http://www.foe.org.au daily 1 2007-03-30T04:14:56Z http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/treetop-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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2008-03-26T01:34:45Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2008-03-19T23:27:35Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/what2019s-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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2008-02-02T02:48:38Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2007-12-24T00:45:57Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/report-card-reveals-brumby-government-dragging-its-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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2007-12-15T02:59:46Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2007-12-15T02:59:06Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/protecting-the-world2019s-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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2007-12-10T06:25:26Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2007-12-16T06:32:07Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/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 No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2007-12-10T06:27:15Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2007-12-08T01:58:41Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2007-12-02T23:58:57Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/governments-must-say-no-to-2018-biofuels2019 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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2007-12-03T03:14:13Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2007-12-02T23:52:35Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2007-11-19T20:38:11Z News Item http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2007/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. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2007-11-16T05:13:21Z News Item