Heavy-handed state intervention is the order of the day, with the Federal Government stepping in to stymie state participation in global climate pacts. Imagine if they spent as much time on climate solutions, as trying to stop them…
Young activist Eric Serge Herbert has been released on bail after successfully stopping coal trains in the Hunter, sparking a draconian crackdown on anti-coal activism, while in Victoria the mammoth Golden Plains windfarm, set to be the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, has been approved.
If you’re fretting about fossil fuel behemoth Shell’s takeover of Powershop, The Saturday Paper has some answers, with Greenpeace’s revised Green Electricity Guide to be released early next year. Finally, spare a thought for albatrosses, with a study finding that climate change is driving them to divorce.
Vandals’: Victoria, Queensland fume over federal climate intervention
The commonwealth has used new powers to cancel states’ participation in global climate action
Coal activist released from prison with strict bail and curfew
An anti-coal protester, jailed for 12 months for his part in obstructing coal trains in Newcastle, has been released on bail and will appeal his sentence.
State to host biggest wind farm in southern hemisphere as turbines win final approval
Construction on the biggest wind farm in the southern hemisphere will start in Victoria next year after the state’s Planning Minister gave the final tick of approval to the $2 billion facility.
Sovereign energy needs must come from national lead
We are caught in a technological trap of our own making but it’s a trap that would seriously threaten our national survival if it closes, writes Peter Layton.
Albatrosses pushed to ‘divorce’ because of climate change, study finds
Climate change and warming water, however, have disrupted the good fortune of some albatrosses and could lead to a rise in partners breaking up, according to a study.
What does Shell’s takeover of Powershop mean for green energy?
Shell is one of the worst polluters in the world. What does that mean for Powershop, the green energy provider in which it just bought a 100 per cent stake?