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160 global groups call for a moratorium on gene drives
December 08, 2016
Cancun, Mexico – This week, international conservation and environmental leaders are calling on governments at the 2016 UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) to establish a moratorium on the controversial genetic extinction technology called gene drives. Gene drives,...
Read More ShareRoe8 project threatens Beeliar Wetlands
December 07, 2016
The Western Australian State Government is under intense community fire for allowing preparatory work to begin on the controversial Roe 8 Highway extension which would irrevocably damage the Beeliar Wetlands between North and Bibra...
Read More ShareTime to start the transition from coal
November 14, 2016
This year is an important one for climate action in Victoria. We now have a state renewable energy target (a VRET) and will soon have a legislated ban on all onshore unconventional gas drilling....
Read More ShareJay Weatherill overturns Citizens' Jury verdict
November 14, 2016
SA Premier Jay Weatherill's announcement that he plans to continue pursuing his nuclear waste dump plan is a great disappointment to many South Australians and especially to Indigenous people from across the state who...
Read More ShareOutdated regulations are putting freshwater ecosystems at risk
October 27, 2016
In September 2016 Friends of the Earth produced the report: Pesticides in Australian Waterways Overview. The results were shocking with 89% of the almost 200 pesticides detected having no ecological guidelines under the current system....
Read More ShareSouth Australia storm a wakeup call to act on climate change
September 29, 2016
As emergency workers assist South Australians with the fallout from a historic storm that knocked down multiple power lines, causing a blackout across the state, national environment organisation Friends of the Earth say the...
Read More ShareStudy confirms widespread pesticide pollution of Australian waterways
September 27, 2016
Environmental organisation Friends of the Earth (FoE) today called on increased restrictions and bans on pesticides which continue to pollute Australian waterways. FoE also called for significant increases in the number of pesticide guideline...
Read More ShareWant to defend South Australia’s renewable energy leadership?
August 25, 2016
Join us on Tuesday September 13 to find out how you can get involved. The fossil fuel sector has mounted an aggressive attack South Australia’s renewable energy leadership in recent weeks. These interests are trying to...
Read More ShareCanberra: Call on COAG to stand up for renewables!
August 15, 2016
National Convention Centre Canberra on Friday 19 August [Check here for our response to the COAG meeting]. The fossil fuel sector has mounted an aggressive attack on South Australia’s renewable energy leadership in recent weeks.These...
Read More ShareNational Convention Centre Canberra on Friday 19 August
August 15, 2016
The fossil fuel sector has mounted an aggressive attack on South Australia’s renewable energy leadership in recent weeks.These interests are trying to undermine renewable energy’s reputation and destabilise states who are taking leadership, such...
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