Climate summit calls for urgent action after Australia’s fire-hit summer

Posted on February 16, 2020 by groundswellbasscoast

Thanks to The Guardian for this courage, missing from other media outlets, despite recent extreme weather catastrophe. Also it’s important to recognise that this event was sold out for Melbourne Town Hall, then sold out in Capitol Theatre for streaming coverage, then made available for free streaming over internet with hundreds more attending. Sickening that other media mobs turn a blind eye to people getting mobilised.

Climate summit calls for urgent action after Australia’s fire-hit summer
— Read on www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/15/climate-summit-calls-for-urgent-action-after-australias-fire-hit-summer

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Year of the Locusts – Saturday Extra

Posted on February 11, 2020 by groundswellbasscoast

Move over El Niño, IOD( Indian Ocean Dipole) brings big wet to Somalia, big dry to India and much needed locust protein to Yemen, now that Saudis have bombed out farming. Why is East Africa being invaded by monster swarms of desert locusts?
— Read on www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/year-of-the-locusts/11945170

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Who are Australia’s biggest tax avoiders?

Posted on February 11, 2020 by groundswellbasscoast

Biggest evaders 2020 are coal, oil and gas trades nationals Independent financial journalist Michael West takes us through the list.
— Read on www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/who-are-australias-biggest-tax-avoiders/11941056

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Industry and society redesigning our transport and energy future not governments

Posted on February 8, 2020 by groundswellbasscoast

Intelligent discussion sensible future – Peter Newman says industry, innovators and society are designing our new transport and energy future, based on cheapest options and our need to account for and reduce harmful emissions.
— Read on www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/industry-and-society-redesigning-our-transport-and-energy-futur/11918256

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Scott Morrison’s gas transition plan is a dangerous road to nowhere

Posted on February 5, 2020 by groundswellbasscoast

The benefits of gas-fired power are badly overstated, and will take Australia further in the wrong direction on climate change. “Our own gas” might be slightly cleaner than coal but so much energy for liquefaction LNG and regassifuckation that it’s no better than coal.
— Read on theconversation.com/scott-morrisons-gas-transition-plan-is-a-dangerous-road-to-nowhere-130951

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Foreign ownership of water entitlements reveals China and US are the biggest investors

Posted on February 5, 2020 by groundswellbasscoast

The big problem is not who owns the water but the fact that we’re using too much of it altogether,” Professor Quiggin said.
— Read on www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-03-25/foreign-owned-water-entitlement-register-reveals-key-countries/10923384

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Morrison’s refusal to move on climate, and the “prosperity doctrine”

Posted on February 4, 2020 by groundswellbasscoast

As he beats his meat over targets, does he feel delusions he’s headed for beatification or BBQ meatification?

St #ScottyfromMarketing

Morrison’s refusal to act on climate may not just be due to the denialists and the fossil fuel lobby that surround him, it’s also guided by the “prosperity doctrine” of his pentecostal church.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/morrisons-refusal-to-move-on-climate-and-the-prosperity-doctrine-99530/

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Australia is world’s third-largest exporter of CO2 in fossil fuels, report

Posted on February 3, 2020 by groundswellbasscoast

Scomo wastes huge subsidies on peddlers of fossil fuels while insisting renewables are all cost and no benefit.

A new report places us third, behind only Russia and Saudi Arabia, for exported fossil fuel emissions. Australia beats major exporters like the USA and Iraq, almost entirely thanks to coal.
— Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-08-19/australia-co2-exports-third-highest-worldwide/11420654

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$5 trillion? For a business daily, the AFR has a lousy grip on energy numbers

Posted on January 30, 2020 by groundswellbasscoast

What chance is there of a sensible debate when the AFR and The Australian can’t get the numbers right?
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/5-trillion-for-a-business-daily-the-afr-has-a-lousy-grip-on-energy-numbers-18437/

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Bushfire survivors launch claim against ANZ

Posted on January 30, 2020 by groundswellbasscoast

Bushfire survivors launch claim against ANZ – Friends of the Earth Australia
— Read on www.foe.org.au/bushfire_survivors_launch_claim_against_anz

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