Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Environment groups fear possibly ‘weakened’ earthquake risk rules after report on Cuadrilla drilling
- Kids are hungry for books about eco-activists, in what publishers call 'the Greta effect' Thu, 15 Aug 19, 2:30amThe soaring popularity of the feisty, outspoken environmental advocate – who is only 16 – has caused a rise in young people seeking stories about saving the planet...
- Cuadrilla seeks extension to drill for shale gas until 2021 Mon, 5 Aug 19, 11:07pmThe fracking company will ask Lancashire council to change its licence, which ends in November
- Greta Thunberg will sail across Atlantic to attend UN Climate Summits Fri, 2 Aug 19, 1:30amGreta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, is faced with a dilemma: how will she get to the U.N. Climate Summit in New York City with out leaving a carbon footprint?[...]
- Athlete and activist runs across the US to raise awareness of plastic pollution Wed, 31 Jul 19, 2:30amSam Bencheghib, a 22-year-old athlete and environmental activist, has kicked off his effort to become the first person to run across America — and he’s doing it all to raise awareness about plastic pollution...
- New Acland coalmine caught drilling illegally at 27 sites – and fined just $3,152 Tue, 30 Jul 19, 4:00amExclusive: Queensland authorities believed penalty – a 20th of the maximum for a single infringement – would serve as a deterrent
- The reason Australia doesn't have nuclear power: the workers fought back | Jeff Sparrow Mon, 24 Jun 19, 11:24amWorkers have been fighting uranium mining for decades – the environment needs mass civil disobedience
- On the road with Bob Brown's Stop Adani Convoy: Hobart to Clermont – in pictures Mon, 6 May 19, 4:51pmPhotographer Matthew Newton travelled alongside the 5,000-strong protest against Adani’s proposed Carmichael coalmine, which left Hobart on 17 April before making its way to Clermont in central Queensland and on to Canberra,...
- Jared Harris: My wife can't believe how I keep getting bumped off! Wed, 1 May 19, 3:00pmFrom Mad Men to The Crown, the actor is used to big exits. As new disaster drama Chernobyl launches, he talks about cover-ups, climate change shame – and his hellraising dad Richard
- Australian election: never mind the pyjamas, one-on-one conversations can change minds Sat, 13 Apr 19, 9:53amEnvironmental and aid groups, business organisations and left and right-wing activists are campaigning for votes in the Australian election
- John McDonnell backs Momentum on Barclays protest Sat, 30 Mar 19, 9:38pmCampaign group to take direct action outside bank’s branches in protest at fossil fuel funding
- Don't know how to save the planet? This is what you can do Mon, 25 Mar 19, 5:00pmShould we become vegetarians? Is it OK to fly? The author of There Is No Planet B, A Handbook for the Make or Break Years, answers the big questions
- Students around the world join climate strike on March 15 Thu, 14 Mar 19, 7:26amOn Friday, March 15, tens of thousands of high school and middle school students in more than 70 countries plan to walk out of their classrooms and protest at town and city halls...
- Australia only nation to join US at pro-coal event at COP24 climate talks Tue, 11 Dec 18, 9:08amCountry’s stance described as ‘a slap in the face of our Pacific island neighbours’
- Talk back radio Australia extreme activism in schools Sun, 2 Dec 18, 5:00pmBy Geoff Sherrington, In Australia, either Melbourne or Canberra is the most active locus of climate change activism. We still have talk back radio. Melbourne’s Neil Mitchell on 3AW, 8.30am to noon on week days, is certainly...