Starting with QBE – insurance companies are being pushed to quit coal
Contributed by Ben Wilson It takes no genius to work out that if we don’t do enough to combat the threat of global warming, the…
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ARRCC hold funeral for coal
Jonathan Foye the Insights’ editor wrote on 27 March 2019, about the action taken by faith leaders involved in the Australian Religious Response to Climate…
Another huge school strike for climate action hits Australia
Contributed by Jim Hayes Tens of thousands of young Australians, if not more, have once again taken part in the global school strike. Students in…
Adani’s new law firm put forward ‘trained attack dog’ strategy for waging legal ‘war’
This article by Josh Robertson (ABC 19 February 2019), shows how far Adani is prepared to go, to force through his unpopular Carmichael coal mine…
Video: Australia’s summer heat records keep piling up
Climate change is influencing extreme weather, globally and locally. Devastating droughts and floods; severe heatwaves; earlier, hotter and more dangerous bushfire seasons… the list goes…
Video: Australians join battle to stop brutal dolphin slaughter in Japan
Dolphin protectors came to the cove in Taiji, to expose the brutal killing the mammals. People from various countries, including Australia, joined protectors from Japan….
The Green New Deal approach would be good for Australia as well as the United States
Contributed by Jim Hayes In less than two weeks, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposal for a Green New Deal has gained a great deal of support form…
Hunter Valley coal mine loses important court case
Contributed from New South Wales Sometimes it is easy to feel that the battle to save the environment is going nowhere in the battle to…
Farmers demand action as extremes intensify
This is from Farmers for Climate Acton. Farmers are at the forefront of the effects of the changing weather and becoming increasingly outspoken about the…
We must put an end to fossil fuel political donations
Contributed by Ugly It’s an open secret that the fossil fuel lobby has its tentacles embedded in politics. Recent data on political donations provides a…
