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Tag: renewable energy

Geelong’s future is in renewables – not risky gas

27 September 2021 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

In The Sustainable Hour no 382, Sal Fisher and Garth Norman from Geelong Renewables Not Gas explain why a proposed gas import terminal will put residents at risk

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Geelong community rejects dangerous fossil fuel project

20 May 2021 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters, Recommendation

Summary from the sold-out Geelong Energy Futures Forum

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Renewables, rebellion and revolution in one

7 April 2021 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

The Sustainable Hour no 357 with news from Suzie Brown, Australian Parents for Climate Action, Akira Ellis, Extinction Rebellion Youth, and Sal Fisher, Geelong Sustainability.

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From grassroots with vision to global visibility

30 December 2020 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Our two guests in The Tunnel on 30 December 2020 are Briony O’Shea, chair of CORENA, and Margaret Hender, co-founder of Cedamia and founder of CORENA.

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Energy reality check, gas resistance and ecorestoration

9 December 2020 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters One comment

Guests in The Sustainable Hour no 344 are David Spratt, Sal Fisher and Elly Tucker for talks about Climate Reality Check 2020, Gas Free Geelong and Ecosystem Restoration Camps.

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Deep emissions reduction: How we will do it

24 July 2020 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Educational

Professor Andrew Blakers’ presentation about how Australia gets to 100% renewables and storage.

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Moving the needle towards a green recovery

19 July 2020 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Educational, Recommendation, World affairs

The Sustainable Business Hour podcast with clippings from The Tunnel – about #ClimateEmergency, #MillionJobsPlan, #GreenRecovery and Big Oil’s move towards #ZeroCarbon

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Steps forward at recycling and relearning solidarity

27 May 2020 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Guests in The Sustainable Hour no 315 are Geelong Councillor Ron Nelson, chair of Council’s Waste & Resource Recovery committee, and Clare Land, author of the recently released book, ‘Decolonising Solidarity’

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Neighbours unite to amplify efforts

15 April 2020 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Guests in The Sustainable Hour no 309 on 15 April 2020 are Nerida Thompson from Neighbours United for Climate Action, Colin Long from the Victorian Trades Hall Council who is manager of Just Transitions for Workers, and AFL player Jasper Pittard, a defender for the North Melbourne Kangaroos

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I hereby declare The Story as changed

21 May 2019 Mik Aidt Educational, World affairs

The strategy of getting more councils and governments to declare a climate emergency is changing the story. Why is that important?

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