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Ingrid is free!

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Ingrid is free!

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Costa’s electricity sell-off hits the people power wall - rally 11am today outside Parliament House!

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Greens members and MPs are today joining unionists and community activists to tell the NSW government to abandon Treasurer Michael Costa’s scheme to privatise the state’s electricity industry.

Greens NSW MP John Kaye said: “Treasurer Costa has wedged his own government.

“Premier Iemma and the Labor caucus can either rein him in and back down on the sell-off or they can blunder on with the increasingly unpopular scheme and pay the political price. (more…)

UMCCC - last meeting for 2007

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

(councillor contribution for December 6 edition of Bungendore Bulletin)

The last meeting for the year of the Upper Murrumbidgee Catchment Co-ordinating Committee (UMCCC) took place at Billabong Aboriginal Corporation, tucked away along Stockdill Drive, near the western fringe of Holt in the ACT. This meeting was the AGM, and it was the last meeting with Val Wiseman in the chair. She has now stepped down after 11 years in the job and there were glowing tributes for her and the work she has done and continues to do in the area of Natural Resource Management (NRM). The meeting was unanimous in thanking her for her dedication and wisdom over the years. (more…)

Christine Milne at Climate Change Conference

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Greens Senator Christine Milne will attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali for the second, high-level, week of the negotiations, in her capacity as Vice President of the IUCN, the World Conservation Union.

Senator Milne will be appearing at several key side events, including:
•    CIFOR global forests day, Dec 8;
•    Launch of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance, Dec 11; and
•    Heinrich Boll side event on nuclear power, Dec 13.

This will be Senator Milne’s fifth international climate conference and she is happy to comment on any aspect of the negotiations.

Crunch time!

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Federal Election Day, 2007

Don’t forget to vote!  You only have till 6pm to get this country back on the right course

Is it too much to hope for?

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Walk Against Warming!

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

This weekend sees the community coming together to tell politicians that climate change is an issue that needs immediate action.

For actions happening in your region, check out the WAW website

Make your voice heard - join a march today or tomorrow!

To get an idea of John Howard’s (lack of) understanding about global warming, look here.

Greens release climate TV ad as thousands gather for global warming protest

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

The Greens have released a new climate change TV ad to be screened from tomorrow on SBS TV and You Tube.

The release of the ad comes as tens of thousands Australians will attend Walk Against Warming protests in regional centres and capital cities around the country this weekend.

The dramatic ad depicts the damaging impact of global warming as the mercury in a thermometer rises. (more…)

Greens call for political climate change as Danna Vale melts away

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

As a giant ice sculpture of Danna Vale dripped onto the pavement, Greens Senator Kerry Nettle launched the Sutherland Greens election campaign outside Liberal MP Danna Vale’s Sutherland electorate office today.

“Mr Paterson and Ms Waizer are calling on the residents of Hughes and Cook to take real climate action this election and vote Green,” Senator Nettle said.

“If you’re concerned about climate change, change the political climate”, said Greens candidates Jamie Paterson (Hughes) and Naomi Waizer (Cook). (more…)

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