Frontline Action on Coal

by | 19 Oct 2017 | AACSGaM

Front Line Action on Coal started in August 2012 and grew from Australia’s first coal mine blockade. The #LeardBlockade was established in response to Whitehaven Coal’s proposed Maules Creek mine and other coal mining operations in the critically endangered Leard...

I’ll Have Your Sunburnt Country — poem by G. Adani

by | 9 Oct 2017 | AACSGaM

Many of you may not know that Mr Gautam Adani writes poetry in his spare time. He has written this poem for Australians… “I’ll Have Your Sunburnt Country” A poem by Mr Gautam Adani I love a Sunburnt Country, A land of leaking brains Of...

Stop Adani spelt out in Armidale

by | 9 Oct 2017 | AACSGaM, Climate

Over 130 people gathered in front of Barnaby Joyce’s office in Armidale to tell him loudly and clearly to “Stop Adani”.   The action was one of over 45 events held across Australia with thousands of people creating human signs to spell out “StopAdani”, from Bondi to...

Waste Action group to have their first meeting

by | 6 Oct 2017 | Event, Waste

First of all welcome to this group; secondly apologies for the the length of time it has taken to contact you all. The first meeting will take place on Tuesday 17 October at 5.30 pm at SNELCC offices in Hanna’s Arcade, ground floor, half way along. Hope this...

Follow up to October Forum: Behaviour Modification

by | 6 Oct 2017 | Monthly Forum

Here is an outline of the presentation last night and three web sites relevant to John Malouff’s talk.  To save paper, John decided not to distribute the materials in person. Difficulties in changing human behaviour Humans are habitual Behaviours compete...

Armidale Joins #StopAdani National Day of Action Oct 7

by | 3 Oct 2017 | AACSGaM, Event

Armidale joins the National #StopAdani Big Day of Action spelling it out our politicians on Saturday Oct 7. When: From 11:00AM to 11:30AM, Saturday, October 7 Where: In front of Barnaby Joyce’s Office in the Mall in Armidale Wear: BLACK! top to shoes Bea Bleile, one...

Costa Rica setting the bar for sustainability

by | 3 Oct 2017 | Climate, Starfish

Costa Rica has broken its own record for sustainable energy production and had another UNESCO Biosphere Reserve declared within its borders, all before the end of July 2017. Phew! Aiming to be the first carbon neutral country in the world by 2021, Costa Ricans have...