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Ecuador Ditches Plan To Protect Amazon From Oil Drilling

Posted on August 20, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

Six years ago, President Correa made the international community an offer: come up with half of the $7.2 billion value of a 4,000 square mile section of the Amazon jungle and Ecuador would refrain from drilling for oil….Last year, Ecuador … Continue reading →

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World Bank President On Climate Crisis: ‘If No Action Soon, Future Will Become Bleak’

Posted on January 29, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

If the World Bank is so concerned then it’s surely time to write, phone and hustle our politicians. >read more news story> >get World bank report> PS from news story comments : How about an international moratorium on all new fossil … Continue reading →

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Early Christmas present for little penguins

Posted on January 11, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

Early Christmas present for little penguins From Germany, 40,000 knitted jumpers for penguins received at Phillip Island Nature Park, for rescue purposes in case of another oil spill

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