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No Nuclear Waste Dump rally – report back

October 16, 2016

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Photo credit: Gemma Weedall

Saturday Oct 15 saw over 3,000 people turn out on the steps of Parliament House to defend South Australia from both the federal government’s national nuclear waste dump, and the state government’s international waste dump.

Friends of the Earth members were proud to have been a part of the rally and on the Organising Committee.

Well done to everyone who came along to show there is not community consent for either proposal.

The rally was covered by the Advertiser and ABC websites and the television news for ABC, Channel 7 and 9.

Actions, Clean Futures, FoE, Nuclear

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Reminder: Rally Against Nuclear Waste Dumps Sat 15 Oct

October 11, 2016

Join members of FOE Adelaide at the

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST NUCLEAR WASTE DUMPS

NUCLEAR WASTE DUMPs
NOT WORTH THE RISK!
STAND UP FOR SA
11AM, OCT 15, 2016
PARLIAMENT HOUSE STEPS
NORTH TCE ADELAIDE
KAURNA LAND

Lets come together to show our support for a nuclear free future!

We encourage all creativity so bring your banners, signs and costumes. Lets make it a great day.

Saturday October 15, 2016 marks 63 years since the first atomic bomb test at Emu Junction in South Australia.

The Federal Government is pursuing plans to build a national waste dump in the Flinders Ranges while a proposal for South Australia to take the worlds international high level nuclear waste continues to be progressed by the SA state government.

Communities across the state are saying ‘no way’.

We can do better than to take the worlds worst waste’.

You can pick up posters at the Joinery, 111 Franklin Street, Adelaide.

FoE

Report back: Port Augusta nuclear exposure weekend conference

September 28, 2016

Exposure 2016 saw communities from all over South Australia travel to Port Augusta to join with locals and talk nuclear waste. Over 100 people passed through the registration desk to engage in sessions and workshops, share ideas and for a yarn, get inspired and work together for future action against state and federal government’s plans to build nuclear waste dumps in SA.

Full reportback here: pt-augusta-nuclear-exposure-report-back

Members of Friends of the Earth Adelaide’s Clean Futures Collective travelled to Port Augusta to support the conference.

Clean Futures, FoE, Nuclear, Old_Notes

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Forum: How Climate Change will Hurt Australia’s Poor 21 Oct

September 27, 2016

How Climate Change will Hurt Australia’s Poor

Friday 21 October
3pm-4:30pm
Clayton Wesley Uniting Church
The Parade
Norwood

This forum, part of Power To The Poor – Silent No More (Anti-Poverty Week Conference), will explore the impacts of change change on Australia’s poor, including the unemployed, pensioners, sole parents, the homeless, and others on low incomes.

Speakers will include Dr. Scott Hanson-Easy and Dr. Danielle Every, from the Vulnerable Communities Network of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.

These impacts, including major health issues, more severe weather, rising energy costs, and others effects, will make life even harder for those already living in poverty, and out of work.

So what can we do? What does climate change mean for our fight for a more egalitarian, just society?

INFO: E: antipovertynetwork.sa@gmail.com P: 0411 587 663
W: antipovertynetworksa.org/conference

Hosted by ANTI-POVERTY NETWORK SA and WOMEN IN POVERTY, and supported by UNITING COMMUNITIES.

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Climate, Old_Notes

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Forum: South Australia’s power system: a crisis or a canary? Oct 10

September 27, 2016

Members of FOE’s Clean Futures Collective – Campaign to Use Renewable Energy will be attending this forum.

South Australia’s power system: a crisis or a canary?

by Grattan Institute and Melbourne Energy Institute

6pm Monday 10 October
State Library
North Terrace

Book free tickets

In recent months, South Australia has witnessed some remarkable changes in the electricity system. Already S.A. is the state with the highest per capita penetration of wind and solar technologies. With Northern Power Station shutting down, S.A. Becomes the first mainland state to become coal free. Combined with Pelican Point out of operation and the main interconnector to Victoria being constrained with upgrade maintenance, S.A. saw market volatility and high price events not seen for many years. S.A. is a world leader in terms of integrating renewable energy into the grid, but these recent events have put a spotlight on the challenges that come with this transition. What needs to happen next in S.A.? Will storage technologies smooth the system or will solar thermal find a place? Perhaps the link to Victoria’s stable brown coal generators will keep the system secure, but does that negate the green credentials?

Speakers

Dr Don Russell was appointed as Chief Executive of the Department of State Development on 1 July 2014. From 2011 to 2013, Dr Russell was the Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. Dr Russell was previously Independent Chairperson of State Super, a role that he held from January 2008. State Super is a $38 billion fund that manages public service defined benefit schemes for the NSW State Government. Until March 2010, Dr Russell was the Global Investment Strategist at BNY Mellon Asset Management Australia. BNY Mellon is a global investments company. He has a PhD from the London School of Economics, a MEc from ANU and a BEc (Hons) (First) from Flinders University.… Read more >>

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