Kick the coal habit!

Tue 24 Nov 09

Friends of the Earth Sydney Collective took action today with other folks at the NSW Land and Environment Court in support of community group Rivers SoS' court challenge to the expansion of Metropolitan coal mine. Speakers included Cate Faehrmann (NSW Nature Conservation Council), Sylvia Hale (Greens MLC), and Julie Sheppard (Rivers SoS).

Mon 12 Oct 09

Climate Camp 09 kicked off with the unfurling of a banner over the Woronora dam wall this morning, saying, “WATER NOT COAL”.

This action brings attention to the recently approved $50million expansion of the Metropolitan Collieries, allowing longwall mining to take place directly underneath the Woronora dam, one of Sydney’s most reliable drinking water sources.

Mon 12 Oct 09

350 Reasons Carbon Trading Won't Work! In fact, it's allowing the industrialized world to AVOID reducing it's emissions. On Oct. 24, the international day of climate action, Rising Tide North America and Carbon Trade Watch are calling for people to join in opposition to carbon trading by creating a list of 350 reasons to oppose carbon trading. Our goal is to push the envelope within the climate movement and go beyond numerical targets to include a focus on root causes and exposing false solutions, with the central point that reaching 350ppm will be all but impossible if carbon trading is our strategy for doing so. Submit reasons to include - you can do this via our webform at http://350reasons.org

Mon 12 Oct 09

In the early hours of the 11th of October, four activists locked onto the conveyor belt at the Dendrobium coal mine in Wollongong. The group was protesting over concerns about the mine's impacts on the local river system. Shot and edited by Tyler Freeman Smith, music by The Herd

Sun 6 Sep 09

Australia's first Camp for Climate Action was an incredible moment, a source of inspiration and learning experience for future action on climate change. Over 1600 people participated in the camp across five inspirational days. Students, mothers, fathers, coal miners, unionists and members of the local community were there. Together we talked up a storm, ate amazing meals, created a community based on direct democracy, laughed and then pulled off the largest non-violent direct action in the Australian climate movements history.

Sun 6 Sep 09

Dootch Kennedy, Dharawal Traditional Owner and Chairperson of the Illawarra Aboriginal Land Council, shares his views on coal mining on his country, and invites people to take action at Climate Camp '09.

Climate Camp '09 will be three inspiring days of workshops, sustainable living and grassroots direct action from October 9 -11th. We'll be on Dharawal Land in Helensburgh, near Australia’s oldest coal mine in Helensburgh, forty minutes south of Sydney.

Wed 1 Jul 09

Wed 24 Jun 09

Around 50 people attended a climate protest at Australian Labor Party Headquarters in Sydney this morning, angry at the NSW Government’s budget decision to expand coal power in the state.

The Eraring Power Station, on Lake Macquarie south of Newcastle, is the equal largest power station in Australia, and emits around 12 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum. In last week's State Budget, the NSW Government allocated more than $200 million to expanding the power station. The expansion would see the capacity of Eraring increase from 2640MW to 2880MW.

Tue 23 Jun 09

Around 50 people attended a climate protest at Australian Labor Party Headquarters in Sydney this morning, angry at the NSW Government's budget decision to expand coal power in the state.

Wed 13 May 09

FoE Sydney members joined Rising Tide Newcastle in a dramatic protest at Parliament House today