In The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse on 2 December 2015 we debrief the fantastic weekend of climate rallies around the world with speeches held recently in Geelong by the Minister for Climate in the Victorian Government, Lisa Neville,
Tag: mobilisation
Mobilising for the world’s biggest climate march ever
With Victoria McKenzie McHart, Australian Conservation Foundation’s climate manager, David Spratt, coordinator of The People’s Climate March in Melbourne, and Jack Nyhof, 14-year-old high school student, who spoke at the opening of the Act on Climate Festival in Geelong. Listen
The difference between a sand mine and a koala
The three headlines in the 98th Sustainable Hour on 11 November 2015: A You Yangs Protection Group is formed A new community campaign seeks to protect the You Yangs – a mountain area with forest and wildlife 20 minutes drive
Aiming for safety: Restoring the balance in our atmosphere
We have known about the problem for decades: The atmosphere is not an open sewer we can continue throwing 40 billion tonnes of carbon into every year without any consequences. Ignoring the problem, we have created a climate emergency. Now
How to divest: Quick Guide
Content on this page: 1) Introduction 2) Australian Divestment Quick Guide 3) Clippings from the divestment news stream Momentum is growing for the divestment movement, in Australia as well as globally. The powerful things about divestment is that it is
“March now or swim later!”
On Sunday Geelong residents will kick off a global day of action to show support for action on climate change. The following day, on Monday 22 September 2014, 126 presidents and prime ministers from around the world – Australia’s not
Geelong gets up for climate action
A state election is approaching in Victoria in November. Will we hear any of the candidates talk about sustainability, onshore gas exploration, or climate change policy in their debate at public election meetings and in the media? A new initiative
Amid silence and indecision a climate warrior steps in
The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse on 27 August 2014 is inspired by the two-minute trailer for the new documentary ‘Disruption’, which is premiering in the United States on 7 September, exactly two weeks before the Global Climate Action
Breaking point: Enter the conversation about solutions
Are we arriving at a breaking point in September 2014: a sudden release of amazing enthusiasm and energy because millions of people now have entered the conversation about solutions to our energy crisis, or rather: the problems we create with
Energy, greendom and kitchen tables in Geelong
In the sustainable studio on 94.7 The Pulse on 20 August 2014 we have Leigh Ewbank with us from Friends of the Earth. ‘The Vegemite Man’ – as he has become known in media because people recognise him on his