by Sam Sweeney | Sep 18, 2023 | Climate, Safe climate future
by Sam Sweeney | Sep 4, 2023 | Coal pollution, Communities
The NSW government wants to spend hundreds of millions of public dollars propping up the mega-polluting Eraring coal-fired power station – at a time when the transition to renewable energy is critical. Pollution from coal-fired power stations has serious consequences...
by Sam Sweeney | Aug 17, 2023 | Coal pollution, Communities
The United Nations is coming to the Central Coast and Lower Lake Macquarie to investigate toxic coal pollution – and they want to hear from you. WHAT: Community meeting with UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights, hosted and organised by Future Sooner WHERE:...
by Sam Sweeney | Jul 25, 2023 | Coal pollution, Communities
The Victorian government is about to gut mining laws, paving the way for companies to undertake mining without community input, oversight or transparency. The Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Bill 2023 is set for debate in Victorian Parliament next week. In...
by Sam Sweeney | Jun 16, 2023 | Forests, Nature
Victoria’s heavy-handed new protest laws have come into effect – which means people standing up for our native forests and the threatened wildlife within them could now face fines of $22,000, or 12 months in prison. Criminalising protest doesn’t dampen the dedication...