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Strengthened climate laws pass Vic parliament: Andrews govt can put a down-payment on climate action in budget
February 23, 2017
MEDIA RELEASE: 23 Feb 2017 BREAKING--The Andrews government's push to strengthen Victoria's climate change laws has passed the upper house--winning the support of The Greens and crossbenchers Fiona Patten and James Purcell. Friends of...
Read More Add your reaction ShareLibs ideological attack on affordable renewable energy will lead to power price rises
February 13, 2017
Environment group Friends of the Earth reject Matthew Guy Opposition's threat to cut the Victorian Renewable Energy Target, saying the Liberals ideological attack on affordable renewable energy will lead to power price rises. “Matthew...
Read More Add your reaction ShareClimate change impacts on wheat yields
February 09, 2017
The following media release is from the CSIRO (February 2017) and notes that Australia’s average wheat yields did not increase from 1990 to 2015. In fact, Australia’s wheat yield potential declined by 27 per...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareVictoria’s gas ban a win for environment, farmers and democracy
February 09, 2017
Media release February 8, 2017 Today the Lower House of the Victorian parliament is debating the Resources Legislation Amendment (Fracking Ban) Bill 2016, which will permanently ban fracking in the state. This debate is...
Read More Add your reaction ShareApproval for coal expansion at odds with Andrews govt ambition to lead climate fight
January 30, 2017
MEDIA RELEASE: 30 Jan 2017 Approval for coal expansion at odds with Andrews govt ambition to lead climate fight Approval of an expansion to the Loy Yang B coal power plant has been met with criticism...
Read More Add your reaction ShareApproval for coal expansion at odds with Andrews govt ambition to lead climate fight
January 27, 2017
Approval for coal expansion at odds with Andrews govt ambition to lead climate fight Approval of an expansion to the Loy Yang B coal power plant has been met with criticism from Victoria's environment groups and...
Read More Add your reaction ShareEmergency Management Vic's climate impacts program underscores need to restore state climate act
January 27, 2017
Emergency Management Victoria, the body responsible for our state's emergency management system, has launched a new program to help Victoria prepare for the impacts of climate change.Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley said climate change presents a challenge to the sector...
Read More Add your reaction ShareEmergency Management Vic's climate impacts program underscores need to restore state climate act
January 27, 2017
Emergency Management Victoria, the body responsible for our state's emergency management system, has launched a new program to help Victoria prepare for the impacts of climate change.Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley said climate change presents a challenge to the sector...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFoE Summer Stalls at Stacks On Festival, CERES
January 20, 2017
Friends of the Earth Melbourne kicked off the first of our Summer Stalls at Stacks On Festival at CERES on Saturday 14 January. Over the summer, we’ll be visiting a number of festivals across Melbourne...
Read More Add your reaction ShareRecord global warming in 2016 as Matthew Guy opposition block Vic govt moves to strengthen Climate Change Act
January 19, 2017
New analysis released by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) over night has found record global warming in 2016 as the Matthew Guy opposition block the Andrews government's moves to strengthen...
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