Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
queensland, Tag
- Revealed: northern Australia's fossil fuel plans push climate goals beyond reach Wed, 9 Oct 19, 10:00pmAnalysis uncovers impact of proposed coal and gas expansion on Paris agreement
- Queensland premier refuses to offer evidence to back claims of 'sinister' climate activists Mon, 23 Sep 19, 2:28pmAnnastacia Palaszczuk won’t provide any details after accusing protesters of using devices ‘laced with traps’
- Fracking plans near Adani coalmine raise new environmental fears Wed, 18 Sep 19, 12:51pmEnvironmentalists are concerned gas extraction near the Carmichael site will compound the impacts of coalmining on the Galilee Basin
- Fires in August in 1951 in Queensland were described as “catastrophic” when CO2 was 311ppm Sat, 14 Sep 19, 3:35pmThe Bushfire season started in August in 1951 in Queensland In 1946 in August “Mt Archer, in the Kilcoy district, was a 1500 ft torch tonight”...
- Adani mine would be 'unviable' without $4.4bn in subsidies, report finds Thu, 29 Aug 19, 12:17pmExclusive: Carmichael mine set to receive subsidies, favourable deals and tax concessions over 30 years
- 'Bunch of bedwetters': Matt Canavan attacks Aurecon for cutting ties with Adani Thu, 22 Aug 19, 9:30amResources minister defends his extraordinary spray accusing engineering firm of being ‘weak as piss’ and giving in to anti-coal ‘bullies’
- Global engineering firm Aurecon cuts ties with Adani amid pressure from activists Wed, 21 Aug 19, 12:16pmInvestor action group says Carmichael coalmine project makes Indian giant ‘brand kryptonite’
- Australian grid wars: MP says Queensland should cut off other states to make electricity cheaper Tue, 20 Aug 19, 8:07pmGuess which state, big business will be headed next? Brilliant! Let’s talk about a Quexit of the NEM. Nationals MP, Keith Pitt is suggesting that Queenslanders could cut their power bills if Queensland stands alone...
- 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
- Insurance giant Suncorp says it will no longer cover new thermal coal projects Fri, 26 Jul 19, 1:17pmActivists say move means there are now no Australian insurers willing to underwrite new thermal coal developments
- Queensland mining royalties found to give 'effective subsidies' to thermal coal exporters Wed, 24 Jul 19, 4:00amAustralia Institute report suggests public support for overhaul of royalty rates
- Adani protest: French journalists arrested while filming anti-coal activities Mon, 22 Jul 19, 4:02pmJournalists charged with trespassing after filming Frontline Action on Coal activists include Hugo Clement
- Mineworkers fear 'reprisals' for raising safety concerns amid spike in deaths Wed, 10 Jul 19, 8:00amUnion worries about ‘reporting culture’ at Queensland mines, where most workers are now employed as casuals
- 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
- 'Change is coming': Al Gore says economics will break fossil fuel dinosaurs Fri, 7 Jun 19, 4:00amFormer US vice-president says new coalmines make no commercial sense, and even Australian governments will have to change course