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NSW Cannot Risk a U-Turn on Uranium Mining
Tags:Mon 1 Aug 11
Spokesperson Emma Kefford says, “The 1986 ban was implemented for a good reason – uranium mining is highly polluting for the surrounding land and poses considerable danger to mine workers’ health. It is also the first stage of an extremely hazardous industry, as evidenced in the recent Fukushima nuclear disasters in Japan.”
Read moreBeyond Carbon Pricing: Where to from here? FoE Sydney teach-in
Tags:Sat 30 Jul 11
Come to this Friends of the Earth Sydney teach-in for a critical assessment of the carbon price and to learn about alternative solutions. How can we move beyond carbon pricing and build the case for climate justice? There will be speakers and a short film.
Read moreLynas faces protests by Malaysians at Sydney Headquarters
Tags:Tue 5 Jul 11
A large delegation of 12 people from Malaysia demand Sydney-based mining company cease construction of a toxic ‘rare earth’ plant with a theatrical action with signs and props to demonstrate the impacts of the Lynas plant. 1 - 2pm Tuesday July 5th at 56 Pitt Street, Sydney.
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A Statement On Population and Climate Change
Tue 10 Aug 10
In recent months, calls for population control policies have come to the fore in discussions about how best to tackle climate change. Friends of the Earth Sydney is troubled by the risks associated with calling for population control in the name of climate change. Such demands can justify the undermining of women’s reproductive rights and fuel racist migration and border control agendas.
Read moreNEW REPORT RELEASED: What a Scam! Australia’s REDD Offsets for Copenhagen
Wed 25 Nov 09
Today, Friends of the Earth Australia and AidWatch are releasing a joint report ‘What a Scam – Australia’s REDD Offsets for Copenhagen’, examining the Australian and Indonesian Governments’ program to create carbon ‘offsets’ from reduced deforestation. The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme will allow 100% of Australian emissions reductions to be found offshore. Indonesia is the first target, with the AusAid funded Kalimantan Forests and Climate Project designed to establish reduced deforestation as an acceptable offset.
Read moreBeyond Carbon Pricing: Where to from here? FoE Sydney teach-in
Sat 30 Jul 11
Come to this Friends of the Earth Sydney teach-in for a critical assessment of the carbon price and to learn about alternative solutions. How can we move beyond carbon pricing and build the case for climate justice? There will be speakers and a short film.
Read more
