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Coalition'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 ShareHigh Level Waste Dump for South Australia declared 'DEAD!'
June 07, 2017
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill made the announcement at a public forum at Victor Harbour this week, and pronounced the proposal to import 138,000 tonnes of high-level nuclear and 390,000 cubic metres of intermediate-level...
Read More ShareProtect the Greater Glider from logging
June 05, 2017
Government scientists have advised Environment Minister Lily D'Ambrosio to issue a conservation order to protect the Greater Glider from logging. The Minister's department has urged her not to follow this advice. Instead the department...
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...
Read More ShareFSANZ ignores evidence of nano titanium dioxide toxicity
June 01, 2017
According to a recent French peer-reviewed study, there are growing concerns that the use of nanoparticles in food is associated with an increased risk of chronic intestinal inflammation and cancer. The study found that...
Read More ShareNanoparticles implicated in heart disease
May 01, 2017
A new study has found a direct connection between the inhalation of nanoparticles and cardiovascular disease, once again raising serious questions regarding our increasing exposure to manufactured nanomaterials. The study which exposed human volunteers...
Read More ShareA national discussion on gene editing is urgently needed
May 01, 2017
The Australian Academy of Sciences has joined a growing number of groups calling for a national discussion on a range of new genetic engineering techniques that are being referred to as gene editing. Our...
Read More ShareJemenas fracking pipeline shown to be a white elephant by concerned citizens
April 06, 2017
A crowd of concerned citizens joined Friends of the Earth and Quit Coal out the front of Jemena in Melbourne to protest the Federal approval of the 622km Northern Gas Pipeline from Tennant Creek...
Read More ShareNuclear power crisis reaches dramatic new levels
March 30, 2017
The rapidly-evolving nuclear power crisis escalated dramatically yesterday (March 29) with the announcement that US nuclear giant Westinghouse, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Toshiba, has filed for bankruptcy. The Chapter 11 filing took place...
Read More ShareJudge approves some of the suit in citizen law suit of the people of Central Kalimantan
March 30, 2017
Palangkaraya, Tuesday, 22nd March, 2017 was the unforgettable moment happened in legal world of Central Kalimantan. The CTS number 118/Pdt.G/LH/2016/PN.PLK has been decided by the Presiding Judge who is also the Deputy Chairman of District Court of...
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