Could Geelong become Australia’s ‘cleantech capital’? Or the ‘green roof capital’? Already there are a couple of initiatives happening in the city in regard to cleantech technologies and green roofs, and the potential is there, we learned from the speakers at the Geelong Sustainability Drinks on 23 October 2013. The
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Carbon Manifesto
Now, listen. In from Canada comes this scientist and environmentalist with a ‘Carbon Manifesto’ and the kind of speech on youtube which makes him stand out as one of that kind of climate crisis leaders humanity as a whole has been missing in this last decade where politicians have allowed
The Cost of Carbon
‘The Way Forward’ – “This is home…” Published on youtube.com on 22 October 2013. » The different segments of the hour-long Internet-broadcast ‘The Cost of Carbon’, covering six continents, are being uploaded on youtube.com here: youtube.com/user/ClimateReality ‘The Cost of Carbon’. Published on youtube.com on 22 October 2013. ‘24 Hours of Reality:
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 involve the controversial fracking (hydraulic fracturing) technique which is known
Movement for a frack free Geelong region
On 24 September 2013, 45 concerned citizens – a good mix of farmers, fishermen, tradesmen, civil servants, teachers, doctors, activists, students, and parents – met at Geelong Trades Hall to discuss how they feel about that the company Lakes Oil is going to begin drilling and exploring for gas in the
Modern society is a suicide cult
Liberal and Conservative politicians accuse science of climate change of doomsday hysteria, but do not see the religious plank in their own eyes. Most people have heard about cults, which in the name of religious fanaticism commit collective suicide and mass murder: In 1978, the charismatic leader of People’s Temple
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 campaign Videos and websites about fracking Experts explain the
“Kids, be glad about our melting polar ice caps”
“Everyone can appreciate how oil — the dinosaurs’ parting gift to Man — can be used to help build a better future for everyone. Let’s Go!” This is not Shell speaking. But it does look that way when you enter the (spoof) campaign website arcticready.com. Surely everyone can appreciate how
Report from a Carbon Front Line: Australia
In Australia, one of the world’s first political parties based on a climate agenda has been founded and is heading for elections there with a bit of a mission on their shoulders. They promise their voters to save the planet. And that is even the name they have chosen for
Uprise among artists against ‘dirty oil money’
Art and oil. More and more artists are starting to speak up against the fossil fuel industry. While students are putting pressure on their colleges and universities to divest – dis-invest – in fossil fuel projects, others are putting pressure on their superannuation and pension funds to do the same.