Current Media Releases http://www.foe.org.au daily 1 2007-02-13T12:17:45Z Victoria must deliver on red gum parks election promise http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2008-media-releases/victoria-must-deliver-on-red-gum-parks-election-promise Protect Murray River Red Gums -- please act today for the river, the climate and our wildlife! After a three year investigation, the Brumby government has received recommendations for a 170,000ha network of national parks lining the River Murray and its tributaries. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2008-08-14T22:38:37Z News Item Parliamentary Committee urged to reject uranium sales to Russia http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2008-media-releases/parliamentary-committee-urged-to-reject-uranium-sales-to-russia Today the federal parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCT) is holding a public hearing in Melbourne regarding the Australia-Russia Nuclear Agreement which includes provisions for the export of Australian uranium to Russia. The JSCT will hear that there have been no International Atomic Energy Agency inspections in Russia for many years - information which the Australian Safeguards and Non- proliferation Office and the Department of Foreign Affairs have conspicuously failed to provide to the Standing Committee. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2008-07-29T01:41:27Z News Item Think bigger than our backyard – act on climate change http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2008-media-releases/think-bigger-than-our-backyard-2013-act-on-climate-change On July 13, Make Poverty History launched its new report 'See the Bigger Picture: Australian Action on climate change: a guide for Garnaut and the Government'. It urges the Rudd Government to establish an international coalition to accept ‘climate change refugees’ when a country becomes uninhabitable because of rising sea levels, as outlined in Labor’s 2007 National Platform. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2008-07-14T00:39:57Z News Item G8 banks on massive global climate pollution http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2008-media-releases/g8-banks-on-massive-global-climate-pollution The G8 leaders meeting in Hokkaido from July 7-9 have failed to respond to the gravity of the climate crisis confronting the global community. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2008-07-09T04:31:23Z News Item FoE condemns state government's coal power station announcement http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2008-media-releases/foe-condemns-state-governments-coal-power-station-announcement Friends of the Earth (FoE) today condemned the announcement by the Brumby Government to give approval to a new coal-fired power station in the La Trobe Valley. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2008-07-07T08:21:23Z News Item Canada in court for violating federal climate change law http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2008-media-releases/canada-in-court-for-violating-federal-climate-change-law Canada has become the first country ever to be brought to court for failing to comply with its legal commitments to combat global warming. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2008-06-19T03:24:13Z News Item Fergusons nuclear waste plan - a liberal policy – a broken promise? http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2008-media-releases/fergusons-nuclear-waste-plan-a-liberal-policy-2013-a-broken-promise Before the election Labor condemned the Howard government’s process for siting a radioactive waste facility and also promised a method of addressing radioactive waste management issues which are ‘scientific, transparent, accountable, fair and allows access to appeal mechanisms’ and to ‘ensure full community consultation in radioactive waste decision-making processes’. Now we have federal Minister Martin Ferguson talking about fast-tracking a nuclear waste dump. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2008-06-13T10:35:35Z News Item Queensland budget fuels climate change http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2008-media-releases/queensland-budget-fuels-climate-change Friends of the Earth Brisbane has expressed disappointment at the Queensland Government as yesterday’s budget announced spending of more than $700 million on coal infrastructure, dwarfing spending on climate change initiatives and renewable energy. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2008-06-04T01:19:47Z News Item Sites of National Conservation Significance to be Sacrificed in Strzelecki Forest Deal http://www.foe.org.au/media-releases/2008-media-releases/sites-of-national-conservation-significance-to-be-sacrificed-in-strzelecki-forest-deal Conservation groups Friends of the Earth and Friends of Gippsland Bush (FoGB) have today announced concern over the State Government's May 30 announcement regarding forest protection in the Strzelecki ranges in south eastern Victoria. No publisher CamWalker Media Release 2008-06-03T23:55:38Z News Item