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
All solutions on deck – we all have a role to play
The Sustainable Hour celebrates our 500th episode by raising the Earth flag and planting a tree. Our guests are carbon consultant Heidi Fog and author Michael Sheldrick.
Climate cooling, co-ops and an American chill
Guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 489 are festival director Luke Taylor and co-operative founder Antony McMullen.
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.
Electric sparks from the unstoppable transformation
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 487 are forest activist Dr Colette Marmsen and energy advisor Tim Forcey.
Stepping and speaking up together
In The Sustainable Hour no. 477 we focus on the Melbourne Town Hall emergency meeting #SteppingUpTogether which was held on 9 September 2023.
Beyond bonkers
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 475 are Geelong Councillor Sarah Hathway, Lisa Depeller from OCEAN, and Belinda Haydon and Helen Lester from Beyond Gas Network