2009

Friends of the Earth International Calendar 2009 — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-01-28 15:55

The Friends of the Earth calendar is packed with stunning photographs from around the world and printed on 100% recycled paper.

Chain Reaction #104 out now — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-01-28 15:54

We have just released the summer edition of our national magazine, Chain Reaction, it features articles on Native title, climate change, nanotechnology, nukes. And much more!

The North-South pipeline: Melbourne – it’s time to take a stand! — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-01-28 15:56

This short-sighted project will pump 75 billion litres of water a year from the Goulburn River, the major Victorian tributary of the Murray, to supply Melbourne. There was a community occupation of the work site on thursday 22 January to highlight the ecological costs of this project.

A sustainable Christmas/ solstice/ Hanukkah/ end of year — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-01-09 15:43

Sometimes end of year celebrations can feel like they are just about consumption. Certainly, with Christmas celebrations, presents and travel, most of us do clock up some extra impact. We offer these ideas as practical ways we can reduce our impact over the holiday period.

the 2009 sustainability convergence: 'breakthrough: from recession to sustainability' — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-02-12 18:31

As we face a looming financial crisis, what are the threats and opportunities to social and environmental movements? Melbourne, February 14

community presence outside the office of Tim Holding — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-02-07 18:02

We all know that Melbourne is facing growing water stress. In response, the state government has announced a desalination plant for the Gippsland coast near Wonthaggi and the North - South pipeline, which will pump water from the Goulburn River. It is time to bring the message to the Minister for Water, Tim Holding, and other key members of the state government that Melbourne people want a sustainable water future. February 6.

Community action against the pipeline continues - monday Feb 9 — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-02-08 23:29

This community walk on has been canceled due to the fires currently burning in the area.

Extreme weather across Australia — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-02-24 23:03

It has been a hard summer for people and communities across Australia. Floods in Queensland, a relentless hot season across the southern states that saw many dozens of people die, and now more than 200 people have perished and thousands left homeless from the bushfires in Victoria. 

Ride Planet Earth — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-11-29 21:05

Kim Nguyen is riding from Australia to Copenhagen, raising awareness about climate change and collecting messages from communities of the Developing World affected by Climate Change. See here for updates on the ride and support events being held in Australia.

public forum: MINING & WATER IN SA — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-02-25 02:41

South Australia has been riding the boom in commodities markets, but how do present profits erode our natural capital? Now, as mining profits wither in the global financial crisis, what is the true cost of the mining industry? March 23

Community Forum - Is our water safe? Is our air safe? — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-03-23 17:42

Public forum on chemical use in catchments in Tasmania and the associated health and environmental risk. Launceston, March 26

take action to support Pacific Brands workers — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-03-03 23:26

Pacific Brands own many iconic Australian clothing labels including Bonds, Holeproof, Kayser, Rio, Berlei, King Gee, Yakka, Lee, Wrangler, Stussy, Mooks, and Mossimo. Yet they are planning to no longer manufacture clothing in Australia. Please support the sacked workers.

Queensland Election — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-03-17 20:46

In the build up to the Queensland election on March 21, the Six Degrees Campaign at Friends of the Earth Brisbane is campaigning to reduce Queensland’s dependence on the coal industry and ensure a transition to a sustainable society. We believe this is an essential part of taking meaningful action on climate change.

Strzelecki Koala Appeal. $20,000 Fundraising Appeal. — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-05-03 23:33

Friends of the Earth is asking for assistance in raising money to protect the Strzelecki Koala, the only 'genetically diverse' koala population left in Victoria and South Australia

public forum: After the fires, sustainable water policy for Victoria — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-03-25 23:53

Please come to our public forum and hear from a range of experts and community representatives about how we can meet our needs, now and into the future. We can do this without the pipeline or desalination plant. Melbourne, wednesday March 25

‘Biochar’, a new big threat to people, land, and ecosystems — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-03-25 23:57

Adding charcoal (‘biochar’) to the soil has been proposed as a ‘climate change mitigation’ strategy and as a means of regenerating degraded land. Some even claim that this could sequester so much carbon that the Earth could return to pre-industrial carbon dioxide levels, i.e. that all the global warming caused by fossil fuel burning and ecosystem destruction could be reversed. Such large-scale production of charcoal would require many hundreds of millions of hectares of land for biomass production (primarily tree plantations). This is an attempt to manipulate the biosphere and land use on a vast scale in order to alter the global climate, which makes it a form of ‘geo-engineering’

The Launch of Friends of the Earth Illawarra — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-04-07 22:11

Friends of the Earth Illawarra is the newest addition to the FoE Australia network. We are a grassroots group developing projects in community gardening/ permaculture, sustainable food, climate change and Indigenous rights. Please come along to our official launch on April 19.

chain reaction #105 available — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-05-25 00:51

Chain Reaction is the national magazine of Friends of the Earth Australia. The April 2009 edition has a focus on forests. It also has reports on Australia's Climate Action Summit, Nanotechnology and safe sunscreens, and US-Australia war games.

a community response to the recession - a Green 'New Deal' for Victoria? — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-05-25 00:50

This is a proposal for a collaborative and integrated response to the triple crunch of recession, climate change, and peak oil.

'Winter Dreaming' — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-05-03 23:41

a showing of the classic Australian Alps ski film, Melbourne, Sunday 24 May.

Wild Law — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-10-21 02:07

Australia's first conference on Earth Jurisprudence. This week in Adelaide, October 16 - 18.

Six degrees coal and climate campaign — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-05-17 22:11

Coal is the most polluting source of power the world uses. As the largest coal exporting state in the largest coal exporting country in the world, Queensland is literally at the ‘coal face’ of climate change. Although Queensland coal already accounts for as much as 20% of the global trade, the current expansion plans of the state government will double our coal exports – and our contribution to climate change.

Simazine and swimming pools — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-05-17 22:53

Friends of the Earth Australia called on authorities to remove the use of simazine from sale as a pool algaecide, while the Government assesses the safety of the product.

Woodchip Exports Stopped as Rudd Neglects Forests — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-06-30 23:52

Major woodchip exports are disrupted today as forest conservationists take action at ports in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.

FoE statement on Honduras — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-07-02 06:32

Friends of the Earth International condemns the illegal expulsion of the Honduran President and expresses its solidarity with Friends of the Earth Honduras and all the forces struggling for democracy in the country.

Food Film Festival - Adelaide — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-06-30 23:24

Community environment group Friends of the Earth is about to host it’s first food film festival - “Feast of Film”. Starting on 18 July in Adelaide.

A history of Cooperative Action — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-07-15 22:09

Celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives, Brisbane, Saturday, July 4, 2009.

run for FoE! — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-08-28 01:17

The 39th Sun-Herald City2Surf is on Sunday, August 9. It is a major community event, with more than more than 70,000 people expected to attend. If you are thinking to participate in this iconic 14km race from Hyde Park to Bondi Beach, please consider nominating Friends of the Earth as your cause.

Chain Reaction #106 now available — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-08-06 02:16

Chain Reaction is our national magazine. The August 2009 edition has just been released. It asks whether there is a technofix for climate change - Industrial Biochar, Geo-engineering, 'Fourth generation' nuclear power, and so on. Plus much more!

From Plains to Plate: the Future of Food in South Australia — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-08-28 01:48

First notice of our Food Convergence, to be held in February 2010.

Find us on social media — by CamWalker — last modified 2010-02-24 17:55

How to find us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

Please 'vote' for FoE on the Ethical Jobs website — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-10-21 02:06

We are one of the featured NGOs in the current round of funding disbursements, but we need people to 'vote' for us.

help needed for earthquake victims in West Java. — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-09-15 01:13

On September 02, 2009 at 2.55 pm, Indonesia was once again struck by a disaster. An earthquake with a 7.3 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Indonesia which resulted to the loss of lives and property in the Tasikmalaya district in West Java. WALHI (Friends of the Earth Indonesia) is making an appeal for support to aid their work with earthquake victims.

Consuming the world's resources: Europe's role, Europe's responsibilities — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-09-16 00:16

Europe is using increasing quantities of the world's natural resources, according to a new report launched by Friends of the Earth Europe at the 'World Resources Forum' in Davos, Switzerland today . The report also shows that Europe is more dependent on imported resources than other global regions.

Let us embrace the dreams of hope and liberty — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-10-05 18:51

A statement from Friends of the Earth Honduras at the return of the president of the Republic of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya Rosales, after the coup

FoEI members nominated as 'Time heroes of the Environment' — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-10-01 21:29

We're delighted to announce that Nnimmo Bassey, from Friends of the Earth Nigeria, and Syeda Rizwana Hasan, from Friends of the Earth Bangladesh, have been nominated by Time magazine as heroes of the environment for 2009.

'Inhabited' exhibition in Perth — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-11-15 18:24

Indigenous communities and traditional owners continue to suffer the direct impacts of the nuclear industry, yet their voices are often the least heard. Inhabited provides a powerful opportunity to reflect on the industry’s legacy in Australia.

End of year appeal 2009 — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-12-23 21:22

It's that time of the year when we ask our members and supporters for some financial help. FoE continues to be an incredible grassroots network doing some excellent work. From organising a mass mobilisation this coming weekend at the Copenhagen climate talks through to local community campaigning, we operate on all levels, and bring a strong social justice perspective into all aspects of our campaigns.

Election promise of Greenhouse trigger dumped - Another sell-out by Minister Garrett — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-12-23 21:22

Friends of the Earth Australia has condemned the announcement by Environment Minister Peter Garrett that the government would no longer support the inclusion of a climate change trigger in the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act (EPBC Act).

ASOC - protecting Antarctica for three decades — by CamWalker — last modified 2009-12-23 21:21

For thirty years, the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) has successfully led efforts to promote conservation and ensure adherence to environmental standards in the face of exploitation pressures from commercial fishing, mining and tourism companies. Please consider supporting their appeal.