Pollution

Greens Leader’s statement on the Canberra convoy

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown
Sunday 21st August 2011, 3:52pm
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"Some might call the predicted thousands of trucks descending on Canberra ending up as hundreds (ABC, 21/8/11) a ‘flop', but these Australians have every right to a peaceful presence on the parliamentary lawns," Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.


"It seems like the prime qualification to be there is to be angry about something - these are Abbott's angry people," Senator Brown said.


"But it seems their views on some issues are fairly shorted sighted, very ‘me-now'."


"The number of angry people in Canberra tomorrow will increase much more than the numbers of truckers arriving in town," Senator Brown predicted.


 


 

We're back in town

Blog Post | Blog of Sarah Hanson-Young
Tuesday 16th August 2011, 8:23am
by ParisLord in

We politicians are back in Canberra this morning after a five-week winter recess.

Bad news for uranium sector, good news for Kakadu National Park

Media Release | Spokesperson Scott Ludlam
Thursday 4th August 2011, 4:54pm
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The Australian Greens today welcomed the news Energy Resources Australia have abandoned plans to introduce acid heap leaching at the Ranger Uranium Mine within Kakadu National Park.


Greens Senator Scott Ludlam said the decision by ERA - majority owned by Rio Tinto - to ditch the plan at their board meeting yesterday was welcome news, and casts a long shadow over the viability of the controversial mine.


"The plan to build a heap leach plant on the Ranger lease was opposed by Traditional Owners, shareholders, business analysts, environmental advocates and mining experts. This is a win for good sense.

Australia out of step as UK reviews deepwater drilling

Media Release | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert
Friday 25th February 2011, 3:16pm
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The Australian Greens have expressed support for a ruling in the UK High Court which will see a judicial review of their Government’s decision to grant deepwater drilling licences off the Shetland coast.

Monitoring essential as PTTEP continue operations

Blog Post | Blog of Rachel Siewert
Friday 4th February 2011, 4:38pm
by ChrisRedman in

The report of the Independent Review of the PTTEP Montara Action Plan makes some very strong statements on the significant and sweeping changes in governance and oil field practice that PTTEP needs to make to reach the kind of safety and risk management standards the community expects of it if it is to operate in Australian waters.

Folly of uranium trade exposed by shipping accident

Media Release | Spokesperson Scott Ludlam
Wednesday 19th January 2011, 3:02pm
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The dangers of the nuclear trade have been exposed again, this time by a storm breaking open containers carrying radioactive uranium oxide concentrate on a cargo ship and forcing it to return to port, said the Australian Greens today.

Greens nuclear affairs spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam said that on January 3rd a Canadian cargo ship was hit by a storm off the coast Hawaii while loaded with uranium concentrate U3O8 - also known as yellowcake - bound for China.

Walking with the people, not the polluters

Photo Gallery | Spokesperson Christine Milne
Sunday 15th August 2010, 1:55pm
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The Walk Against Warming march in Hobart. More than a thousand people turned up to march and chant: Walk with the people, not the big polluters, Don't sell our future to the planet looters! Climate change denial, climate change delay, don't wait for the leaders, people show the way! Cut carbon emissions, not forests we say, invest in renewable energy, Australia lead the way! Put a price on carbon, climate justice for all, this is the people's walk against warming call!

Jandakot Airport (Question No. 2782)

Question | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert
Tuesday 15th June 2010, 6:09pm
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Jandakot Airport (Question No. 2782)

Senator Siewert asked the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, upon notice, on 13 April 2010: With reference to Jandakot Airport, Western Australia:

(1)    How will building the fourth runway impact on the residents of Cockburn, Melville and Canning.