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MEDIA RELEASE: Geelong renewable manufacturing hub good news for climate jobs - Will Matthew Guy welcome the news?
October 11, 2018
Environment group Friends of the Earth welcome the Andrews government's announcement Geelong will now be home to Victoria's newest wind energy manufacturing facility, the Vestas Renewable Energy Hub.“This is exactly the kind of renewable...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFull Environmental Effect Statement required for AGL’s gas facility in Westernport Bay.
October 09, 2018
Friends of the Earth has welcomed the decision by Planning Minister Richard Wynne to require a full Environmental Effects Statement (EES) for AGL’s gas import facility planned for Crib Point in Westernport Bay. It...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFailed forestry audit must lead to native forest protection
October 09, 2018
Victorian environment groups are renewing calls for the creation of new parks and reserves to protect native forests from logging after the release of an audit report revealing state owned logging agency VicForests has...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFriends of the Earth International respond to new IPCC Report: ‘This is a climate emergency’
October 08, 2018
8 October 2018, Amsterdam and globally: Today the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change launched its Special Report on Global Warming at 1.5 degrees, Friends of the Earth International groups are mobilizing for equitable and ambitious climate action...
Read More Add your reaction ShareIPCC Report a stark wake-up call on climate change
October 08, 2018
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its highly-anticipated Special Report into the impacts of 1.5 degrees global warming. The report finds climate change is already impacting communities around the world through...
Read More Add your reaction ShareEpisode 2 of the Act on Climate Election Run-up Podcast is out!
October 07, 2018
Great for staying up-to-date with Act on Climate leading up to the state election, episode 2 of the miniseries is now live. This is great for sharing with friends and family to get them...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareThere's no excuse for extinction...
October 05, 2018
Critically important habitat for Victoria’s faunal emblem, the Leadbeater’s Possum is being logged right now in the Blue Range near Taggerty. Despite being notified of the critical habitat that is likely being logged...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFive ways Matthew Guy and the Liberals can commit to climate action
October 02, 2018
Victoria will go to the polls in less than two months. Community members concerned about climate change impacts are still waiting for opposition leader Matthew Guy and the Liberal party to release a policy...
Read More Add your reaction ShareA Dead River’s a Real Drag
October 01, 2018
It’s quarter to midnight, and we are driving as fast as we can in a twin cab ute named Djinn on a dirt road that is mostly potholes, avoiding kangaroos and stopping only to...
Read More Add your reaction ShareState Election Podcast starring Act on Climate
September 30, 2018
Act on Climate, in collaboration with Climactic, a climate change podcast that tells grassroots stories, is releasing a weekly show every Sunday until the Victorian election. Hear updates from Act on Climate, find out...
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