Our last bushfire season was devastating - for families who lost loved ones, people who lost homes or businesses, animals who lost lives or habitat and all of us who experienced it.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00627-y

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6617888/selwyn-snow-resort-closes-for-season-due-to-bushfire-damage/

Post: 3 Sep 2020

Dear outdoor tourism friends,

https://www.budgetdirect.com.au/travel-insurance/research/tourism-statistics.html#:~:text=In%202019%2C%20approximately%209.4%20million,tourists%20visited%20Australia%20from%20overseas.

https://www.tra.gov.au/economic-analysis/economic-value/national-tourism-satellite-account/national-tourism-satellite-account

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/uploads/964cb874391d33dfd85ec959aa4141ff.pdf

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-11/fact-check-are-there-54000-jobs-in-thermal-coal-mining/11198150

Post: 31 Aug 2020

Dave Rastovich - the iconic Australian freesurfer (getting paid to surf, but not compete) lives in Byron Bay with his partner Lauren Hill, fellow freesurfer, and son Minoa.

https://www.thisisparadiso.com.au/journal/2020/4/23/the-activists

https://www.surfer.com/features/in-byron-bay-lauren-hill-and-dave-rastovich-reimagine-abundance/#:~:text=A%20surfer%20of%20extraordinary%20gifts,property%20and%20his%20little%20family.

https://www.echo.net.au/2017/02/how-to-be-an-activist/

https://www.surfer.com/features/it-starts-here-the-dave-rastovich-profile/

https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/lauren-hill-dave-rastovich-podcast/

Post: 30 Aug 2020

What’s a BioBlitz?

https://citizenscience.org.au/the-australian-bioblitz-hub/

https://www.bobbrown.org.au/tbb_co

Post: 29 Aug 2020

Good on ya Aldi - making a positive change in business that will benefit the company’s bottom line, human health, climate, the environment and much more.

https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/aldi-australia-says-it-will-be-100-per-cent-renewable-by-end-of-2021/

https://www.greenpeace.org.au/news/aldis-latest-special-100-renewable-energy/

Post: 28 Aug 2020

"Extra-curricular activities, those excursions and overnight things which you would ordinarily do, are not acceptable during a pandemic". - Gladys Berejiklian

https://www.ausleisure.com.au/news/outdoor-industry-sector-calls-for-a-responsible-return-to-outdoor-education/

https://www.facebook.com/outdoorsnswact/?__tn__=kC-R&eid=ARADj1tsSR5C93vAur2zes_b3K_pDzTpXrfwoQuKuz6DPKDRNtaexqgKJlu22HsDwa14LR4fe6e2TvgG&hc_ref=ARRadhuCXPZVYDc8Mtw_TrhaIlrg5mf02MJwE3wm5QVmgfobKGEfo6j3BNDMCGij-zM&fref=nf&__xts__[0]=68.ARA7ADWQH3VQBFwN3CnQt9PfViF3qTVmFTg_sNSm0cCeL_fKJim2sXCeiJrgaTe_8DmQWlr9UcJ50t5dKOWLV4Q9AaNdh7SFwltpxLhxT9RW2yqGZUUmnm2MeKQJcGz0Fdj2WlgBP9oqbqgdTEky2iMH_xRWgDBscLphWcwf9yf30ZDqpefywtEyYX1L4jH1k0t2BIeBVCaPNRc_TXxVqJVkvPPVQzkF4S2g8QK4N92JjQuZ4-AKsXvsBTyjWkKwsxXvaF9TRwLXb36DFCWZTxqgERQ8T_jZobfg0-ejakCQxRQafymk5q2dfLNVbGU5xfiYJAqq_dgTiuxwv-zUfse0

Post: 21 Aug 2020

Alert: An ‘environmental jewel’ on Brisbane’s doorstep, Moreton Bay Marine Park, is in danger!

https://www.acf.org.au/toondah_harbour

https://www.acf.org.au/acf_appeals_decision_to_keep_toondah_harbour_documents_secret

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/13/australian-government-faces-legal-action-over-secret-details-of-donor-meetings

https://online.ucpress.edu/cse/article/2/1/1/33879/Sources-of-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions-from-Land

https://www.thefifthestate.com.au/urbanism/environment/we-need-to-talk-about-mangroves-offsets-and-walker-corp/

Post: 20 Aug 2020

Shout out to the grassroots groups @MadFuckingWitches (MFW) and @slpng_giants (Sleeping Giants Oz)

https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/12/04/mad-fucking-witches-sleeping-giants-interview/

https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/alan-jones-resigns-after-nine-month-mad-witches-ad-boycott/12239326

https://theconversation.com/the-number-of-climate-deniers-in-australia-is-more-than-double-the-global-average-new-survey-finds-140450

https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-mad-witches-orchestrating-the-alan-jones-boycott/

Post: 19 Aug 2020

Composting helps to lower carbon emissions, whilst benefiting the economy and environment!

https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/climate-change/composting-avoid-methane-production

https://www.aora.org.au/compost-overview

https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/soil-erosion-and-degradation

http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/news/news-detail/en/c/280674/#:~:text=By%20strengthening%20and%20replenishing%20the,This%20also%20reduces%20soil%20erosion.

http://lessismore.org/materials/72-benefits-of-composting/

https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/live/waste-and-recycling/food-scraps-recycling

https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/You-and-your-home/Waste-and-recycling/Food-and-garden-waste/Compost

Post: 18 Aug 2020

Jane Goodall is a scientist, conservationist, humanitarian and tireless activist.

https://www.janegoodall.org/our-story/about-jane/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Kir4OvgLo

https://time.com/5669043/jane-goodall-climate-change/

Post: 15 Aug 2020

Sydney is home to 5 million people, including many members of Outdoors People for Climate Action.

https://acf.good.do/urban_threatened_species/pages/home/

https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/sydney-population

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2020EF001607?af=R&utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/05/flooding-could-occur-daily-in-sydney-by-the-end-of-this-century-because-of-climate-change?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

Post: 14 Aug 2020

This July NT announced its Climate Change Response adopting a net zero emissions target by 2050.

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/nt-puts-australia-on-track-for-net-zero-climate-target/

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/191104-NT-Climate-Change-Response-submission.pdf

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CC_State-Renewable-Energy-Nov-2019_V5.pdf

https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2020/07/10/nt-sets-net-zero-climate-target-joining-other-states-and-territories-in-de-facto-national-net-zero-target/

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CC_State-Renewable-Energy-Nov-2019_V5.pdf

https://www.miragenews.com/net-zero-by-2050-not-enough-australia-s-leading-climate-scientists-say/

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/what-does-net-zero-emissions-mean/#:~:text=When%20does%20Australia%20need%20to%20reach%20net%20zero%20emissions%3F&text=But%20on%20its%20own%2C%20just,year%20between%202020%20and%202030.

Post: 13 Aug 2020

This July NT announced its Climate Change Response adopting a net zero emissions target by 2050.

https://www.wwf.org.au/news/blogs/plastic-waste-and-climate-change-whats-the-connection#gs.d7gspg

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/08/how-plastics-contribute-to-climate-change/

https://www.ecowatch.com/fossil-fuel-industry-plastics-2645577484.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3

Post: 10 Aug 2020

Mahatma Gandhi, a civil rights activist, led India’s independence movement from British rule,

https://www.biography.com/activist/mahatma-gandhi#:~:text=Mahatma%20Gandhi%20was%20the%20primary,and%20Nelson%20Mandela.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mahatma-Gandhi/Emergence-as-nationalist-leader

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/how-did-gandhi-win/

https://www.goalcast.com/2017/03/20/top-20-inspiring-mahatma-gandhi-quotes/

Post: 9 Aug 2020

To avoid severe global warming the average Aussie 16 tonne yearly CO2 footprint must fall to 2 tonnes by 2050.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/12/want-to-fight-climate-change-have-fewer-children

https://climatenexus.org/climate-issues/food/animal-agricultures-impact-on-climate-change/

https://stanfordmag.org/contents/can-vegetarianism-save-the-world-nitty-gritty

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding-9-billion/

https://ourworldindata.org/agricultural-land-by-global-diets#:~:text=Livestock%20takes%20up%20nearly%2080,required%20to%20produce%20our%20food.

Post: 8 Aug 2020

Glossy Black Cockatoo eating casuarina seeds - photo by @mtbarneylodge

https://www.birdlife.org.au/conservation/science/threats-to-birds

https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/native-animals/native-animal-facts/parrots/glossy-black-cockatoo

Post: 6 Aug 2020

The waters off Eastern Tasmania are considered by scientists to be one of about 24 global ocean hotspots. They are warming up to four times faster than the global average.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-08/tasmania-east-coast-warming-four-times-global-average/11889628

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/kelp.html

https://theconversation.com/how-farming-giant-seaweed-can-feed-fish-and-fix-the-climate-81761

Post: 5 Aug 2020

Are campaigns and protests really worth the work?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/17/samsung-securities-pledges-no-further-financial-backing-for-adani-coal-after-protest

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/03/adani-second-major-korean-brokerage-withdraws-financial-backing-for-miners-coal-projects?utm_term=9aac94f118b3b5ca8f613704b9fa4694&utm_campaign=MorningMailAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=morningmailau_email

Post: 4 Aug 2020

“Sometimes you have to do something out of the ordinary. Sometimes you have to make a way out of no way,” - John Lewis

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Lewis-American-civil-rights-leader-and-politician

https://johnlewis.house.gov/john-lewis/biography

https://www.biography.com/political-figure/john-lewis