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Lord Monckton on Climate Change - Melbourne
Here is Lord Monckton, the now infamous Viscount in Melbourne talking about his theories on climate change, the environment and global governance. The fact this man gets listened to is terrifying, his ideas and ability to attract attention could literally destroy the earth. We can't allow his inane chatter and idiotic rants to gain strength in this country or the world in general.

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Have we been conned? Flannery, Garnaut, Hamilton and McKibben
7 jun  |  Have we been conned? Flannery, Garnaut, Hamilton and McKibben . . read more
CPRS - Why your contributions don't count
29 nov  |  On the day when the 'crucial' CPRS goes to the vote, here are the opinions of an independent organisation that models itself as an empowering tool for consumers. Not surprisingly its focus is very individualistic, but this doesn't take away from the fact that the arguments shown here have been nearly mute from the mainstream debate.  . . read more
Choice....You decide!
15 sep  |  Decide on the future of the world. Vote this September 14 - 21 in Australia's first youth vote on climate change - Youth Decide. It's your future, your climate, your vote. Visit youthdecide.com.au to get involved and make your vote count  . . read more
To Budget on the Environment
11 may  | 

By Sean Maguire

From your grey-to-change citizen of ambivalence, to your hug a tree hippie- the last few weeks have been depressing for Australian environmentalists of every hue.

Last night with the release of Rudd's third Budget their concerns seem amplified.

The CPRS has been shelved till 2012, $238 million has been cut from the Department of Climate Change and local projects such as Landcare have lost millions from their budgets. 

So as pundits praise Rudd's prudency and restraint remember that he's pushing back the changes that will soon be inevitable and making them all the more impossible to achieve.

 

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A Look at Floating Wind Farms: Harnessing Offshore Energy
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Carbon Price Agreement: The Transformation to Clean Energy
27 feb  |  In recent years, the Greens in Australia have had very little to celebrate about; federally they didn't back the Emissions Trading Scheme they deemed too weak to seriously help the environment - subsequently it failed. However, in the 2010 Australian federal elections they did very well, garnering 12% of the vote, giving them a mandate to push for a strong policy fight against climate change. Here we see Christine Milne announcing what the Greens' tireless fight has brought about and its implications for Australia.  . . read more
The Climate Change Gamble: An Unacceptable Risk?
17 aug  |  John Ralston Saul, President of International PEN, frames the climate change debate as a gamble, calling it an "unacceptable risk" even if the odds are less than 50-50 that human actions are triggering environmental destruction. "You're willing to take this risk, even if it means your grandchildren fry?" Saul asks.  . . read more
Why Do Americans Continue to Deny Climate Change?
23 may  |  Journalist Mark Hertsgaard argues the United States is the only advanced industrial nation that continues to debate the existence of climate change. Though climate change skeptics only represent a minority of the country, Hertsgaard says their megaphone is large. He compares them to tobacco industry lobbyists who once rejected evidence that smoking causes cancer.

Would do you think of this description of climate change skepticism? What can activists in the U.S do to change this culture of denial? Tell us and remember...Disqus!   . . read more

An Australian Apology: Why the Greens Should Vote for the CPRS- by Derek Barry
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'Climategate' debate: Scientists clash on Russia Today
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