Last night Greenpeace activists projected messages onto a grounded coal carrier to protest the continued expansion of NSW's coal industry in the face of climate change. 'THIS IS WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE LOOKS LIKE' and COAL CAUSES CLIMATE CHAOS' were beamed onto the side of the ship, which ran aground on Nobbys Beach in Newcastle during the severe weather on NSW's coastline.
The ship's misfortune occurred just days after the NSW government approved the polluting Anvil Hill coal mine. If we keep burning coal, scientists tell us extreme weather events will increase. So why is the NSW government approving new coalmines and the expansion of Newcastle’s coal industry?
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VIEW: more images from last night's projection
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
I lost
I'm realistic and I admit that I lost. They have big plans for that area and I haven't been very succesful with my blog and my petition. I will be the biggest coastal develpment in Perth for 50 years, covering 2600ha along 7.5km of coast and housing about 60.000 people in the next 25 years.I wonder, if we struggle with water now, what about when they are 60.000 people more in the area?
My petition will be now for the bush in general. I hope someone will stop this madness.
Petition for the Earth
The Live Earth concerts, less than a week from now, will reach as many as two billion people worldwide. But they're more than concerts. They're a call to action. Throughout the events, Live Earth's organizers will challenge people around the world to take the Live Earth pledge, a set of seven commitments to confront the climate crisis. (The full text of the pledge is below.)Avaaz members have burst past expectations by organizing Live Earth parties in 125 countries worldwide--with 2500 registered hosts, and nearly 1000 public events. If we use that same energy and the commitment to build momentum for the pledge before the concerts begin, we can turn Live Earth into a political earthquake. Can you sign the pledge and send it to five friends?http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_pledge/g.php/?cl=12705228Here's the text of the pledge. It's more than a petition--it's a statement of personal and political purpose. As you read it, just imagine what's possible if millions of people sign it and take action.
I PLEDGE:
1. To demand that my country join an international treaty within the next 2 years that cuts global warming pollution by 90% in developed countries and by more than half worldwide in time for the next generation to inherit a healthy earth;
2. To take personal action to help solve the climate crisis by reducing my own CO2 pollution as much as I can and offsetting the rest to become "carbon neutral;"
3. To fight for a moratorium on the construction of any new generating facility that burns coal without the capacity to safely trap and store the CO2;
4. To work for a dramatic increase in the energy efficiency of my home, workplace, school, place of worship, and means of transportation;
5. To fight for laws and policies that expand the use of renewable energy sources and reduce dependence on oil and coal;
6. To plant new trees and to join with others in preserving and protecting forests; and,
7. To buy from businesses and support leaders who share my commitment to solving the climate crisis and building a sustainable, just, and prosperous world for the 21st century.
This pledge is what makes Live Earth matter. It's the point of the parties. It's the commitment that will lead to change. Sign the pledge now, and send it to friends--so that we can build a wave of 250,000 pledge signers before the Live Earth concerts begin on Saturday:http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_pledge/g.php/?cl=12705228Let's turn the Live Earth moment into an unstoppable global movement. The climate crisis demands nothing less.
I PLEDGE:
1. To demand that my country join an international treaty within the next 2 years that cuts global warming pollution by 90% in developed countries and by more than half worldwide in time for the next generation to inherit a healthy earth;
2. To take personal action to help solve the climate crisis by reducing my own CO2 pollution as much as I can and offsetting the rest to become "carbon neutral;"
3. To fight for a moratorium on the construction of any new generating facility that burns coal without the capacity to safely trap and store the CO2;
4. To work for a dramatic increase in the energy efficiency of my home, workplace, school, place of worship, and means of transportation;
5. To fight for laws and policies that expand the use of renewable energy sources and reduce dependence on oil and coal;
6. To plant new trees and to join with others in preserving and protecting forests; and,
7. To buy from businesses and support leaders who share my commitment to solving the climate crisis and building a sustainable, just, and prosperous world for the 21st century.
This pledge is what makes Live Earth matter. It's the point of the parties. It's the commitment that will lead to change. Sign the pledge now, and send it to friends--so that we can build a wave of 250,000 pledge signers before the Live Earth concerts begin on Saturday:http://www.avaaz.org/en/climate_pledge/g.php/?cl=12705228Let's turn the Live Earth moment into an unstoppable global movement. The climate crisis demands nothing less.
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