News

Chain Reaction #125 − November 2015 National Magazine of Friends of the Earth, Australia Read online at foe.org.au/chain-reaction/editions/125 or subscribe (details below).

Several UN Sustainable Development Goals are irreconcilable with Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal From September 30 to October 2nd Andrew Robb and Trade Ministers from 11 other countries negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)...

Academics from across Australia and New Zealand are descending on Brisbane for the next two days to discuss how to challenge the increasing corporatisation of universities, which is drastically reducing the quality of research...

The personal fortunes of the 782 wealthiest people on the planet, many CEOs of major corporations, could power Africa, Latin America and most of Asia with 100% renewable energy by 2030, said Friends of...

Facts and figures show the environmental and social impact of coal production Brussels, Belgium, 18 November 2015 – The Heinrich Böll Foundation and Friends of the Earth International have published today the first English edition...

  [Please scroll down for our media work and commentary on the negotiations]   The Paris climate talks are over. The good news is that we have a deal. In the words of commentator George...

Australian Nuclear Free Alliance Friends of the Earth Brisbane Qld Nuclear Free Alliance The Australian Nuclear Free Alliance and Friends of the Earth Brisbane will vigorously oppose the Federal Government’s siting of a national...

Friends of the Earth Australia media release November 12, 2015 Friends of the Earth Australia has welcomed the public communication by Shadow Immigration Minister, Richard Marles MP*, indicating that Labor is finally willing to...

The Final TPP text, released on Thursday night, confirms all of our worst fears. The Environment Chapter is weak and lazy, encouraging rather than enforcing any regulations that may otherwise have served to protect...

                   Approximately 3,000 Tasmanians were exposed to high levels of toxins in drinking water on a regular basis during 2013-14. Environmental organisation Friends of the Earth...