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2007 Media Releases
Up one leveltreetop platforms stop logging in East Gippsland
Twenty conservationists remain in two old growth logging coupes this morning south of Bendoc on the Errinundra Plateau in far eastern Victoria. Two 30 metre high tree platforms remain in place and are preventing logging from commencing.
Minister Evans right on climate refugees
Friends of the Earth, Australia has welcomed statements by the Minister for Immigration Chris Evans that he is considering ways to assist climate refugees.
What’s missing from the climate talks? Justice!
Peoples from social organisations and movements from across the globe brought the fight for social, ecological and gender justice into the negotiating rooms and onto the streets during the UN climate summit in Bali.
vigil on Port Phillip Bay (VIC)
The Bay Vigil is calling all lovers of the Bay to a Vigil on Tuesday, January 8th from dusk to 10 pm. By joining together and shining our little lights around the Bay, we shall demonstrate our concern and care about this Bay and the threats posed by the dredging planned to deepen shipping channels.
report card reveals Brumby government dragging it's feet on environment
More than half of the Victorian Government’s environment election promises are at risk of being undelivered or have already been broken, a new report from leading environment groups says.
Industrialised nations must act: Bali mandate at stake
Friends of the Earth International today warned Ministers arriving at the UN climate talks in Bali that they have a huge task ahead at these talks if they are to be deemed a success.
Protecting the world’s forests needs more than just money
Governments meeting in Bali, Indonesia for the 13th Conference of the Parties/3rd Meeting of the Parties to the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 3-14 December 2007, need to recognise that this may be our last opportunity to stop runaway climate change and that with 18-20% of annual carbon emissions being caused by deforestation, protecting our forests is a key part of this.
Kyoto Afloat After Attempted Sabotage
Negotiators reached a deal in Bali today (Saturday) on taking forward the Kyoto Protocol but Friends of the Earth International expressed deep disappointment at the weak content following many attempts to derail the talks by the some delegations.
BALI TRADE MINISTERIAL: KEEP UNFAIR TRADE OUT OF CLIMATE TALKS
BALI INDONESIA --7 December, 2007 - Informal trade talks scheduled to take place in Bali this weekend could seriously threaten the opportunity for a just and sustainable way forward on tackling climate change, Friends of the Earth International warned on the eve of the talks
new report: voices from communities affected by climate change
A new report from Friends of the Earth International launched on November 26 provides nine testimonies from community members around the globe who have dramatic first-hand experience of the devastating impacts of climate change.
Come home to eat this Christmas
This festive season, community environment group Friends of the Earth is encouraging community members to eat locally as a way of reducing their environmental impact and understanding more about the impacts of our food system.
GOVERNMENTS MUST SAY NO TO ‘ BIOFUELS’
Biofuels must not be promoted as a solution to climate change, Friends of the Earth International said today, just a few days before key United Nations climate change talks start in Bali, Indonesia.
ambitious roadmap needed in Bali
On 3-14 December, the thirteenth annual negotiating conference for members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will take place on the Indonesian island of Bali.
Millions of vulnerable people to bare the brunt of climate crisis
Global warming is set to reverse decades of social and economic progress across the Asia-Pacific, home to more than four billion people or 60 per cent of the world’s population, according to a new multi-agency report published today called Up in Smoke: Asia and the Pacific.
NT radioactive dump plan on the nose from coast to coast
Federal government plans to impose a controversial radioactive waste dump in the NT will be the focus of actions around Australia next Monday, November 19.
Elephant cuts through election nuclear mumbo-jumbo
The Coalition’s federal election campaign headquarters will be put on the map today with a massive white elephant set to be inflated at the Melbourne CBD location.
PM urged to come clean on nuclear plans
Environmentalists have called on PM Howard to detail his plans for a nuclear Australia should he be re-elected on Saturday.
FoE Kuranda calls on Council and the Queensland State Government to reject urban growth plan
Friends of the Earth Kuranda has called for a full and public analysis of the likely impacts of plans for a major urban development in Myola Valley in far north Queensland.
BHP Billiton AGM coincides with national water week
Friends of the Earth, Australia (FoE) is calling on BHP Billiton to address its massive, unsustainable water extraction for the Roxby Downs uranium mine in South Australia.
Coalition must clear up nuclear confusion
Recent comments made by Malcolm Turnbull appear to be muddying the waters on what has been a clear nuclear power push by the Coalition Government up to this point.
