An educational radio podcast for councillors and others about the prospects of turning our farmland into industrial gasfields. 1.3 million hectares of land in Victoria is threatened by unconventional gas mining. Surf Coast, the Otways… even areas right up to
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Why you should be concerned about ‘fracking’
‘Fracking’ is moving in — very possibly to an area near you. People all over the planet are protesting against it. In the UK, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Romania, Argentina, South Africa, and also increasingly in the United States and
Community outraged over fracking threat
Citizens of Geelong are outraged to find out that the oil and gas company Lakes Oil is coming to the region. The company acquired an exploration license for ‘tight gas’, a kind of ‘unconventional’ gas. This exploration is likely to
Geelong protests against fracking
Content on this page: The frackers are coming. Introduction About the film evening on 10 September 2013 Audio recordings of the speakers on 10 September 2013 About the documentary ‘Fractured Country’ Take action! Start here Say no to fracking: Join
The lethal cost of fossil fuels: A human life for every thousand tonnes burned
A startling statistic emerges: for every 1,000 tonnes of fossil carbon burned, one human life is prematurely lost.
Connections build and nurture communities
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 520 is Monica Winston, founder of Transition Streets Geelong, which has four events coming up in Geelong region
The zero wasters saying Yes we can
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 519 are Kirsty Bishop-Fox, co-founder and president of Zero Waste Victoria, carbon consultant and tidy-up advocate Heidi Fog, and plant-based cooking expert Anita Rickey.
Denmark’s change-driving narrative: The Green Omstilling
In its 517th episode, The Sustainable Hour explores the Danish approach to the climate crisis and the importance of collective action and a shared vision.
Pushing back against climate misinformation and climate silence
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 513 is John Cook, a Senior Research Fellow with the Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change at the University of Melbourne.
Gassed promises and intentional lives
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 503 is Joppe from Sweden who lives in Solbyn, an Intentional Village. We also listen to speeches by Julie Saylor-Briggs and Wayne Jury.