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Friends of the Earth win Victorian Premier's Sustainability Award
November 03, 2017
Friends of the Earth has won the Environmental Justice category in this year's Victorian Premier's Sustainability Awards for conducting a campaign to build community resistance to the potential threat of fracking.
Read More ShareWhen will we ban new coal mines? #StopAdani
November 01, 2017
“I just cannot believe that in 2017 we are still fighting the Adani coal mine” begins Stop Adani campaigner Charlie Wood; her gentle demeanor belies the indignation of her words.
Read More ShareIs there a future for ‘pro-nuclear environmentalism’?
October 30, 2017
Michael Shellenberger was in Australia recently. He has been a prominent environmentalist (of sorts) since he co-authored the 2004 essay, The Death of Environmentalism. These days, as the President of the California-based ‘Environmental Progress’...
Read More ShareVictoria's energy future secured as Andrews govt's Renewable Energy Target becomes law
October 20, 2017
In a historic moment for Victoria's energy future, the Victorian Renewable Energy Target today passed the upper house in state Parliament and will become law. “This is a historic day for Victoria's energy future,...
Read More ShareStop Adani: Thousands turn out for a day of national action
October 09, 2017
Thousands have rallied in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, the Gold Coast, Port Douglas to oppose Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine.
Read More ShareNew Report shows Underground Coal Gasification too costly and too unreliable
September 12, 2017
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) today published a report describing how coal-to-gasification technology for electricity-generation purposes remains commercially unviable.
Read More ShareFirst year anniversary of Fracking Ban
August 30, 2017
The 30th of August marks a very special occasion for Victorians: the first anniversary of our state-wide ban on Fracking and unconventional gas.
Read More ShareAndrews govt announce big solar and auctions to kick off legislative push on Vic Renewables Target
August 23, 2017
"A vital stepping stone towards 10,000 jobs" The Andrews government have this morning announced the first big solar farms in the state as well as auctions to bring 650 megawatts of new projects online...
Read More ShareCoalition's Finkel fail: Energy review fails on science and ignores health impacts on community
June 09, 2017
National environment group Friends of the Earth say the Federal Coalition government's Finkel Review on energy has ignored the latest science on climate change and health impacts from coal pollution.
Read More ShareTrump withdraws from Paris Climate Agreement - what next?
June 02, 2017
The election of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote in the UK, and the continued rise of Right wing populist parties across liberal democratic nations is a huge concern for anyone who wants to see...
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