Activism/campaigning

Alliance produces 10-year plan in grassroots bid to save planet

Posted on 16 Feb 2010

SUSTAINABILITY groups are rallying around an environmental alliance's ambitious 10-year plan for community-led action on climate change.

The Sustainable Living Foundation's Luke Taylor said yesterday's launch of Transition Decade, a campaign co-ordinated by the by The Sustainable Living Foundation, Friends of the Earth Australia, Beyond Zero Emissions and the Climate Emergency Network, came at a time when community groups needed a clear way forward.

"A lot of people are pretty depressed about current progress on climate action. We need a clear platform and unity around key messages," he said.

Pablo Brait - Switch off Hazelwood and Steve Posselt of Kayak4Earth

Posted on 17 Aug 2009

Beyond Zero talks to Pablo Brait – YCAN community campaigner about the community campain for a phased shutdown of the Hazelwood Power Station and Steve Posselt’s who has kayaked the Goulbourn and the Yarra to bring awareness to water over-allocation drought and the effects of climate change being ignored.

Kayak for the Earth

Beyond Zero interviews Steve Posselt - Pablo Brait

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Switch off Hazelwood. Switch off Coal. Switch on Renewables. September 12-13

Posted on 04 Aug 2009

Activism/campaigning

Join a peaceful community protest and mass civil disobedience. WEAR BLUE!

"Switch off Hazelwood. Switch off Coal. Switch on Renewables" is a day of fun, creative and inspiring direct community action at Hazelwood coal power station.

KC Golden on the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the 'confidence gap' and more

Posted on 03 Jul 2009

KC Golden discusses the American Clean Energy and Security Act, the 'confidence gap' in which the general public understands that fossil fuel dependence is a bad idea, but they are still unaware of the existing renewable energy solutions that can replace it, and much more.