2006 Media Releases
2006 Media Releases
December
>Bald Hills announcement welcomed |December 21
>U Enrichment "a dangerous path to pursue" |December 15
>Pesticides in irrigation water a big concern for human health and freshwater ecosystems.
|December 6
>Launch of new voice in Tasmanian green movement welcomed
|December 1
November
>BHP Billiton Shareholders must hold Olympic Dam mine to the law
|November 30
>Nuclear Safeguards Office admits China's WMD & Missile Exports
|November 30
>New climate change portfolio welcomed |November 29
>Concerns of aerial spraying of pesticides and fertilisers industrial waste in Warrnambool's Drinking Water supply. |November 28
>Calls for Samsung washing machine recall in face of nano-silver risks to environment and human health |November 27
>Howard should guarantee no imposition of nuclear plants |November 22
>Environment Groups Release Policy Score Card |November 21
>Federal Government's nuclear push a white elephant |November 21
>ALP River Red Gum commitment welcomed |November 17
>Forest Announcement not enough |November 17
>Campbell leaves International talks with no trace of the "New Kyoto" |November 17
>Australia isolates itself at Climate Change Negotiations |November 14
>Response to Uranium Industry Framework Report |November 13
>Ken Saro-Wiwa Remembered in International Day of Action |November 10
>Australian government up to tricks in Nairobi |November 9
>AP6 a smokescreen for the Australian government's failure to address climate change |November 3
October
>Stern Review reveals cost of climate change |October 30
>Rest of world moving away from nuclear: green groups |October 16
>Strzelecki Forest Buy Back: A Step in the Right Direction for Victorian Rainforest |October 13
>North Korea N-test exposes myth of the 'peaceful atom' |October 10
>Gala Performance: Miss Management and Scott Free How Bracks beats the rap in Red Gum Forests |October 10
>Rann needs to come clean on uranium subsidies |October 4
September
>Maralinga Nuclear Bomb Tests
50th Anniversary today |September 27
>BHP Billiton gets gold fish for environmental record
|September 26
>Water catchment logging operations shutdown |September 25
>Singaporean Crackdown Jeopardises World Bank Credibility |September 14
>New nanotechnology strategy fails to address risks posed by nanoproducts on supermarket shelves |September 13
>FNQ 2025 - Planning Review or Willful Bad Planning? |September 5
>Nuclear fallout: leaders urged to rule out uranium mining in Queensland |September 1
August
>No promises: Labor remains silent on uranium |August 31
>Parsons on brink of nuclear disaster |August 30
>Pesticides pollute Geelong's water supply |August 23
>Liberal wind energy policy would sacrifice rural jobs |August 18
>Friends of the Earth urges UNEP to assess environmental damage of
Hizbullah-Israel war |August 17
>Carbon trading no solution to climate change |August 16
>At It Again: Department Caught Illegally Logging Barmah State Forest |August 11
>Global Call for Peace in the Middle East |August 9
>"Logging Human Rights in Papua New Guinea" |August 7
>Doctors, medical students target Adelaide for nuclear weapons |August 6
July
>Australia's nuclear graveyard future with Ferguson |July 27
>Bomber Beazley goes it alone |July 25
>Conservationists board Woodchip Ship in bid to save native forests |July 25
>Bracks' forest announcement a missed opportunity |July 17
>Regulator to license Lucas Heights nuclear reactor |July 13
>Nothing to be proud of - Australia ranked 139th of 178 nations |July 12
>Community protest calls for closure of Eden chipmill |July 2
June
>Best wishes for a Rann wedding but call the Honeymoon off! |June 30
>What is Climate Change going to cost us? What do we stand to lose? |June 16
>Lucas Heights reports radioactive release |June 15
>ALP Environment Spokesperson Opposes Nuclear Expansion |June 11
>Thwaites leg-up to Barmah cattlemen on World Environment Day |June 5
>Ferguson takes on local electorate in nuclear debate |June 5
May
>Australia's first-ever irradiation-free food guide launched |May 26
>Murray Logging Must be Stopped |May 19
>Nano-ingredients pose big risks in beauty products |May 18
>Coalition condemns irresponsible freeway widening plans |May 9
>United front against uranium mining, exports and nuclear energy |May 8
>Shareholders join with West Papuans and Bougainvilleans to address Rio Tinto's AGM |May 4
April
> 125 Civil Society Groups Slam WTO| April 20
> 'What is a definition of a gold mine?
A hole in the ground owned by a liar.' Mark Twain| April 13
>Modern Midas Men and the Threat of Cyanide | April 13
>Exposed: Oz Uranium = 2,000 Chinese Nuclear Weapons Per Year | April 4
> Australia's uranium will fuel Chinese bombs | April 2
March
> Medical & green groups oppose U sales to China | Mar 31
>Uranium conference sells fool's gold | Mar 30
> Beazley Must Reject U Sales to China| Mar 23
>Cyanide spills, cyanide kills | Mar 16
>Federal uranium group fails to address the real issues | Mar 16
>Calls for moratorium amid concerns risky nanoproducts are being rushed to market| Mar 13
>No uranium sales to China or India| Mar 6
>Leaked Report: U.S. Misled the World on Biotech Foods "Victory"| Mar 1
February
>International Report Ranks Tasmanian Logging Alongside Burma, The Phillipines and Indonesia| Feb 20
>Friends of the Earth launched in Adelaide| Feb 17
>Federal Government Gagging Climate Refugee Issue?| Feb 14
>Royston Blockade restarts with treesit and community walk-in| Feb 10
>EPA Forest Audit reveals Government Blunders| Feb 8
>Cyanide Watch Launched| Feb 1
January
>Angry Batman locals target Martin Ferguson| Jan 25
>Gippsland Conservation Group Takes Legal Action Against Canadian Multinational| Jan 25
>China Uranium Exports Too Risky| Jan 10
>Ten years of Genetically Modified Crops fail to deliver the promises
made by Biotech giants | Jan 10
>Climate "Partnership" a Con Job | Jan 10
>Sydney Climate Change Talks: Will not address climate change| Jan 9
>FOE commends ALP policy on climate change| Jan 5
2005 Releases
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2004 Releases
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2003 Releases
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2002 Releases
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2001 Releases
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