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- Jun 23, 2020
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References Page - Social Media Posts 2020

Updated: Nov 17, 2021

You've found your way to our handy references page - a compilation of references for the information within our recent social media posts.

Post 28 December 2020

If you haven't written to your MP yet...

https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sgsm20411.doc.htm#:~:text=The%20United%20Kingdom%2C%20Japan%20and,to%20get%20there%20before%202060.

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/what-does-net-zero-emissions-mean/#:~:text=In%20order%20to%20honour%20the,reach%20net%20zero%20by%202050.

Post 14 December 2020

The good vibes of switching to a better bank or super don't end with with not investing in fossil fuels!

https://www.bankaust.com.au/responsible-banking/planet/conservation-reserve

https://www.bankaust.com.au/responsible-banking

https://www.bankaust.com.au/responsible-banking/bank-australia-impact-fund

https://www.beyondbank.com.au/about-us.html

https://www.australianethical.com.au/

https://www.notbusinessasusual.co/

https://www.futuresuper.com.au/how-we-invest

Post 10 December 2020

Is divesting legitimate?

https://gofossilfree.org/divestment/commitments/

https://theconversation.com/matt-canavan-says-australia-doesnt-subsidise-the-fossil-fuel-industry-an-expert-says-it-does-131200

Post 10 December 2020

Today's fossil fuel divestment movement has historical parallels in the fight against Apartheid. ⁠

https://gofossilfree.org/southafrica/divestment-from-ending-apartheid-to-ending-the-age-of-fossil-fuels/

https://blog.smu.edu/theanti-apartheidmovementinnorthtexas/history/divestment/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/apr/10/desmond-tutu-anti-apartheid-style-boycott-fossil-fuel-industry#:~:text=Tutu%2C%20one%20of%20the%20most,the%20injustice%20of%20climate%20change.

Post 4 December 2020

If seals could talk...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/03/great-barrier-reef-outlook-critical-as-climate-change-called-number-one-threat-to-world-heritage?utm_term=fad90e391667f4d6900d9d870c47a35c&utm_campaign=MorningMailAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=morningmailau_email

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/14/global-heating-kills-half-the-corals-on-the-great-barrier-reef?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20201014&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/14/great-barrier-reef-corals-have-more-than-halved-in-past-25-years-study-shows?utm_term=904a7dcb5bd788bdc9c538e29368270d&utm_campaign=MorningMailAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=morningmailau_email

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/29/we-dont-have-time-to-lose-plans-for-coral-ark-to-help-save-the-worlds-reefs?utm_term=96ff93fd0eebec7198db71a388513c91&utm_campaign=MorningMailAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=morningmailau_email

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/radical-action-needed-to-save-great-barrier-reef-major-climate-report-warns-20181008-p508cb.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/climate/climate-change-oceans-united-nations.html

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/26/cooling-la-nina-may-not-save-great-barrier-reef-from-mass-coral-bleaching-experts-warn

Post 1 Dec 2020

We're keen to learn - and share - about the measures outdoor businesses are taking to become more environmentally sustainable.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2007/09/07/2027042.htm

https://www.energy.gov.au/households/water-efficiency

http://www.naturalevent.com.au/

Post 22 Nov 2020

This eye opening footage was captured this November.

1.4 degrees

http://www.bom.gov.au/state-of-the-climate/australias-changing-climate.shtml#:~:text=Australia's%20weather%20and%20climate%20are,warmer%20than%20the%20ones%20before.

Worsening Bushfire Seasons

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/summer-of-crisis/

Rainforests

https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/fallout-threatened-species-in-australia-continue-to-struggle-after-fires/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-04/eungella-rainforest-future-questioned-by-expert/10578802

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-27/bushfires-devastate-ancient-forests-and-rare-wildlife/11733956

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/why-are-our-rainforests-burning

Post 15 Nov 2020

From our post yesterday... the good news just keep rolling.

Vic

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/vic-torious-another-big-battery-record/?utm_source=Climate+Council+of+Australia&utm_campaign=58dcd72460-201106_OctNewsletter_%5BRG%5D&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_03ddbdd2e5-58dcd72460-75230061

NSW

https://www.acf.org.au/bipartisan_support_to_make_nsw_a_renewables_superpower?link_id=0&can_id=7ae8dda8962084dc613b6518edb47c40&source=email-nsw-steps-up-for-climate-action&email_referrer=email_992292&email_subject=nsw-steps-up-for-climate-action

SA

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/south-australia-goes-big-clean-energy-jobs/?utm_source=Climate+Council+of+Australia&utm_campaign=58dcd72460-201106_OctNewsletter_%5BRG%5D&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_03ddbdd2e5-58dcd72460-75230061

TAS

https://thedriven.io/2020/11/13/tasmania-sets-100-per-cent-electric-vehicle-target-for-government-fleet/?utm_source=Climate+Council+of+Australia&utm_campaign=58dcd72460-201106_OctNewsletter_%5BRG%5D&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_03ddbdd2e5-58dcd72460-75230061

Qld

https://reneweconomy.com.au/labor-has-to-do-more-to-reach-queensland-renewables-target-all-eyes-on-new-minister-34203/?link_id=13&can_id=7ae8dda8962084dc613b6518edb47c40&source=email-cool-email-title-thats-not-boring&email_referrer=email_989062&email_subject=shifting-climate-politics-our-picks-and-more

Post 14 Nov 2020

Time for some good news in climate politics - and we're not talking about Biden!

China

https://www.ft.com/content/c5239cb9-6a18-4b76-b219-d8568fbc67fa?link_id=0&can_id=7ae8dda8962084dc613b6518edb47c40&source=email-cool-email-title-thats-not-boring&email_referrer=email_989062&email_subject=shifting-climate-politics-our-picks-and-more

Japan

https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/serving-us-divorce-papers-japan-s-net-zero-pledge-20201027-p568wk?link_id=1&can_id=7ae8dda8962084dc613b6518edb47c40&source=email-cool-email-title-thats-not-boring&email_referrer=email_989062&email_subject=shifting-climate-politics-our-picks-and-more

South Korea

https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/10/28/south-korea-formally-commits-cutting-emissions-net-zero-2050/?link_id=2&can_id=7ae8dda8962084dc613b6518edb47c40&source=email-cool-email-title-thats-not-boring&email_referrer=email_989062&email_subject=shifting-climate-politics-our-picks-and-more

Aussie Coal

https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/10/30/asian-net-zero-wave-leaves-australias-scott-morrison-isolated/?link_id=3&can_id=7ae8dda8962084dc613b6518edb47c40&source=email-cool-email-title-thats-not-boring&email_referrer=email_989062&email_subject=shifting-climate-politics-our-picks-and-more

Philippines

https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/10/28/philippines-declares-moratorium-new-coal-power-plants/?link_id=4&can_id=7ae8dda8962084dc613b6518edb47c40&source=email-cool-email-title-thats-not-boring&email_referrer=email_989062&email_subject=shifting-climate-politics-our-picks-and-more

Climate Change Bill

https://theconversation.com/zali-steggalls-new-climate-change-bill-comes-just-as-economic-sectors-step-up-149728?link_id=6&can_id=7ae8dda8962084dc613b6518edb47c40&source=email-cool-email-title-thats-not-boring&email_referrer=email_989062&email_subject=shifting-climate-politics-our-picks-and-more

Ignored Climate Change Authority

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/22/morrison-government-ignored-climate-change-authoritys-advice-on-covid-recovery?link_id=7&can_id=7ae8dda8962084dc613b6518edb47c40&source=email-cool-email-title-thats-not-boring&email_referrer=email_989062&email_subject=shifting-climate-politics-our-picks-and-more

Britain, France, Italy

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/03/scott-morrison-pressured-by-britain-france-and-italy-to-announce-bold-climate-action?link_id=8&can_id=7ae8dda8962084dc613b6518edb47c40&source=email-cool-email-title-thats-not-boring&email_referrer=email_989062&email_subject=shifting-climate-politics-our-picks-and-more

Office Works, Bunnings

https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/officeworks-signs-up-to-go-100-per-cent-renewable-by-2025/?link_id=9&can_id=7ae8dda8962084dc613b6518edb47c40&source=email-cool-email-title-thats-not-boring&email_referrer=email_989062&email_subject=shifting-climate-politics-our-picks-and-more

Woolworths

https://www.armidaleexpress.com.au/story/7009306/woolworths-commits-to-green-energy-by-2025/#:~:text=Supermarket+giant+Woolworths+has+committed,in+a+statement+on+Thursday.?link_id=10&can_id=7ae8dda8962084dc613b6518edb47c40&source=email-cool-email-title-thats-not-boring&email_referrer=email_989062&email_subject=shifting-climate-politics-our-picks-and-more

Australian public

https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/climate-of-the-nation-climate-change-concern-hits-82/

Post 13 Nov 2020

Calling all white water rafters, sea-kayakers and canoers!

https://theconversation.com/the-darling-river-is-simply-not-supposed-to-dry-out-even-in-drought-109880

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2020/04/australias-rivers-will-be-unrecognisable-by-2070/#:~:text=Meandering%20rivers%20and%20flat%2C%20wide%20floodplains&text=Reductions%20in%20water%20flow%20%E2%80%93%20as,flows%20out%20across%20the%20floodplain.

https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Vulnerability-of-Tasmanias-Natural-Environment-to-Climate-Change---An-Overview.pdf

https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/mag-opinion/

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-008-9326-z

Post 9 Nov 2020

What does the Biden win mean for the climate?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/08/joe-biden-paris-climate-goals-0-1c

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/10/06/how-important-is-climate-change-to-voters-in-the-2020-election/?utm_source=Climate+Council+of+Australia&utm_campaign=cf4a6c2554-201106_USElection_%5BOO%5D_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_03ddbdd2e5-cf4a6c2554-75230061

https://joebiden.com/climate-plan/?utm_source=Climate+Council+of+Australia&utm_campaign=cf4a6c2554-201106_USElection_%5BOO%5D_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_03ddbdd2e5-cf4a6c2554-75230061

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/12/australias-use-of-accounting-loophole-to-meet-paris-deal-found-to-have-no-legal-basis?utm_source=Climate+Council+of+Australia&utm_campaign=cf4a6c2554-201106_USElection_%5BOO%5D_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_03ddbdd2e5-cf4a6c2554-75230061

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/30/youth-led-climate-group-is-campaigning-biden-if-he-wins-honeymoon-will-be-short/

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/15/21222637/biden-climate-change-groups-vote-youth-2020-election

Post 5 Nov 2020

GREAT OUTDOORS NEWS!⁠

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https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/matt-kean-added-202-000ha-of-national-parks-now-he-wants-another-200-000ha-20201030-p56a66.html#:~:text=%22When%20I%20came%20into%20this,by%202022%2C%22%20he%20said.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/31/nsw-government-doubles-goal-for-national-parks-expansion-after-reaching-target-a-year-early

https://livingknowledge.anu.edu.au/learningsites/kooricoast/05_map.htm

Post: 4 Nov 2020

🔥 Bushfire danger ratings are designed to indicate...

https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/plan-and-prepare/fire-danger-ratings

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/11/catastrophic-fire-danger-what-does-it-mean-and-and-what-should-we-do-in-these-conditions

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Crisis-Summer-Report-200311.pdf

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/not-normal-climate-change-bushfire-web/

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wildfires-climatechange/fierce-frequent-climate-fueled-wildfires-may-decimate-forests-worldwide-idUKKCN26C30W?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

https://theconversation.com/the-bushfire-royal-commission-has-made-a-clarion-call-for-change-now-we-need-politics-to-follow-149158

https://bushfiresurvivors.org/

https://nswrfs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TECHNICAL/pages/44502820/Fire+Danger+Index+FDI+and+Fire+Danger+Ratings+FDR

Post: 25 Oct 2020

A little secret many of the big energy companies don't advertise very well...

https://www.energy.gov.au/data/electricity-generation

https://www.greenpower.gov.au/get-greenpower

https://www.greenpower.gov.au/who-uses-greenpower

https://www.originenergy.com.au/electricity-gas/green.html

Post: 16 Oct 2020

8 WAYS TO SHRINK YOUR ADVENTURE TRAVEL FOOTPRINT

https://www.carbonbrief.org/the-carbon-brief-profile-australia

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49349566

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/travel/traveling-climate-change.html

https://coolerfuture.com/blog/reduce-carbon-footprint

Post: 16 Oct 2020

How can you ask your Member of Parliament to take climate action? Write them a letter!

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/how-to-write-an-effective-letter-to-your-mp/?atb=DSA01c&gclid=CjwKCAjw5p_8BRBUEiwAPpJO62P_R5DzSZV1JKjsGa8Rx5fFVk29rFgTsuMSvw7g4syi5__3h7iyzxoC_bUQAvD_BwE

https://www.oxfam.org.au/get-involved/campaign-with-us/diy-campaigning/make-your-mp-work-for-you/writing-to-your-mp/?gclid=CjwKCAjw5p_8BRBUEiwAPpJO6yL9KAvy_toCdR5MC2oitQcp1YDoeZvd_fvPJC2A28QtMXOybsAEYxoCoKoQAvD_BwE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbK1_OYFkuI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tkrJ3Tj8Ho

Post: 11 Oct 2020

Calling All Surfers

https://www.coolaustralia.org/endless-summer-how-climate-change-could-wipe-out-surfing/#:~:text=As%20climate%20change%20drives%20more,surf%20spots%20around%20the%20globe.

https://junctionjournalism.com/2019/06/25/climate-change-threatens-the-surf-along-australias-coasts-and-surfers-are-worried/

https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/we-live-warming-planet-why-surfers-surf-care-climate-change-swell-waves/29125

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0697-0

https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-acidification#:~:text=Because%20of%20human%2Ddriven%20increased,the%20ocean%20becomes%20more%20acidic.

Post: 6 & 7 Oct 2020

Outdoor education programs can provide a host of benefits to participants...

Moving beyond “letting the mountains speak for themselves”...

https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/resources/curriculum-connections/portfolios/outdoor-learning/

https://theconversation.com/outdoor-learning-has-huge-benefits-for-children-and-teachers-so-why-isnt-it-used-in-more-schools-118067

https://outdooreducationaustralia.org.au/education/curriculum-guidelines/#toggle-id-7

https://outdooreducationaustralia.org.au/education/what-is-oe/

https://www.outdoorsnswact.com.au/about/advancing-outdoor-experiences/

Post: 1 Oct 2020

It’s Food Waste Free October!

https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/You-and-your-home/Waste-and-recycling/Food-and-garden-waste/Food-waste?fbclid=IwAR0ebnsHZj8toaHJxFiIqe_RCIrywVTcfBNaKPen262vqUrKadnSkCQjx5Y

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/24/its-time-to-get-serious-about-food-waste-in-fight-against-global-heating-paris-climate

https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-coronavirus-food-waste-comes-with-huge-carbon-footprint?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

https://www.ozharvest.org/what-we-do/environment-facts/#:~:text=The%20World%3A&text=One%20third%20of%20all%20food,million%20people%20who%20are%20undernourished.

Post: 30 Sep 2020

Why were last season’s fires so severe?

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Crisis-Summer-Report-200311.pdf

Post: 29 Sep 2020

As for the outdoors, how were our favourite places and activities and our lifestyles/work affected?

Namadgi

https://www.act.gov.au/our-canberra/latest-news/2020/march/experts-guide-act-parks-bushfire-recovery#:~:text=The%20bushfire%20resulted%20in%20one,Nature%20Reserve%20(1%2C444%20hectares).

https://www.environment.act.gov.au/parks-conservation/parks-and-reserves/find-a-park/namadgi-national-park/namadgi-national-park#:~:text=History%20of%20Namadgi&text=The%20Namadgi%20Visitor%20Centre%20opened,almost%2046%25%20of%20the%20ACT.

Kangaroo Island, most homes destroyed

https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1920/Quick_Guides/AustralianBushfires#:~:text=A%20total%20of%2075%20people,people%20in%20South%20Australia%20died

Victoria:

https://news.cfa.vic.gov.au/news/final-significant-fire-contained-in-victoria

Rainforest Qld:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-02/extent-of-fire-damage-in-gold-coast-rainforest-revealed/11567574

Binna Burra:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-11/queensland-bushfire-emergency-binnna-burra-lodge-gold-coast-fire/11499472

Post: 28 Sep 2020

Following on from our last two posts, today we look at Black Summer’s impacts to nature and the environment.

Animals killed / displaced:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-28/3-billion-animals-killed-displaced-in-fires-wwf-study/12497976

Critical habitat:

https://bushfires2020.netlify.app/#Main

119 species:

https://cdn.theconversation.com/infographics/498/1b9822b00dc0ea6ff4a7ce811e9a2708ed693637/site/index.html

Rainforests:

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/28/820294861/fires-where-they-are-not-supposed-to-happen-in-australia-s-ancient-rainforest

https://news.mongabay.com/2020/02/fallout-threatened-species-in-australia-continue-to-struggle-after-fires/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-04/eungella-rainforest-future-questioned-by-expert/10578802

Snowgum:

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/recurring-fires-are-threatening-the-iconic-snow-gum

Mountain Ash:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/01/extreme-wildfires-reshaping-forests-worldwide-recovery-australia-climate/

Alpine Ash:

https://magazine.scienceconnected.org/2020/02/extreme-wildfires-effects-on-australian-forests/

https://www.delwp.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/bushfire-affected-alpine-ash-forests-given-a-helping-hand

Reseeding:

https://www.facebook.com/FFMVic/posts/communities-in-fire-affected-areas-near-walwa-and-some-fire-affected-parts-of-ea/3519300891421696/

Sphagnum Bogs:

https://www.environment.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/576819/Technical_Report_20_Sphagnum_Bog_Mapping_and_Recovery_Plan.pdf

Post: 27 Sep 2020

As spring warms, we are reminded of last summer.

Start of fire season

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-49643946#:~:text=Hundreds%20of%20people%20have%20been,130%20blazes%20across%20two%20states.&text=On%20Tuesday%2C%2058%20fires%20were,in%20neighbouring%20New%20South%20Wales.

Fifth of forests burnt

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-bushfires-australia-forest.html#:~:text=Australia's%20wildfires%20have%20destroyed%20more,climate%20change%2C%20researchers%20said%20Monday.

80% of Australians affected, smoke in Sydney

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/summer-of-crisis/

Smoke and insurance claims

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-26/bushfire-royal-commission-hearings-smoke-killed-445-people/12286094#:~:text=Smoke%20from%20the%20Black%20Summer,told%20a%20royal%20commission%20hearing.

Mallacoota

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50975266#:~:text=The%20Australian%20navy%20has%20evacuated,the%20much%20larger%20HMAS%20Choules.

Evacuations

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2020/jan/03/australia-nsw-fires-live-news-victoria-bushfires-rfs-tourist-leave-zone-south-coast-cfa-traffic-near-roads-closed-sydney-melbourne-latest-updates

Tourism lost

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarathiessen/2020/01/20/australia-bushfires-hit-tourism-industry-as-holidayers-cancel/#6261763b72c5

Homes Destroyed, Firefighters lost, Monash air quality

https://twitter.com/AFACnews/status/1233262259612213248/photo/1

Post: 23 Sep 2020

Calling all outdoors people!

https://www.schoolstrike4climate.com

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/22/essential-poll-two-thirds-of-voters-would-prefer-coalition-support-renewables-rather-than-new-gas-plants?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

Post: 17 Sep 2020

It's time for some good news.

https://fightforplaneta.abc.net.au/carboncounter/?j=1431772&sfmc_sub=281692651&l=17112_HTML&u=37948832&mid=518000040&jb=18

https://www.abc.net.au/tv/pdf/WoW%20Impact%20Report%2013June19.pdf

Post: 15 Sep 2020

BREAKING NEWS AND URGENT ACTION

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/15/government-to-use-529m-funding-to-unlock-more-gas-for-domestic-market?utm_term=82efb40fa41741209fc87d9fad2f6ccf&utm_campaign=MorningMailAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=morningmailau_email

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/10/australias-untapped-gas-reserves-could-unleash-three-years-worth-of-global-emissions?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

Post: 13 Sep 2020

Just 9 more quick reasons why Scott Morrison’s plan to expand gas in Australia is terrible.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/26/methane-released-in-gas-production-means-australias-emissions-may-be-10-higher-than-reported?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/26/methane-released-in-gas-production-means-australias-emissions-may-be-10-higher-than-reported?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/aug/28/love-the-flame-not-the-fuel-should-you-give-up-cooking-with-gas?utm_term=f7a39f5b94da1889a61c511d7cc41113&utm_campaign=MorningMailAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=morningmailau_email

https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/australia-s-chief-scientist-is-wrong-on-gas-say-leading-experts-20200824-p55oty.html

Post: 11 Sep 2020

How else wants a climate-led recovery (not a gas-led disaster)? Scientists!

https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/australia-s-chief-scientist-is-wrong-on-gas-say-leading-experts-20200824-p55oty.html

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/26/australias-chief-scientist-rejects-experts-letter-warning-him-not-to-back-gas?utm_term=d05e826be7ecff2de6e32535ae6ee972&utm_campaign=MorningMailAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=morningmailau_email

Post: 10 Sep 2020

Who wants a green recovery? Yes us, but also some pretty important players in Australia.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/22/australian-government-urged-to-back-sustainable-covid-19-recovery-with-clean-energy-transition

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/28/climate-crisis-business-farming-and-environment-leaders-unite-to-warn-australia-woefully-unprepared?utm_term=f7a39f5b94da1889a61c511d7cc41113&utm_campaign=MorningMailAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=morningmailau_email

Post: 8 Sep 2020

Australia’s got billions of dollars of public money needing to be spent to reboot our economy after COVID-19 - how do we spend it?

https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/gas-fired-backfire/

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6902447/doctors-urge-government-to-lock-in-covid-19-emission-reductions/

https://theconversation.com/4-reasons-why-a-gas-led-economic-recovery-is-a-terrible-na-ve-idea-145009

Post: 5 Sep 2020

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-paradiso/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