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“It’s a marathon fight”: Mirboo North battles against coal
August 03, 2015
By now most of us are familiar with the little South Gippsland town of Mirboo North (population 2688 or thereabouts). We know the name because it has been under siege by the threat of...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFracking the Planet with the TPP
July 30, 2015
As Trade Ministers meet in Hawaii to continue the secret negotiations of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), Friends of the Earth Melbourne’s Economic Justice Collective have released a paper titled ‘Fracking the Planet: How the Trans...
Read More Add your reaction Shareunconventional gas industry has no social license
July 22, 2015
unconventional gas industry has no social license Friends of the Earth media release. July 22, 2015 New polling commissioned by The Greens highlights the strong opposition to the unconventional gas industry in metropolitan areas....
Read More Add your reaction ShareFriends of the Earth support community call for Hazelwood owner to pay for coal mine firefight
July 16, 2015
Friends of the Earth support the Latrobe Valley community’s call for GDF Suez (Engie) to pay the $18 million cost of fighting the Hazelwood coal mine fire.
Read More 1 Reaction ShareVic Premier confirms support for state Renewable Energy Target and jobs, as Abbott govt sabotages the sector
July 15, 2015
Premier Daniel Andrews – Forward-looking on renewable energy.
Read More 1 Reaction ShareAbbott govt bullies Clean Energy Finance Corp, puts ideology ahead of sound investments
July 13, 2015
The Abbott government is at war with renewable energy.
Read More 1 Reaction ShareImportant campaign updates!
July 08, 2015
The Barmah-Millewa Collective has decided its time for a new name: the 'River Country Campaign'. This is an exciting evolution in our campaign, which points to a broadening effort to protect the ecosystems of...
Read More Add your reaction ShareGDF Suez refusal to pay for cost of Hazelwood coal disaster reinforces need to regulate the sector
July 07, 2015
MEDIA RELEASE: 7 July, 2015 National environment group Friends of the Earth say news the owner of Hazelwood is refusing to pay the $18 million cost of fighting last year's fire that occurred in...
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