References Page - Social Media Posts 2020
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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...
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/
Post 10 December 2020
Today's fossil fuel divestment movement has historical parallels in the fight against Apartheid.
https://blog.smu.edu/theanti-apartheidmovementinnorthtexas/history/divestment/
Post 4 December 2020
If seals could talk...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/climate/climate-change-oceans-united-nations.html
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
Worsening Bushfire Seasons
https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/summer-of-crisis/
Rainforests
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-04/eungella-rainforest-future-questioned-by-expert/10578802
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
NSW
SA
TAS
Qld
Post 14 Nov 2020
Time for some good news in climate politics - and we're not talking about Biden!
China
Japan
South Korea
Aussie Coal
Philippines
Climate Change Bill
Ignored Climate Change Authority
Britain, France, Italy
Office Works, Bunnings
Woolworths
Australian public
Post 13 Nov 2020
Calling all white water rafters, sea-kayakers and canoers!
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.theverge.com/2020/4/15/21222637/biden-climate-change-groups-vote-youth-2020-election
Post 5 Nov 2020
GREAT OUTDOORS NEWS!
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.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://bushfiresurvivors.org/
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.youtube.com/watch?v=nbK1_OYFkuI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tkrJ3Tj8Ho
Post: 11 Oct 2020
Calling All Surfers
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0697-0
https://sustainablesurf.org/eco-education/loss-of-surfing-habitat/
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://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!
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
Kangaroo Island:
file:///C:/Users/Test%20Account/Downloads/bushfires-at-flinders-chase-national-park.pdf
Kangaroo Island, most homes destroyed
Victoria:
https://news.cfa.vic.gov.au/-/final-significant-fire-contained-in-victoria
Rainforest Qld:
Binna Burra:
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:
Critical habitat:
https://bushfires2020.netlify.app/#Main
119 species:
Rainforests:
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:
Alpine Ash:
https://magazine.scienceconnected.org/2020/02/extreme-wildfires-effects-on-australian-forests/
Reseeding:
Sphagnum Bogs:
Post: 27 Sep 2020
As spring warms, we are reminded of last summer.
Start of fire season
Fifth of forests burnt
80% of Australians affected, smoke in Sydney
https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/summer-of-crisis/
Smoke and insurance claims
Mallacoota
Evacuations
Tourism lost
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/buildourfuture
Post: 17 Sep 2020
It's time for some good news.
https://www.abc.net.au/tv/pdf/WoW%20Impact%20Report%2013June19.pdf
Post: 15 Sep 2020
BREAKING NEWS AND URGENT ACTION
Post: 13 Sep 2020
Just 9 more quick reasons why Scott Morrison’s plan to expand gas in Australia is terrible.
Post: 11 Sep 2020
How else wants a climate-led recovery (not a gas-led disaster)? Scientists!
Post: 10 Sep 2020
Who wants a green recovery? Yes us, but also some pretty important players in Australia.
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://www.tai.org.au/sites/default/files/P908%20Gas-fired%20backfire%20%5Bweb%5D_0.pdf
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
Post: 3 Sep 2020
Dear outdoor tourism friends,
https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/uploads/964cb874391d33dfd85ec959aa4141ff.pdf
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.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://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
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://online.ucpress.edu/cse/article/2/1/1/33879/Sources-of-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions-from-Land
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://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://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/
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
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.miragenews.com/net-zero-by-2050-not-enough-australia-s-leading-climate-scientists-say/
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.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/
Post: 8 Aug 2020
Glossy Black Cockatoo eating casuarina seeds - photo by @mtbarneylodge
https://www.birdlife.org.au/conservation/science/threats-to-birds
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://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?
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
Post: 2 Aug 2020
Following-up from yesterday’s post - what are the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission actually calling for?
Post: 31 July 2020
Let’s take a deep breath and talk about federal climate politics, or should we say federal fossil fuel politics.
Post: 24 July 2020
How is the climate and ecological crisis like wilderness first aid?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/co2-emissions-will-break-another-record-in-2019/
https://www.theworldcounts.com/challenges/climate-change/global-warming/global-co2-emissions
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0797-x
https://e360.yale.edu/features/conflicting-data-how-fast-is-the-worlds-losing-its-forests
Post: 23 July 2020
Have you heard about the Narrabri Gas Project?
https://www.csgfreenorthwest.org.au/protect_the_pilliga
https://www.wilderness.org.au/work/the-pilliga#support
Post: 20 July 2020
Koalas need our help.
Post: 13 July 2020
Community Energy Programs
https://pingala.org.au/solar-for-businesses/young-henrys/
https://enovaenergy.com.au/shared-community-battery/
https://enovaenergy.com.au/microgrids/
https://mondo.com.au/community/energy-hubs-and-projects/yackandandah
https://www.hepburnwind.com.au/about/
Post: 11 July 2020
UN observance - World Population Day – July 11
https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-population-day
https://populationmatters.org/news/2020/07/07/violated-rights-governments-controlling-women-s-bodies
https://populationmatters.org/the-facts
https://reproductiverights.org/worldabortionlaws?category[294]=294
https://populationmatters.org/the-facts/womens-rights
https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/water-scarcity
https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats
3 Posts: 5-7 July 2020
Organic, Small-Scale, and Local Food; The Climate and Ecology; and How You Can Help. Post 2/3 (Check out our last post)
Organics:
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/organic
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-eating/organic-foods.htm
https://theconversation.com/meet-n2o-the-greenhouse-gas-300-times-worse-than-co2-35204
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2005-07-25/organic-farming-uses-less-energy-same-yields/
https://www.good.is/articles/organic-vs-conventional-farming-which-method-uses-less-energy
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32781136
Drawdown solutions:
https://drawdown.org/solutions/nutrient-management
https://drawdown.org/solutions/conservation-agriculture
https://drawdown.org/solutions/composting
Local food:
https://www.zmescience.com/other/science-abc/organic-food-science02092015/
https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/local-vs-organic-which-better-planet/
https://www.localharvest.org.au/why-is-local-important/
Post 30 June 2020
MAJOR CLIMATE NEWS
Post 26 June 2020
Post #5/5 - World Rainforest Day series
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200518-why-lockdown-is-harming-the-amazon-rainforest
Post 25 June 2020
Post #4/5 - World Rainforest Day series
https://www.conservation.org/blog/3-ways-climate-change-affects-tropical-rainforests
Post 24 June 2020
Post #3/5 - World Rainforest Day series (continued from yesterday)
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/gold-mining-amazon-rainforest
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/09/tires-unseen-plastic-polluter/
https://www.dw.com/en/mass-deforestation-how-trade-fells-trees-in-brazil-and-indonesia/a-48280649
Post 23 July 2020
Post #2/5 - World Rainforest Day series
https://www.treehugger.com/chocolate-lovers-need-pay-more-their-favourite-treat-4848891
https://www.dw.com/en/mass-deforestation-how-trade-fells-trees-in-brazil-and-indonesia/a-48280649