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Showing posts with label FoE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FoE. Show all posts
Friday, March 11, 2022

Victorian Government sets offshore wind targets to kickstart offshore wind industry to meet climate targets

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On March 4, 2022 the Victorian Government set new offshore wind farm targets. Currently there are no offshore wind farms operating in the ...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

Tax exempt status of Environment NGOs targeted. Are you a #FriendofFoE?

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Hundreds of thousands of Australians each year volunteer with or donate to environment not-for-profit organisations like Greenpeace, Friend...
Friday, November 22, 2013

Civil society walk in protest at Lack of Progress at Climate Change Talks

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Civil society organisations are leaving the climate change negotiations today en masse. The walkout is happening now with observers handing...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Warsaw Climate Change negotiations failing warn Friends of the Earth

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Friends of the Earth International representatives said that COP19 United Nations climate change negotiations are set to fail due to the ver...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Premier places coal development on agenda with Victorian public service shakeup

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The new Premier of Victoria Denis Napthine today announced a major restructure of the Victorian Public service, with a new Department of St...
Saturday, March 9, 2013

Reversing Victoria's anti-Wind Farm regulation could boost regional development

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Victoria has a new Premier with Ted Baillieu falling on his own sword, with Denis Napthine, the member for South West Coast, being appointed...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

How to use a bikelock to save the Great Barrier Reef - protest halts Gladstone dredging

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Derec Davies used a bicycle U lock to attach himself to a dredger in Gladstone Harbour this morning. The direct action was taken to protect ...
Monday, June 13, 2011

World Bank dirty investments fueling climate change claims Friends of the Earth report

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Amid the latest UN climate talks taking place in Bonn Germany Friends of the Earth International have released a report highly critical of t...
Friday, May 13, 2011

Retreating on climate policy - Victorian Government stops discussions on Hazelwood closure

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The ABC program Hungry Beast has produced a fact file on Hazelwood. While all eyes focused on Canberra and the Federal Budget this week, th...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Legal challenge against new Xstrata coal mine at Wandoan

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Late last week Friends of the Earth Brisbane lodged an objection in the Queensland Land Court against development of a massive open cut coal...
Sunday, September 5, 2010

Premier Brumby acts to neutralise Climate change issue for Victorian election

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The Victorian parliament tackled climate change on Friday with a climate bill passed to set a 20 percent emissions reduction based upon 200...
Sunday, July 25, 2010

Climate activists protest Julia Gillard over ALP climate change policy

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ALP policy on climate change action has been strongly criticised by environment and climate action groups with protests at Julia Gillard...
Saturday, July 10, 2010

Brumby considers partial closure of Hazelwood while climate activists urge full phase-out

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Friends of the Earth has welcomed the revelation that the Victorian Labor Government is considering closing down a quarter of the capacity o...
Friday, June 4, 2010

Xstrata puts Wandoan coal mine on hold

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First the Bickham coal mine was stopped , now Xstrata is placing the Wandoan coal mine project in Queensland - potentially one of the larges...
Monday, February 8, 2010

Waratah Coal Galilee mine in Queensland set to become World's largest Coal Mine

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Friends of the Earth in Brisbane, Australia have described the proposed Waratah Coal Galilee mine, set to become the world's largest coa...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

Greenwash: Investors push Governments for Cap and Trade Action

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Australian, European and U.S. investor groups representing $13 trillion in assets said in a statement issued at a meeting at the UN in New Y...
Monday, January 4, 2010

Something is rotten (but not just) in Denmark

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Update Jan 5: Natasha Verco released but still facing charges | Listen or Read transcript of Natasha Verco being interviewed (ABC radio AM...
Thursday, December 31, 2009

We already gave the Danes a princess - give us back our protestor!

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Danish authorities are continuing to detain an Australian, Friends of the Earth activist Natasha Verco, for a third week since the Copenhage...
Monday, December 14, 2009

Australia's obstructionist role causes Developing countries to walk

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Copenhagen. Dec 14, 2009. Australia and Japan are currently blocking movement on legally binding emissions reductions for rich countries, ...
Monday, November 23, 2009

Coal protestors appealing damages order over Brisbane climate direct action

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Two climate protesters were sentenced today in Brisbane and ordered to pay damages of over $3000 to Queensland Bulk Handling Corporation aft...