It’s already cheaper to put solar on your roof in Australia than pay for electricity from the grid.
(via Solar PV – it’s cheaper than you think - reneweconomy.com.au : Renew Economy)
Source: reneweconomy.com.au
“This study reveals that humpback whales are literally on a collision course with the coal industry,” Mr Hepburn said. “We are talking about building a coal superhighway right through primary breeding grounds.” (via Whales and coal on collision course | Gladstone News | Local News in Gladstone | Gladstone Observer)
Source: gladstoneobserver.com.au
Great interactive budget visualisation by the Sydney Morning Herald - also shows all the smaller cuts that aren’t covered in the news articles.
Source: smh.com.au
The Laird family talks about the Boggabri coal mine and plans to build more mines on forest and farmland.
/via Herald photographer Dallas Kilponen looks at the Boggabri coal mine
Source: smh.com.au
Brilliant.
Source: canberratimes.com.au
If you live in NSW, be there.
Source: stop-csg-illawarra.org
Apple: Clean Our Cloud - featuring yours truly
Greenpeace volunteers talk to Apple customers about the dirty, polluting energy that powers the iCloud and how they can get Apple to ‘clean our cloud’ by choosing renewable energy.
Sign the petition: www.cleanourcloud.com
Source: youtube.com
Submission Against 4th Coal Terminal in Newcastle
Dear people who care,
This is the submission I just put in to the NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure against the proposal to build a fourth coal terminal in Newcastle harbour, already the world’s biggest coal port.
It only took a minute, so please do one yourself (DEADLINE 7 MAY) here:
http://majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/index.pl?action=view_job&job_id=4399
More info here: http://risingtide.org.au/node/1159
Thanks, Erland.
The proposal for the fourth coal terminal in Newcastle should be rejected outright.
Unacceptable impacts of the development would include:
- 41 more coal trains through Newcastle & Maitland every day, with effects such as increased dust related health problems.
- Enabling development of yet more coal mines in the Hunter Valley at a time when the region needs to build new clean energy industries to provide employment and a sustainable economy after the coal boom and the world a a whole must stop burning coal on the shortest possible timeline.
- Potential disturbance and spills of toxic contaminants on Kooragang Island.
- Damage to internationally significant wetlands that are critical habitat for protected migratory bird species and nationally threatened species including the Green and Golden Bell Frog and the Australasian Bittern.
In addition, the Environmental Assessment for the project fails to meet the requirements set out by both State and Federal agencies, and the proposal represents an unacceptable risk to the Australasian Bittern.
After construction, the coal terminal will provide no additional employment. Rather, it is likely to result in the loss of other economic activities in the port, such as tourism, fishing and other shipping.
Regards,
Erland Howden.
Source: risingtide.org.au
This is a photo on Flickr.
Dug out an old photo I like from 2007.
A campaign against Australian coal companies is about to go global because the largest environmental group in the United States, Sierra Club, is targeting an Australian mining company.
Watch out Aussie miners. Fresh from defeating 160 coal plants from being constructed and currently on track to close 40% of existing US coal power stations, the amazing Sierra Club are now targeting Australian company Ambre who wants to export coal from the US to Asia.
Source: afr.com
