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CSIRO planning US military funded genetic extinction experiments in Western Australia
February 24, 2018
A raft of emails obtained through a Freedom of Information request (The Gene Drive Files) reveal that CSIRO and University of Adelaide scientists are part of a US military funded global network researching a...
Read More ShareApple isn't a lone bad fruit. How can we hold companies to account?
February 23, 2018
Apple routinely disregards humans and nature in it's push for bigger and bigger profits. A couple of years ago suicide nets were installed to catch burnt out workers who thought their only escape from...
Read More ShareStop the Government deregulating genetically modified animals
February 09, 2018
The Government is proposing changes to our Gene Technology Regulations which would make Australia the first country in the world to deregulate a range of new genetic modification (GM) techniques in animals, plants and...
Read More ShareLondon bank funds doubly dirty coal plant in Vietnam
February 09, 2018
London based bank Standard Chartered is reportedly financing the 1,200MW Nghi Son 2 coal-fired power plant in Thanh Hoa province that will generate twice as much CO2 as the average power plant in Vietnam...
Read More ShareApple isn't a lone bad fruit. How can we hold companies to account?
February 04, 2018
Apple routinely disregards humans and nature in it's push for bigger and bigger profits. A couple of years ago suicide nets were installed to catch burnt out workers who thought their only escape from...
Read More ShareCivil society rejects GMOs at Food and Agriculture Organisation meeting
February 02, 2018
Civil society representatives firmly rejected genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as a means of addressing world food security at a recent Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) meeting in Malaysia. The event was funded by the...
Read More ShareRenewable energy targets – Comparing Victoria's laws with the ACT and California
February 02, 2018
The Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET), now written into law as the Renewable Energy (Jobs and Investment) Bill 2017, passed the upper house in State Parliament on October 20. Elsewhere, other states such as...
Read More ShareWhile scientists call for precaution and transparency, Government proposes deregulating new GM techniques
February 01, 2018
Scientists Professor Jennifer Doudna and Assistant Professor Kevin Esvelt will speak at a forum in Melbourne tonight on the need for precaution and transparency in the application of the new genetic modification (GM) technique...
Read More ShareCSIRO plans DARPA funded genetic extinction experiments in WA
February 01, 2018
A raft of emails obtained through a Freedom of Information request (The Gene Drive Files) reveal that CSIRO and University of Adelaide scientists are part of a US military funded global network researching a...
Read More ShareBuilding a cross-party network to support the opening of Australia's borders to climate migrants from Pacific Islands
January 25, 2018
As part of its Climate Frontlines campaign, Friends of the Earth is proposing to mobilise Australian politicians around the promotion of solutions and safe pathways for climate migrants from the Pacific Island states.
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