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Friday, May 3rd Student Strike for Climate

April 30, 2019

The details for this Friday’s Student strike for Climate from the School Strike for Climate page

On the 3rd of May, there are School Strikes being organised at 5 different MP Offices
for the School Strike 4 Climate National Day of Action.

This is only 2 weeks before the Federal election – the #ClimateElection.

We are running out of time and the next government is amongst the LAST to be in a position to take meaningful action on climate change.

May the 3rd is a key opportunity for students to show their local MP just how important climate action is to them and ask them to commit to Stopping Adani, 100% Renewables by 2030 and no new fossil fuels (which means No Drilling in the Bight!). We cannot vote, but climate change in the single biggest threat to our futures and we must make our voices heard!

All the strikes start at 11am. Bring your family, friends, teachers and everyone in between.

 

Locations

ADELAIDE CITY – Simon Birmingham’s Office (107 Sir Donald Bradman Drive)

STURT – Christopher Pyne’s Office (starting at St Morris Reserve) –

BOOTHBY – Nicolle Flint’s Office ( 724 Marion Rd) –

MAYO – Rebekha Sharkie’s Office (starting at Keith Stephenson Park) –

WAKEFIELD – Nick Champion’s Office (600 Main North Rd)

  We hope to see y’all on May the 3rd.

Actions, Adelaide FoE Notes, Clean Futures, Climate

FoE submits legal summons in historic climate case against Shell

April 30, 2019

April 8th, 2019 News from Milieu Defense (FoE Netherlands)

The Hague – Friends of the Earth Netherlands will deliver a court summons to Shell to legally compel the company to cease its destruction of the climate, on behalf of more than 30,000 people from 70 countries.

A Call for Climate Justice

A 236 page complaint will be delivered to Shell’s International Headquarters in the Hague this afternoon by Friends of the Earth Netherlands, ActionAid NL, Both ENDS, Fossielvrij NL, Greenpeace NL, Young Friends of the Earth NL, Waddenvereniging and a group of 500 co-plaintiffs.
Shell’s oil and gas reserves in Australia contain some 1,000,000,000 ton of CO2. This court case could substantially impact on Shell’s operations in Australia by requiring them to limit carbon emissions from their polluting business in line with global carbon targets, leading to stranded assets.

Ian Dunlop, former executive at Royal Dutch Shell and chair of the Australian Coal Association (1987-88) has joined the case as an honorary co-plaintiff said ?“I strongly support the Friends of the Earth Netherlands/ Milieudefensie legal summons against Shell. After three decades of inaction, climate change has entered the end-game where it is now an immediate existential threat to humanity. There is no further place for the predatory delay which fossil fuel companies like Shell remain guilty of today. Fossil fuel expansion must stop, and existing carbon emissions rapidly reduced.”

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Adelaide FoE Notes, Clean Futures, Climate

Show Labor you want a fossil-free future! Rally this Sunday (16th)

December 14, 2018

This weekend Labor is holding their National Conference in Adelaide.

While Labor have been making the right noises over renewables, the Leader of the Opposition has been relatively quiet about Adani coal and fossil fuels in general.

Groups concerned about the proposed nuclear dump in SA, the continued government support for fossil fuels and oil exploration in the Bight want to show the ALP that they need to adopt sensible policies if they want our support.

South Australians are putting climate change on the agenda.

Join the rally outside the ALP National Conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 1-2pm on Sunday 16 December.

Labor’s climate plan must include moving Australia beyond fossil fuels to clean renewable energy.

That means:

  • Stop Adani
  • Stop oil exploration in the Great Australian Bight
  • Stop fracking for gas
  • Phase out the export of oil, gas and coal

This Conference is where the ALP will commit to the policies they’ll take to the Federal Election next year.

Join Friends (of the Earth) for a fossil fuel free future! Come along this Sunday to the Convention Centre on North Tce

Schedule of activities:

 8.30-10am Anti-Poverty Network’s Rally to Raise Newstart, No Dump Alliance & AYCC Stop Adani – Adelaide Convention Centre top of escalators

12:30 – 2pm No More Fossil Fuels Rally (say you’re coming and share with your friends on Facebook)

12:30pm – Uluru Statement from the Heart, led by former Uluru Working Group Co-chair Thomas Mayor.

2pm – Carols Against Coal (more info and livestream on Facebook)

The No Dump Alliance will have a table at the event

Adelaide FoE Notes, Clean Futures, Climate, Nuclear

Maritime Union of Australia says No to Nuclear Ports in SA

August 20, 2018

From the MUA (SA) Media release August 8th:

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is continuing its long-running stance against the shipping of any nuclear material in or out of South Australia.

Whyalla, Port Lincoln and Port Pirie were named as potential nuclear waste ports in three “Site Characterisation, Technical Reports” released by the Federal Department of Industry in July.

MUA South Australian Branch Secretary Jamie Newlyn said MUA members are long time opponents of Nuclear Waste Storage in Australia and led the charge against the former SA Government’s International Waste Dump Royal Commission and consequent citizens’ jury.

“The Turnbull Government’s recent declaration that sites in Kimba and Flinders Ranges could be used to store intermediate-level nuclear waste is incredibly concerning,” Newlyn said.

“The MUA is further alarmed that the Federal Department of Industry has identified Whyalla and Port Pirie – where our members currently work – as potential ports to unload this toxic and unsafe material.

“The MUA, along with the mayors of Port Pirie and Whyalla, have been blindsided by this announcement yet the safety of port workers and the communities through which this hazardous material is transported is critical.”

 

The full media release on the MUA website.

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