The Green Team: Top picture shows Greens Leader Richard Di Natale, centre, with NSW Senate candidate Michael Osborne, left, and Paterson candidate John Brown, right. The picture above shows Senator Lee Rhiannon, our lead Senate candidate, with John Brown.
PRESS RELEASE:
Greens candidate for Paterson John Brown has joined the lead NSW Senate candidate in slamming the government response to the Williamtown pollution emanating from the RAAF base.
'This is a cold-hearted response from the Federal Government,' said Mr Brown. 'I join with my colleague Senator Lee Rhiannon in calling this an insult to those community members affected.
'By only agreeing to four of the eight recommendations this Government has left those communities confused and disadvantaged.
'I strongly believe that all residents in the zone of affectation should be provided with blood testing on an annual basis. It is natural for residents to want this and it is a common sense approach to collect this basic information.
'It is also simply deplorable that the Government is not recognising the financial impact on local fishing businesses and the employees of the closure of Tilligery Creek.
The correct action for this Government to have taken would've been to ensure no affected resident was worse of as a result of the Department of Defence pollution.
'I wonder' said Mr Brown 'If the timing of Bob Baldwin's retirement from politics has been influenced by this insulting treatment of local residents by his Government.'
Greens candidate for Paterson John Brown has joined the lead NSW Senate candidate in slamming the government response to the Williamtown pollution emanating from the RAAF base.
'This is a cold-hearted response from the Federal Government,' said Mr Brown. 'I join with my colleague Senator Lee Rhiannon in calling this an insult to those community members affected.
'By only agreeing to four of the eight recommendations this Government has left those communities confused and disadvantaged.
'I strongly believe that all residents in the zone of affectation should be provided with blood testing on an annual basis. It is natural for residents to want this and it is a common sense approach to collect this basic information.
'It is also simply deplorable that the Government is not recognising the financial impact on local fishing businesses and the employees of the closure of Tilligery Creek.
The correct action for this Government to have taken would've been to ensure no affected resident was worse of as a result of the Department of Defence pollution.
'I wonder' said Mr Brown 'If the timing of Bob Baldwin's retirement from politics has been influenced by this insulting treatment of local residents by his Government.'
Yesterday I signed the pledge, no not that one, I mean the pledge to support the Nurses and Midwives Association in their campaign:
If You Don't Care, We Can't Care.
My pledge was to back:
* Restoring $57 billion in health funding cuts
* Support the Medicare system
* Protect penalty rates
* Commit to RNs 24/7 in aged care.
In NSW, nurses and midwives are finding it increasingly difficult to provide the level of expert care patients need and deserve. $57 billion in health funding cuts to Medicare bulk-billing incentives for life-saving treatments, proposed cuts to penalty rates as well as staffing and skill mix shortages in aged care are all leading to serious problems for the future health of all Australians.
- John Brown
BUSINESS AS USUAL OR CLEAN AND GREEN
Maitland Greens have nominated John Brown to be their candidate for Paterson at this year's federal election - expected on July 2.
Mr Brown, a freelance journalist, sees the election as a major crossroad which will determine the future of this country.
“People have a choice – they can continue along the path of ‘business as usual’ with the two old parties, or choose to take a new direction, down the road to a cleaner and greener future with more jobs and fewer scandals,” Mr Brown said.
“Clean not only means looking after the environment but also stamping out the greed which appears to have captured many of our state and federal MPs from the old parties,” he said.
Mr Brown, from Bolwarra Heights, was the Greens candidate for Maitland in the recent state election.
“The Greens offer a cleaner future, by ending the rush into coal seam gas at the expense of our farming community, protecting our precious water supplies and focusing on renewable energy where the jobs of the future will be.”
https://www.facebook.com/John Brown Greens candidate for Paterson/
The Who, What, Where and Why of Paterson candidate JOHN BROWN
WHO: I was born and raised in Cessnock. My late father Robert (Bob) Brown was an Independent Mayor of Cessnock for 11 years. My late grandfather John was a Labor Mayor of Cessnock. I am married to wife Sue and we have one daughter, Calli, and two grandchildren Zali and Roxy. I am now a freelance journalist after a long career in newspapers including the Cessnock Advertiser, Maitland Mercury and Newcastle Herald. Community work includes volunteer for the Red Cross, volunteer for Maitland Neighbourhood Centre and current chairperson of Maitland Friends of the Library.
WHAT: (Is my expectation) – to help build the profile of The Greens in an area where I have lived all my life. Top of my wish list is to support our Senate candidates and to see Lee Rhiannon returned. The Greens are on the rise nationally and we need to maintain this momentum.
WHERE: The seat of Paterson is a good fit for me with living experience in Maitland and Cessnock. I realise the boundary does not reach into Cessnock but I have had many friends over the years living in the Kurri area.
And WHY: This question is easy. For the future ….. and to stand up to the conservatives (Lib and ALP) on issues so import as climate change, refugees, marriage equality, the environment, a fairer country with equal distribution of the wealth from major international companies to support those not so well off in our community.
Save Mambo Wetlands
This beautiful wetlands at Salamander Bay is under attack from the Baird state Liberal Government. Part of the wetlands site is owned by the Department of Education - a fact that was not known to the local landcare members as they worked tirelessly to improve the area for the resident koalas and other native flora and fauna. A public meeting was called and attended by well over 100 local residents who signed petitions, took up placards and pledged to contact all the local MPs as well as petition the government to save this land. To no avail yet, but we, The Greens, stand firmly with the residents and are ready to keep fighting. We have both state and federal policies specifically aimed at saving ALL our precious wetlands from the ravages of greedy developers assisted by greedy governments. People first, please - not profits.
This beautiful wetlands at Salamander Bay is under attack from the Baird state Liberal Government. Part of the wetlands site is owned by the Department of Education - a fact that was not known to the local landcare members as they worked tirelessly to improve the area for the resident koalas and other native flora and fauna. A public meeting was called and attended by well over 100 local residents who signed petitions, took up placards and pledged to contact all the local MPs as well as petition the government to save this land. To no avail yet, but we, The Greens, stand firmly with the residents and are ready to keep fighting. We have both state and federal policies specifically aimed at saving ALL our precious wetlands from the ravages of greedy developers assisted by greedy governments. People first, please - not profits.
MEET JULIE
Did you know?
The federal electorates of Paterson and Lyne have been changed. NSW had to lose one seat and WA had to gain one due to populations increases. The boundaries commission came up with an extremely complicated scenario. I'll try and explain it: Lyne - the seat formerly held by Rob Oakshott but now in the hands of the Nationals, has been stretched down from Port Macquarie to the Hunter River and now includes the Maitland suburbs of Largs, Bolwarra, Bolwarra Hts and Lorn. Across the river, Paterson has been expanded to take in Kurri, Weston, Abermain and Neath. It stretches down to take in most of Port Stephens as well as Beresefield. The former seat of Hunter has been abolished, but the former seat of Charlton has been renamed Hunter. Got that? Thought so. Bottom line is that Julie Lyford will be the Greens candidate for Lyne and John Brown will be the candidate for Paterson. Julie is a remarkable person. She and a group of dedicated people fought a huge battle against giant AGL to keep coal seam gas out of Gloucester - and they won. Julie stands a good chance of winning this seat. She has a high profile and a great team behind her. For anyone interested in change, I mean real change, join Julie and her team.
John Brown and Julie Lyford
In all my travels throughout this campaign, through all my conversations with people from all walks of life let me tell you there are a number of serious issues in the public domain. Let's have a look at one. Fracking. Yep that bloody coal seam gas.
We need to save our farms, we need to save our water, we need to save our forests and bushland. We need to stop this greed, this destruction of our land and our future for short-term greed.
Imagine finding methane and metals in your drinking water or having your water well explode or catch on fire. Imagine getting thrown out of bed one morning as your entire house is lifted off the ground from an explosion due to methane gas build-up. These nightmares are a reality for a growing number of families whose homes are located near natural gas drilling sites in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and other states across the U.S.
These explosions, along with massive fish kills, and chemical and even radioactive contamination of drinking water, are linked to a practice known as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” used in nine out of 10 natural gas wells in the U.S.
POLLUTION
by Josie, aged 11:
Look outside, see the trees
Watch the flowers in the breeze
Things won't be like this in a year or two
If polluting is all we do
Seize the night
Seize the day
Things won't always be this way
Thousands of people are dying
In the night you hear children crying
Let's stop the war
Our people are sore
The world can't help itself
Who cares about your wealth
Help me to help you
Show the world what you can do.
by Josie, aged 11:
Look outside, see the trees
Watch the flowers in the breeze
Things won't be like this in a year or two
If polluting is all we do
Seize the night
Seize the day
Things won't always be this way
Thousands of people are dying
In the night you hear children crying
Let's stop the war
Our people are sore
The world can't help itself
Who cares about your wealth
Help me to help you
Show the world what you can do.
CLIMATE CHANGE - ACT NOW
I really despair at the attitudes of most of our elected politicians and their lack of vision and their lack of planning for the future. And it comes from both Liberal and Labor.
I refer, of course, to their continued support for the coal industry. “Coal, coal, coal” they cry at a time when the coal industry is in structural decline – and has been for a while. They should be crying out: “Job, jobs, jobs, for the future”.
We should be moving toward a rapid transition from coal to renewable energy for those jobs of the future. Now is the time to act. We need to dramatically reduce our emissions from coal, oil and gas in this decade and beyond.
We are so lucky in Australia to have access to sources of renewable energy, and yet incredibly unlucky to have two major political parties who will not take the necessary steps to mitigate these impacts.
We need real action on climate change - our future depends on it. The ALP and LNP refuse to call for a moratorium on coal. The government’s plans to expand coal exports made us an international laughing stock.
Last year was the hottest year on record (records started in 1880) globally, with the global temperature being 0.90°C above 20th century average.
For nine months of 2015 temperatures, on average, were above average and broke global records. July 2015 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth.
Climate change and emission of greenhouse gases was a major driving factor for record global heat. Many bush fires were made worse by climate change. The Great Barrier Reef, as well as other marine ecosystems, is threatened by rising ocean temperatures and increased ocean acidity.
This is part of a trend. Of the top 10 warmest years on record, all have occurred since 1998. 2015 was the 39th year in a row with above-average global temperatures.
We have a terrific well-trained workforce in the Hunter and we should be making sure they have a job to go to when the last mine closes. Sooner rather than later would be good.
I really despair at the attitudes of most of our elected politicians and their lack of vision and their lack of planning for the future. And it comes from both Liberal and Labor.
I refer, of course, to their continued support for the coal industry. “Coal, coal, coal” they cry at a time when the coal industry is in structural decline – and has been for a while. They should be crying out: “Job, jobs, jobs, for the future”.
We should be moving toward a rapid transition from coal to renewable energy for those jobs of the future. Now is the time to act. We need to dramatically reduce our emissions from coal, oil and gas in this decade and beyond.
We are so lucky in Australia to have access to sources of renewable energy, and yet incredibly unlucky to have two major political parties who will not take the necessary steps to mitigate these impacts.
We need real action on climate change - our future depends on it. The ALP and LNP refuse to call for a moratorium on coal. The government’s plans to expand coal exports made us an international laughing stock.
Last year was the hottest year on record (records started in 1880) globally, with the global temperature being 0.90°C above 20th century average.
For nine months of 2015 temperatures, on average, were above average and broke global records. July 2015 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth.
Climate change and emission of greenhouse gases was a major driving factor for record global heat. Many bush fires were made worse by climate change. The Great Barrier Reef, as well as other marine ecosystems, is threatened by rising ocean temperatures and increased ocean acidity.
This is part of a trend. Of the top 10 warmest years on record, all have occurred since 1998. 2015 was the 39th year in a row with above-average global temperatures.
We have a terrific well-trained workforce in the Hunter and we should be making sure they have a job to go to when the last mine closes. Sooner rather than later would be good.
Maitland Greens (some of) at the protest in Sydney on keeping our rail line into Newcastle. We won't give up.
Many Greens take part in the annual NAIDOC week march through Maitland.
Always great to see so many children, particularly the very young ones, wearing their colours, carrying signs and joining the chant:
"Whadda we want?"
"Justice!"
"Whenna we want it?"
"Now!"
I took this picture, but it is only one section of the gathering. I couldn't see properly because of the sun on my phone. But it works.
A lot of our members are also in Amnesty.
Congrats to all involved.
Interesting graphic which shows how often the Labor Party votes with the Liberal/Nationals.
A picture tells a thousand words.
A picture tells a thousand words.
THE LATEST NEWS
The Maitland Greens have been involved in trying to save the historic Glebe Paddock in East Maitland (above) from development.
Convenor John Brown spoke at a public meeting on site of about 80 residents plus the mayor and about six of the councilllors. Here is our statement made after that meeting:
The move to save the Glebe Paddock behind Wallis Street, East Maitland, from development deserves the support of Maitland City Council.
There are many reasons but these are the top issues:
1- Supporting the city’s culture and history
2- Saving the flora and fauna, which leads to …
3. Keeping at least some of the city’s rural lands.
There are other issues like need (is this development necessary with all the other development in the east, west, south and north of Maitland?); infrastructure, like roads, schools, excess traffic and transport; and heritage tourism; and the historic Glebe cemetery.
It appears that by far the majority of residents in the area oppose the rezoning of this land, which would lead to residential development.
From my knowledge this area has strong European historic links - like the Glebe Cemetery, the land where the first stone was recovered to help built nearby St Peter’s Church and the closeness of Oldholme, a former governor’s cottage. Apparently the land was a gift from the Crown to the Anglican Church.
Maitland was once known as the “Heritage City” but, to us, its history is being swallowed up by sprawling new suburbs. This is also cutting into our rural lands. Once that is gone, you will never get them back.
This new development is simply not needed – the cost is far too high.
LATE AND DISTURBING NEWS:
The council has voted to develop this block. Only two councillors voted against it - Henry Meskauskas and Loretta Baker.
The scene at the council meeting was a pantomime. Very foolish councillors saying silly things. They completely ignored the two major issues - the heritage value and the rural value. Most only were interested in the size of the blocks, with one talking nonsensically about the view.
To us, this is the final nail in coffin of Maitland's past and future. Goodbye heritage, goodbye rural history - hello and welcome to the western suburbs of Newcastle!
Sad, but true.
Convenor John Brown spoke at a public meeting on site of about 80 residents plus the mayor and about six of the councilllors. Here is our statement made after that meeting:
The move to save the Glebe Paddock behind Wallis Street, East Maitland, from development deserves the support of Maitland City Council.
There are many reasons but these are the top issues:
1- Supporting the city’s culture and history
2- Saving the flora and fauna, which leads to …
3. Keeping at least some of the city’s rural lands.
There are other issues like need (is this development necessary with all the other development in the east, west, south and north of Maitland?); infrastructure, like roads, schools, excess traffic and transport; and heritage tourism; and the historic Glebe cemetery.
It appears that by far the majority of residents in the area oppose the rezoning of this land, which would lead to residential development.
From my knowledge this area has strong European historic links - like the Glebe Cemetery, the land where the first stone was recovered to help built nearby St Peter’s Church and the closeness of Oldholme, a former governor’s cottage. Apparently the land was a gift from the Crown to the Anglican Church.
Maitland was once known as the “Heritage City” but, to us, its history is being swallowed up by sprawling new suburbs. This is also cutting into our rural lands. Once that is gone, you will never get them back.
This new development is simply not needed – the cost is far too high.
LATE AND DISTURBING NEWS:
The council has voted to develop this block. Only two councillors voted against it - Henry Meskauskas and Loretta Baker.
The scene at the council meeting was a pantomime. Very foolish councillors saying silly things. They completely ignored the two major issues - the heritage value and the rural value. Most only were interested in the size of the blocks, with one talking nonsensically about the view.
To us, this is the final nail in coffin of Maitland's past and future. Goodbye heritage, goodbye rural history - hello and welcome to the western suburbs of Newcastle!
Sad, but true.
The Newcastle March in March resulted in a great turnout for the Greens. We were well represented from all parts of the Hunter.
This picture shows Greens from Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Port Stephens. And it is only a slmall number who turned up on the day.
There were some great speeches on the day and the crowd was estimated at about 3000. People from all walks of life, young and old.
I love a good protest march. I am actually doing something, instead of sitting and home and complaining .... how about you?
No doubt the group on the left were the most intelligent bunch on the day!
This picture shows Greens from Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Port Stephens. And it is only a slmall number who turned up on the day.
There were some great speeches on the day and the crowd was estimated at about 3000. People from all walks of life, young and old.
I love a good protest march. I am actually doing something, instead of sitting and home and complaining .... how about you?
No doubt the group on the left were the most intelligent bunch on the day!
Letter to the Maitland Mercury
As the Greens candidate for Maitland in the state election last year I was invited by the Maitland Business Chamber to talk about what I could do to support business in Maitland.
I spoke about the downturn in the coal industry and the need to begin a transition from fossil fuels into the renewable energy sector where the jobs of the future will be. I suggested that a "roof" could be built over the top of the very large car park at Green Hills shopping centre comprised of solar panels.
This would have multiple benefits - providing cheap electricity to shop owners/centre management; offering work opportunities on a large scale; providing plug in power for the electric cars of the future; and protecting shoppers’ cars from sun, hail and weather conditions.
I was a little surprised when I read The Mercury the following day that one of the executive members of the chamber described my idea as "novel".
Well, it’s not “novel” and it’s not an original idea. Plans like these are happening all over the world, utilising every bit of open space that captures sunlight all day.
In Australia, the latest is at The Pines shopping centre just north of the NSW border into Queensland. It is busy installing Australia’s largest solar carpark covered by panels. The 636kW system will generate more than 1000MWh of electricity per annum, enough to power 170 Queensland households.
More information on this project can be found here:
http://www.thepineselanora.com.au/australias-largest-solar…/
John Brown
Bolwarra Hts
Please join in the campaign to fight the rail cuts
Help us get the message out to save our precious rail line into Newcastle
contact Jan on 0417 422 738
Help us get the message out to save our precious rail line into Newcastle
contact Jan on 0417 422 738
This was a letter to the editor of the Maitland Mercury and published on July 8, 2014 on how we feel about keeping the rail line:
“The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” is attributed to the great Mark Twain, but perhaps we may apply it the Coalition government’s announcement of cutting the Maitland to Newcastle rail line.
Or, the Lenny Kravitz song “It ain’t over till it’s over,” might be a better way to describe it.
Maitland Greens, along with Save Our Rail and several other organisations are preparing to keep the fight going – for as long as it takes.
The government says December 26 is the date the rail line will be terminated at Hamilton and work will begin in the new year to rip up the tracks. The haste is obvious. Start ripping up the track and there’s no going back if there is a change of government or the balance of power in the Upper House changes - or so the government thinks.
Making these drastic changes have been programmed for right in the middle of the school holidays and right at the height of summer. School kids trying to get to the beach, some with surfboards, and families trying to get to the foreshore, many with prams and strollers. The timing is a woeful, unless the government thinks everyone will be away for Christmas.
We have been told that another 20 minutes will be added to the trip by the time you get off the train at Hamilton and catch a bus into the city. Plus the extra cost.
So, there is still good reason to continue the fight. To finish with other quote, this one from Winston Churchill on how to pursue your goals. He gave three pieces of advice:
1: Never give up.
2: Never give up.
3: Never give up.
Maitland Greens
“The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” is attributed to the great Mark Twain, but perhaps we may apply it the Coalition government’s announcement of cutting the Maitland to Newcastle rail line.
Or, the Lenny Kravitz song “It ain’t over till it’s over,” might be a better way to describe it.
Maitland Greens, along with Save Our Rail and several other organisations are preparing to keep the fight going – for as long as it takes.
The government says December 26 is the date the rail line will be terminated at Hamilton and work will begin in the new year to rip up the tracks. The haste is obvious. Start ripping up the track and there’s no going back if there is a change of government or the balance of power in the Upper House changes - or so the government thinks.
Making these drastic changes have been programmed for right in the middle of the school holidays and right at the height of summer. School kids trying to get to the beach, some with surfboards, and families trying to get to the foreshore, many with prams and strollers. The timing is a woeful, unless the government thinks everyone will be away for Christmas.
We have been told that another 20 minutes will be added to the trip by the time you get off the train at Hamilton and catch a bus into the city. Plus the extra cost.
So, there is still good reason to continue the fight. To finish with other quote, this one from Winston Churchill on how to pursue your goals. He gave three pieces of advice:
1: Never give up.
2: Never give up.
3: Never give up.
Maitland Greens
Current Campaigns
Coal Mining
The Maitland Greens are working with community and environment groups to oppose the runaway expansion of the coal industry because of the following problems which exist through this industry:
· Coal mining is causing irreparable damage to our rivers and waterways, loss of biodiversity through destruction of habitat, and air and noise pollution are harming the health of local communities.
· Mining companies plan more new coal mines and coal mine extensions each year with the complete support of the government agencies, to date the NSW government has failed to assess and minimise the cumultitive impact of these coal mines on human health, social cohesion, rivers and waterways, loss of biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable jobs growth.
· BHP Billiton is currently undertaking explorations in the Gunnedah Basin, one of the richest farming areas in the state. If mining is allowed in this area the local farming area will be devastated and our ability to produce food will be severely diminshed.
· Coal mining is causing irreparable damage to our rivers and waterways, loss of biodiversity through destruction of habitat, and air and noise pollution are harming the health of local communities.
· Mining companies plan more new coal mines and coal mine extensions each year with the complete support of the government agencies, to date the NSW government has failed to assess and minimise the cumultitive impact of these coal mines on human health, social cohesion, rivers and waterways, loss of biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable jobs growth.
· BHP Billiton is currently undertaking explorations in the Gunnedah Basin, one of the richest farming areas in the state. If mining is allowed in this area the local farming area will be devastated and our ability to produce food will be severely diminshed.
Horse breeders launch campaign to save Hunter from mining
By MATTHEW KELLY April 8, 2014, 11 p.m.http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2206361/horse-breeders-launch-campaign-to-save-hunter-from-mining/?cs=303
Please go to the link, see this great article about horse breeders standing up for our communities.
By MATTHEW KELLY April 8, 2014, 11 p.m.http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2206361/horse-breeders-launch-campaign-to-save-hunter-from-mining/?cs=303
Please go to the link, see this great article about horse breeders standing up for our communities.
Draytons scales back mine plan as protest mounts, video By MATTHEW KELLY April 9, 2014, 11:30 p.m.
DRAYTON Coal has scaled back plans for its controversial Drayton South mine in response to mounting pressure for the government to reject the project.
This issue is ongoing, see link below -
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2209945/draytons-scales-back-mine-plan-as-protest-mounts-video/?cs=305
DRAYTON Coal has scaled back plans for its controversial Drayton South mine in response to mounting pressure for the government to reject the project.
This issue is ongoing, see link below -
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2209945/draytons-scales-back-mine-plan-as-protest-mounts-video/?cs=305
Rail and Public Transport
Maitland Greens have been strong supporters of the Save Our Rail movement over a number of year and have continually insisted that we need more availability and better run public transport in general because of the following:
- The global climate crisis requires us to do all we can to cut down or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions thus the use of public transport rather than car travel is a prime objective.
- The rail and bus systems allows access for all people from the Hunter Valley and the Morisset area to access the inner city, beaches and foreshore of Newcastle and is particularly important and user friendly for people with bikes and surfboards, the elderly and the disabled.
- We need to improve this access by the extension of the current rail and bus systems and the improvement in the number of services( particularly train services) to areas in the Upper Hunter.
Water
Maitland Greens were heavily involved in the campaign to stop the Tillegra Dam- this was a big win for the environment, the commercial and recreational fishing industries, the farming community of Dungog and the people of the Hunter Valley.
- We now need to concentrate on the development of better water management by both Hunter Water and individuals in the community.
- Hunter Water need to concentrate on the improved management of water use, storm water capture and recycling systems as the current water resources are well able to cater for the expanding population of the Hunter area.
- Individual members of the community need to concentrate on their ability to curtail the amount of water they use-dual flushing toilets, water saving shower heads, not leaving taps running etc. We can all do this to help conserve this important resource.
Coal Seam Gas Mining
Maitland Greens are a staunch opponent of this form of mining and have been involved in various forums and protests in Sydney, Newcastle and the Hunter Valley on this issue.
- This form of mining has been touted as a "green option" when compared to Coal Mining. Many scientists and concerned groups have shown this to be untrue-we need to concentrate on the development of renewable options e.g. solar and wind.
- The concern of people with the process of CSG (using a variety of chemicals in the “fracking process”), has not been competently addressed by the companies concerned.
- The problems being experienced by people in the United States and in Queensland ( where this process is already being used ), have not been able to be fixed and have caused immense problems environmentally.
Useful links
Political and Activism:
www.nsw.greens.org.au
www.ecowarriors.org
Human Rights:
www.amnesty.org.au
www.hreoc.gov.au
www.hreoc.gov.au
Animal rights:
www.ecowarriors.org
www.animalsaustralia.org
www.voiceless.org.au
Environment & social justice:
www.getup.org.au
www.nsw.greens.org.au
www.ecowarriors.org
Human Rights:
www.amnesty.org.au
www.hreoc.gov.au
www.hreoc.gov.au
Animal rights:
www.ecowarriors.org
www.animalsaustralia.org
www.voiceless.org.au
Environment & social justice:
www.getup.org.au
For Aina
