Pages tagged "Media Release"
Coalition's nuclear policy must be nuked
The Don’t Nuke the Climate initiative has today welcomed the clear rejection of nuclear power by Australian voters. Seven News political editor Mark Riley summed up the Coalition’s problem: “The party that...
Response to Interim Report of the House Select Committee on Nuclear Energy
Friends of the Earth Australia ‒ Media Release 26 Feb 2025 Nuclear Thuggery and Threats: Response to Interim Report of the House Select Committee on Nuclear Energy Friends of the Earth (FoE)...
LA fires a wake up call for Australia
The fires currently tearing through Los Angeles are a reminder that Australia can no longer rely on northern hemisphere nations for water-bombing aircraft and firefighters during our summer. “During our Black Summer,...
UN plastics treaty negotiations start
Press Release Busan, South Korea - 25 November 2024 - For immediate release UN Plastics Treaty: World leaders urged by activists to "End Plastic" through a 500-person human sign As UN negotiations...
COP29 Civil Society Statement
As world leaders gather for today's opening of the COP 29 climate summit in Baku, Australian civil society groups are sending a clear message to the conference and the federal Coalition,...
More evidence EXXON can't be trusted
Another toxic spill in Bass Strait. The regulator overseeing the offshore oil and methane gas industry in Australia says there is a “significant threat to the environment” in Bass Strait, after 21,000 litres...
Chevron's greenwashing high farce
An international oil and gas giant, Chevron, is claiming new heights of environmental awareness, by announcing it will put sails on a fleet of liquified methane transport ships. The ships, with massive...
Dutton’s nuclear nightmare a blatant attempt to keep burning coal and gas
National environmental justice group Friends of the Earth Australia (FoE) has slammed opposition leader Peter Dutton’s release of the Coalition nuclear policy, describing it as a nuclear nightmare and a cynical ploy...
Illawarra offshore wind zone declaration good news for climate
Today the federal government officially declared the Illawarra offshore wind zone 20 kilometres off the coast of Wollongong in NSW. Environmental justice organisation Friends of the Earth welcomes the announcement, saying it's...
Building renewables to benefit nature and communities
A recent story on the ABC's Four Corners program has highlighted some of the details of who is opposing the development of renewable energy in Australia. There is very understandable opposition to...