Climate
Latest list of new mine proposals reveals 97 new coal and gas projects are under development
The annual list of Australia’s planned resource and energy projects has been released by the federal Department of Industry, Science and Resources.
Extreme heat inflames inequality
The people most vulnerable to extreme heat either live below the poverty line, have a long-term health issue, and/or are aged 65 and older.
‘We call it rip it and ship it’: Canadian leaders slam Woodside’s pipeline projects
Canadian Indigenous leaders have warned Australian gas giant Woodside that pipelines in British Columbia (BC) are driving illegal land seizes, violent police raids and the destruction of pristine ecosystems.
Fact check: Is NSW going to have blackouts?
The claim: “Blackout risk: Grid ‘not ready’ for coal plant closures, solar surge”
Waste incinerators: the latest bin fire in Australian climate policy
Something has gone terribly wrong with a society and an economy that sees a steady and inexhaustible flow of garbage as a reliable fuel for generating electricity. But here we are.
Why fossil fuel influence in children's education is a democratic problem, not just a climate problem
Australia’s children deserve the truth about climate change. They deserve to learn science that is free from corporate spin, especially when it comes to industries driving the crisis that will shape the rest of their lives.
Queensland Museum urged to axe Shell deal after study finds distorted climate education for students
The Queensland Museum is being urged to terminate its partnership with Shell’s QCG gas business following claims its branded teaching materials are misleading students on climate change.
Gas industry spin is failing: Australians want export limits, not new gasfields
For ten years gas exporters have been telling anyone who will listen that the fix for the east coast gas market they broke is the one that serves their own interest - opening new gas fields.
Rebuilding after climate chaos 'creates jobs', but isn’t economic progress
Climate change will create jobs, but rebuilding what’s been destroyed is not progress.
The devil is in the devolution: are the states mounting an EPBC takeover?
Speaking to the press after passage of amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act last Thursday, Western Australian Premier, Roger Cook, indicated that he expected federal powers would be devolved to the state within a “matter of months”.
