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newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Oct 9, 2008
One of my favourite trade union banners reads simply "ETU Says No". It was first waved in 1998 during the first battle against power privatisation in NSW but has been a regular fixture at rallies since. From …
Also tagged: global warming, activism, hero, peter lewis, robert reich, supercapitalism, global footprint, break through, ted nordhaus, garnaut review, michael shellenberger
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Oct 1, 2008
The completion of the Garnaut Climate Change Review marks the squandering of yet another critical year in talk, talk, talk. The Rudd Government utterly fails to grasp the urgency of the global warming threat, and …
Also tagged: hero, treasury, emissions trading, global footprint, garnaut review, geoff davies, climate policy
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 23, 2008
In one of those perfect ironies, Prime Minister Rudd’s announcement of his $100 million push to make Australia the global coal hub last Friday came on the same day that yet another so-called "clean coal" project …
Also tagged: hero, clean coal, geosequestration, kevin rudd, emission reduction, global footprint, christine milne
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 15, 2008
Would you be willing to wait an extra six months for your income to double in order to sharply reduce the odds of catastrophic change to the global climate? In his report last week, Ross Garnaut told the Government …
Also tagged: global warming, hero, global footprint, garnaut report, ross garnaut, clive hamilton
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 3, 2008
As food prices, fuel costs and global warming dominate the headlines, "locavores" have been held up as the new eco-warriors. These hardy souls eschew food that isn’t produced nearby, and count "food miles" rather than …
Also tagged: food, featured, fair trade, sustainability, locavores, global footprint, debra mayrhofer
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 21, 2008
As the worst greenhouse polluters per capita in the world, Australians have a responsibility to show strong leadership in the use of alternative energy technology. Climate change is a major concern for the Australian …
Also tagged: pacific, international affairs, archbishop philip freier
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 20, 2008
For a cetacean just six months old, being abandoned by your mother is a terrible (and generally fatal) incident. Things only get worse if you befriend a 26-foot ketch, as some sort of surrogate mother. But nothing puts …
Also tagged: pollution, featured, public transport, global footprint, nsw politics, bob dumpling
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jul 30, 2008
The Australian climate change debate chugs on. While the Government meets hundreds of lobbyists arguing for special assistance and free carbon permits, the public, meanwhile, appears to have taken its own position …
Also tagged: renewable energy, energy policy, liberal party, global footprint, australian politics, brendan nelson, ben eltham
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jul 28, 2008
Also tagged: cartoon, brendan nelson, fiona katauskas
newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jul 28, 2008
The controversial powers granted to the NSW Planning Minister under Part 3A of the Environment Planning and Assessment Act were put to the test in the NSW Court of Appeal last week. These powers allow the Minister …
Also tagged: planning, hero, civil society, australian politics, nsw politics, frank sartor, matthew drake brockman, sandon point case