Fishers blame coal & gas terminal dredging in Gladstone for breakout of “painful” boils.
(via Brisbane Times)
Source: brisbanetimes.com.au
If we continue with the Government’s plan to turn the Great Barrier Reef into a coal and gas highway, we will risk the health and World Heritage status of our Reef for fossil fuel exports. - Greens Senator Larissa Waters
(via Cracked coal ship on the Barrier Reef | Australian Mining)
Source: miningaustralia.com.au
On 11 March 2012 — one year since the start of the Fukushima nuclear disaster — Australians will take part in a national day of action to end uranium mining. The Federal Government has confirmed that Australian uranium was in at least five of the six reactors at Fukushima at the time of the accident.
(via 11 MARCH)
Source: 11march.com
Olympic Dam Uranium Mine: a bleeding wound on the Earth.
(via Google Earth Mobile)
THE development of coal ”mega-mines” in central Queensland such as the massive China First project will destroy the world’s chance of keeping global warming to 2 degrees, Greenpeace says.
Brilliant infographic on cycling in the US.
Source: healthcaremanagementdegree.com
Brilliant video about bankers financing the No. 1 cause of climate change - coal power.
Please reblog!
10 Reasons Why Bankers are Mostly Human (by NoCashForCoal)
Source: youtube.com
But a benign future is unlikely to transpire if we all continue living in a dream world where growth knows no bounds, where debt can be repaid with more debt, and where natural resources are assumed to be endless.
Alarm bells are ringing. Wake up to the post-growth economy.
Greenpeace is asking the bank to explain to the broader community what its policy actually means, and to rule out financing new coal power stations in Australia. Before CEO Mike Smith puts his hand out for a few million more in pay, shareholders have a right to ask him to do his homework and manage their risks with a little more care and thought – if not courage.
What is crystal clear, however, is that any customers who wish to bank with an organisation that recognises the risk posed by climate change and one that is actively trying to manage it, they would be well advised to look further afield than ANZ.
We expect to see systemic disruptions from environmental change and that the emerging scarcity of natural resources as well as issues of energy security, and the continuing response to climate change, will lead to systemic change in the way natural resources are accessed and valued.
Interesting murmurs from Westpac in their 2011 Sustainability Report.
Source: westpac.com.au
