions Reduction Targets. The relay was also a fundraiser for our grassroots campaign. We're still short of our target... Will you chip in to celebrate these dedicated community climate champions? > https://100-laps-for-climate.raisely.com

23.01.2022 The impacts of climate change are devastating native wildlife and ecosystems. The Age: "Last summer’s catastrophic bushfires have caused platypus populations in... south-eastern Australia to decline by up to 18 per cent, bolstering calls to have the species’ national conservation status changed to ‘vulnerable’." Now more than ever, we need govts to provide greater protection for native wildlife.

22.01.2022 This is outrageous. 'Rio Tinto wrote to the Morrison government last year urging it to act quickly to transfer environmental approval powers to the Western Australia government, before a major review of national environment laws was complete.' They tried to circumvent the formal assessment process for the federal laws. ... https://www.theguardian.com//rio-tinto-made-early-call-for

22.01.2022 Logging in fire-affected forests out in far East Gippsland right upstream from very recent Giant Burrowing Frog records. Some of our most precious and endangere...d animals are still being logged by the Dan Andrews government. Its been nearly a year since the catastrophic fires and nothing has been doing to stop the destruction of forests. The government hasn't fulfilled any of their promises to put in better protections for wildlife and forests post-fires.

22.01.2022 Check our new report about the massive fires that happened in The Amazon in 2019. Transnational corporations have sought to expand their territorial control of the Amazon for decades. Year after year, they encroach deeper into the world’s greatest tropical rainforest, expanding agriculture and mining, and pursuing the false solutions offered by ‘green capitalism’, such as large dams, carbon capture and storage, and other emissions offsetting projects. They have been enabled i...n recent years by the government of Jair Bolsonaro. https://www.foei.org//burning-amazonia-eu-mercosur-free-tr

22.01.2022 Nuclear power is going no where. But some politicians keep banging the pro nukes drum....

22.01.2022 Among its many recommendations, the bushfire royal commission called for the establishment of a national recovery agency. It's good to see the federal government has acted on this one. 'A national disaster recovery agency designed to prepare Australians to deal with floods, droughts, fire and cyclones will get advice from a new Australian Climate Service, which will anticipate risks from climate change.'... https://www.smh.com.au//new-climate-service-to-help-austra

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20.01.2022 Hard to believe this has happened for so long: 'The locked gates protecting Sydney's water catchment are helping conceal the legacy of mining damage to Aboriginal cultural heritage sites along the Illawarra escarpment.' Indigenous leaders have not been able to access significant sites for decades, and in some cases not at all.... https://www.abc.net.au//illawarra-indigenous-site/12717976

19.01.2022 It is good to see the Victorian Liberals and Nationals join community groups and traditional owners in opposing the AGL gas import facility proposed for Westernport Bay. However, they are incorrect to say the moratorium on gas drilling is driving prices up. The VIC Gov's own gas report shows that allowing onshore drilling will not bring down prices. https://reneweconomy.com.au/victorian-liberal-nationals-op/

18.01.2022 A good piece from Luke Hilakari, the Secretary of Victorian Trades Hall Council. It is based on polling that Trades Hall recently commissioned. 'Action on climate change is already happening, whether we like it or not. The choice we all have to make is whether we want to be active participants in that change, securing quality, well-paid jobs for a transitioning workforce, or do we bury our heads in the sand and see investment in these new opportunities siphoned off overseas a...nd good jobs replaced by low-paid, insecure work?' 'Most of us, in most jobs and in most communities, want our governments to show genuine leadership and facilitate a smoother transition to a low carbon economy'. https://medium.com/@trade/transitionfromcrisis-58162bb46bd1

18.01.2022 We agree with Richard. Australia should have a publicly owned air fleet. With fire seasons getting longer in both hemispheres, the cost of leasing air craft will only go up. Time to get a national feel here. https://www.foe.org.au/firefighting

18.01.2022 This is excellent news. There has been a strong and determined campaign by the local community and led by Mine-free Glenaladale against this mine. Good to see the local Council backing the community. https://twitter.com/JarrodWhitta/status/1333692908101279744

18.01.2022 Another action packed week of environmental news... some good, some bad. What else has happened this week? Meanwhile, Will you join the call for PM Scott Morrison (ScoMo) to increase ambition on climate & jobs? SIGN THE OPEN LETTER > foe.org.au/climate_leadership

17.01.2022 This is a powerful article by Matt Craigan an oil and gas worker from Aberdeen, Scotland. Both in the UK and here in Australia, workers in oil and gas are sayin...g they want the opportunity to work in renewable energy industries like offshore wind. New research by Friends of the Earth Scotland has found more than half of the sector's workers in the UK want to work in offshore wind and renewable energy. Here in Australia, the Maritime Union is calling on the Morrison government to Stop Blocking Offshore Wind and bring offshore clean energy laws to Parliament. With the Star of the South offshore wind farm on the table in Gippsland, Victoria will need an industry plan to maximize job creation, offer industry training and ensure workers in fossil fuels have opportunity in offshore wind too. TAKE ACTION > https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/vret_2_action

17.01.2022 Govts are now making decisions that will have big implications for job creation and our ability to tackle the climate crisis. Will you join the call for PM Scott Morrison (ScoMo) to increase ambition on climate & jobs? SIGN THE OPEN LETTER > foe.org.au/climate_leadership... Now more than ever, govts need to hear from the community!

17.01.2022 Despite the best efforts by the nuclear industry, the fact remains that uranium mining is not supported by the community. It is unsafe, unwanted - way too expensive - and unnecessary.

17.01.2022 Yesterday climate action groups across Gippsland in VIC ran a Where are Darren and Russell on Climate Change? covid safe protest. The protesters wore masks and practiced social distancing, whilst displaying signs and placards on various aspects of the issue. They were highlighting the silence of local federal members of the House of Reps Darren Chester of Gippsland and Russell Broadbent of Monash on climate change. http://petergardner.info//where-are-darren-and-russell-cl/

16.01.2022 AGL Energy owns the Loy Yang coal-burning power plant and is the biggest polluter in Victoria. AGL's annual general meeting is coming up in a week... Will the company express support for the Dan Andrews govt's climate policies during the AGM?

16.01.2022 Sixty five new trains are being built for Victoria by a firm that is part of China's controversial Belt and Road initiative. The firm is also linked to using Uighur people under coercive labor conditions. The overseas manufacturing is taking away local jobs which could've been undertaken in Ballarat or Dandenong. The trains are running 18 months behind schedule as trains have arrived from China with significant faults.... Luba Grigorovitch, secretary of the RTBU Victoria, said in October 2019 that the state government was allowing the rail consortium to "prioritise meeting deadlines at the expense of local jobs." We say #buildthemhere https://www.theage.com.au//melbourne-s-new-trains-being-bu

16.01.2022 Congratulations Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschlandet (Friends of the Earth Germany) on this historic #ClimateLitigation victory! Germany’s top court has ruled that the country's climate goals are not tough enough. https://www.theguardian.com//historic-german-ruling-says-c

14.01.2022 Big news: The Federal Environment Minister, Sussan Ley, has signed a 10-year protection order for a site at the top of Mount Panorama-Wahluu. The site had been earmarked for a go-kart track in 2015 but is sacred to local Aboriginal people.... https://www.abc.net.au//bathurst-go-kart-track-b/100113522

14.01.2022 Bad news. The federal Coalition continues to refuse to act on climate change. Good news. The states and territories are getting on with it.

14.01.2022 Forests are not furnaces!! Hunter Valley Redbank Power Station is looking to reboot itself with biomass from NSW native forests. This is likely to include wood from the Pilliga and key koala habitat from up the east coast. It will make it Australia’s most polluting coal-fired power station and in the Worlds top ten largest biomass power plants. It is a huge threat to our struggling wildlife, climate, water and health. ... Please sign on to North East Forest Alliance NEFA's campaign to stay informed and take action! >> https://www.nefa.org.au/no_biomass_for_coal

13.01.2022 The case being run by the Bob Brown Foundation starts today. They will be 'seeking an injunction on all of Tasmania’s forests to prevent logging without Federal Environmental Minister’s approval'.

11.01.2022 Please join our day of action and add your voice to the call for science based emission reduction targets.

11.01.2022 This Monday there will be a virtual rally against The Narrabri Gas proposal, which received state government approval last week. This project will see 850 gas wells drilled in the Piliga forest and surrounding areas in western NSW.

11.01.2022 https://www.foe.org.au/quantifying_community_concerns_over_

09.01.2022 'Angus Taylor’s dire warnings about abandoning coal are going unheeded as the states forge their own path towards renewables'. Faced with sustained failure to act by the federal government, the states and territories are getting on with taking action on climate change. https://www.theguardian.com//nsws-clean-energy-plan-means-

09.01.2022 This is a bit sweary. The latest 'honest government ad' from The Juice Media Covering possible recession, cuts to Jobseeker/Jobkeeper, tax cuts for the rich, cuts to the Environment Act, and the 'Gas-led Recovery'.

09.01.2022 Hearings for our court case against Shell will start today in The Netherlands. A court in The Hague will hear claims that Royal Dutch Shell has broken Dutch law by knowingly hampering the global phase-out of fossil fuels, in a case that could force the company to reduce its CO2 emissions. Lawyers for a consortium led by Friends of the Earth Netherlands will argue on the first of four days of public hearings on Tuesday that Shell has been aware for decades of the damage it has... inflicted and is acting unlawfully by expanding its fossil fuel operations. #StopShell https://www.theguardian.com//shell-in-court-over-claims-it

09.01.2022 Meanwhile, the Australian government plans to drill more climate destroying gas ... Important take home message: 'Cutting our emissions rapidly buys us time to adapt to rising sea levels'. https://www.abc.net.au//greenland-ice-melting-at-/12705230

08.01.2022 This is an online event so you can join from anywhere. Bruce's work on fire and indigenous farming is well known. This is a chance to hear his views on climate change as well.

07.01.2022 There will be same sector jobs for oil and gas workers once we start building the Star of the South (SotS) offshore wind project. But the federal government is dragging its heels on creating the legislation that is needed to assess projects like SotS. https://www.gippslandtimes.com.au//6/esso-to-shed-workers/

07.01.2022 Mining remnant coastal woodlands in a highly cleared region? What are they thinking? Public forum, May 22.

06.01.2022 'Rio Tinto is not the only mining giant disregarding public interest. 'BHP is putting cultural heritage and potentially the lives of workers at risk, and exposing the environment to devastation. All aided by the law and the Coalition government.' https://www.michaelwest.com.au/bhp-cultural-heritage-risk/

06.01.2022 There was an excellent alpine ecology workshop held at Dinner Plain over the weekend. Here is an initial write up of the content around alpine peatland. https://themountainjournal.wordpress.com//alpine-ecology-/

06.01.2022 Many thanks to EthicalJobs.com.au for supporting our research work into the Strzelecki koala.

03.01.2022 ICYMI - Minister for Climate & Energy Lily D'Ambrosio MP announced a $108 million Energy Innovation Fund that will kickstart offshore wind and deliver deep emis...sions cuts: The push for establishing a jobs-rich offshore wind industry has brought together unions and environment groups such as the Maritime Union of Australia - MUA, Victorian Trades Hall Council, Friends of the Earth Melbourne, and others. This announcement shows the Dan Andrews govt is listening to key unions and environment groups when it comes to a just transition and action on climate change, said Pat Simons. OUR RESPONSE > melbournefoe.org.au/offshorewind_innovation BUILD ON THE MOMENTUM > melbournefoe.org.au/vic_budget_2020_climate

03.01.2022 It never stops for a minute, does it? Lake Torrens in South Australia is a sacred site to at least four Aboriginal groups: the Kokatha, Barngarla, Adnyamathanha, and Kuyani. A mining company wants to carry out 'exploratory drilling' for 'resources' on the surface of the salt lake.... https://www.abc.net.au//lake-torrens-sacred-site/12696750

03.01.2022 If we're to have any chance of avoiding catastrophic climate impacts, then we need to stop using fossil fuels ASAP... And that includes fossil gas. "Environment... Minister Lily D'Ambrosio said a shift to electricity was part of a plan being developed by the state govt to address the way households use gas," reports The Age. We'll be ramping up efforts to stop fossil gas in 2021... Keep your eyes peeled.

02.01.2022 Last week on Wednesday 25th of November, we had amazing speakers on the Forum 'Transport to Tackle our Climate Change'. The online forum highlighted topics and ...discussions on issues our community is facing such as the need to reframe transport planning, challenging policies such as the privatizations of public roads, the value of advocacy, the need to return public space to the people for active space. If you missed out, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch

02.01.2022 Australian mining companies are heavily involved in wanting to mine some of most biodiverse forests on the planet https://theecologist.org//26/saving-los-cedros-case-century

01.01.2022 There is so little bush left on the Mornington Peninsula. Why would anyone give the go ahead for a large quarry? 'Mornington Peninsula residents have sounded the alarm over plans for a large quarry in Arthurs Seat bushland they fear could destroy valuable wildlife habitat'. https://www.smh.com.au//alarm-at-quarry-plan-for-arthurs-s

01.01.2022 Another mining company that has not learnt from the Jukkan Gorge disaster. Twenty-two sacred sites are under threat of irreversible damage from operations at the McArthur River lead-zinc mine, according to a new report. The report also found an important river system in the Northern Territory could face ecological damage if the mine operations continue unabated.... https://www.sbs.com.au//new-report-finds-sacred-sites-unde

01.01.2022 This family has been doing an experiment for the past year to see what it's like living without a car, and they've saved over $2,000! Imagine if it were easier... for more of us to ditch our cars and catch public transport, ride or walk to where we need to go. We'd save money and reduce emissions! Get on board our Sustainable Cities community powered transport plan today >>> https://www.getonboard.org.au/

01.01.2022 This is a welcome development. 'The company said it was in the process of securing environmental licenses to conduct full-scale recycling operations at an initial rate of 70,000 panels per annum and was putting the call out for end-of-life solar panels from anywhere in Australia'. https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-first-solar-panel-r/