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Anglesea After Coal

@AngleseaAC

The community of Anglesea shut a polluting coal mine & plant in 2015 and hasn't looked back. A 100% clean energy powered & sustainable community is now our goal

 Anglesea Victoria
Joined November 2014
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Is climate change to blame for Australia's bushfires? “Australian National University climate scientist Dr Imran Ahmed called it a direct link: "Because what climate change does is exacerbate the conditions in which the bushfires happen." #auspol #fires bbc.co.uk/news/world-austral…
Is climate change to blame for Australia's bushfires?

Is climate change to blame for Australia's bushfires?

Politicians have been criticised for skirting questions on whether climate change is worsening a crisis.

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“In a worst-case scenario where emissions continue to rise and no efforts are made to adapt to the rising sea levels, coastal assets worth US$14.2tn – about 20% of global GDP – could be at risk by the end of the century” #FossilFuelDamagesLevy 💰 #auspol theguardian.com/environment/…
Extra 23 million people could face coastal flooding within 30 years, even with emission cuts, study...

Extra 23 million people could face coastal flooding within 30 years, even with emission cuts, study...

Human-caused sea level rise, storm surges and high tides will put trillions of dollars of assets at risk around the world by the end of the century

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Andrew Laird@ReclaimAnglesea29 Jul 2020
U.S. coal production hit its lowest point in last 4 decades Great news for the environment and #publichealth, but the main reason coal is dying is because it can’t compete on price, despite government attempts to prop the industry up #uspolitics #auspol) washingtonpost.com/politics/…
Analysis | The Energy 202: U.S. coal production hit its lowest point in last four decades

Analysis | The Energy 202: U.S. coal production hit its lowest point in last four decades

The drop comes even as President Trump has tried to rescue the industry.

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Climate Guardians@ClimateGuardia29 Jul 2020
Climate change is cause of bushfire disasters and fossil fuel industry must pay, experts say (Why shouldn’t an industry that is destroying a safe climate & #publichealth pay💰 for the damage it causes ⁦@ScottMorrisonMP⁩ & ⁦@AlboMP⁩?🤔 #auspol) abc.net.au/news/2020-07-30/f…
Climate change is cause of bushfire disasters and fossil fuel industry must pay, report recommends

Climate change is cause of bushfire disasters and fossil fuel industry must pay, report recommends

The Emergency Leaders for Climate Action group is releasing a report with 165 recommendations it hopes the Government will adopt to improve bushfire readiness, response and recovery.

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Save Anglesea@SaveAnglesea28 Jul 2020
A developer in conjunction with @delwp seeks to make a virtue out of the slaughter of a population of kangaroos 🦘 who have had the misfortune of being hemmed in by “development”. What horrors await the #Anglesea community and our local wildlife @DanielAndrewsMP? 🤔 #SaveAnglesea
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The Hon. Matt Kean
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This is just the beginning, there is so much to do. I don’t want to leave anything on the field when my time comes in this space. I’m going to give it everything I have to ensure we leave this place to our kids better than we found it. #auspol #nsw
@peterhannam1.bsky.social (@p_hannam) profile picture@peterhannam1.bsky.social@p_hannam25 Jul 2020
(Also new from me): A longer look at @Matt_KeanMP, a Liberal energy and environment minister in search of the political centre: smh.com.au/environment/clima… via @smh #nswpol #auspol
Matt Kean's green streak: in search of the political centre

Matt Kean's green streak: in search of the political centre

A warrior, a political fighter and fearless are all words used to describe NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean.

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'The beach is coming closer': How coastal communities are dealing with the reality of sea level rise (The tone of this article is passive - as if sea level rise & the climate damage that is driving it are beyond our control. Why ⁦@abcnews⁩? #auspol) abc.net.au/news/2020-07-26/c…
'I can't mitigate my risk': Projections identify the coastal homes likely to be inundated by rising...

'I can't mitigate my risk': Projections identify the coastal homes likely to be inundated by rising...

Vicki Perrett's home sits just 20 centimetres above sea level and as she watches the foreshore across the road get slowly eroded, she knows her home may not be there forever.

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Climate Guardians@ClimateGuardia23 Jul 2020
Plastic pollution to weigh 1.3 billion tonnes by 2040 “There are parallels with the climate change problem in that business as usual will be disastrous. We need to radically change our behaviour.” #PlasticFreeJuly #plasticwaste #ClimateEmergency #auspol bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
Plastic pollution to weigh 1.3 billion tonnes by 2040

Plastic pollution to weigh 1.3 billion tonnes by 2040

An estimated 1.3 billion tonnes of plastic is destined for the environment by 2040 unless global action is taken, scientists say.

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#COVID19Aus has been tough for #fossilfuel billionaires, but thankfully @ScottMorrisonMP & @NCCCgovau are striving to protect our rightful effluence!😍 In this leaked email BUMS* CEO2 Ms Coral Bleach gives #ScoMo the praise he richly deserves!👏 #auspol climacts.org.au/2020/07/24/c…
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Andrew Laird@ReclaimAnglesea23 Jul 2020
The Great Climate Migration Has Begun “As their land fails them, hundreds of millions of people will be forced to choose between flight or death. The result will almost certainly be the greatest wave of global migration the world has seen.” #auspol 🌏🔥 nytimes.com/interactive/2020… – at Melbourne, Victoria
The Great Climate Migration Has Begun (Published 2020)

The Great Climate Migration Has Begun (Published 2020)

New research suggests climate change will cause humans to move in unprecedented numbers. The Times Magazine partnered with ProPublica and data scientists to understand how.

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BUMS are appalled by this greenist, leftist critique of our beloved @dailytelegraph. 😡 Elites should be able to manipulate the opinions of the Plebian Class with impunity! How else will we be able to prop up the #fossilfuel industry to protect our effluence?🤷‍♀️💰 #auspol #nswpol
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Birriah elders accuse Shine Energy of using Indigenous links to promote coal-fired power (Is there nothing that the odious coal industry will stop at to promote its health and environment wrecking (and increasingly unnecessary) business? #auspol #qldpol) theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Birriah elders accuse Shine Energy of using Indigenous links to promote coal-fired power

Exclusive: Shine Energy, which has proposed a new plant at Collinsville in north Queensland, describes itself as a ‘traditional owner company’

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Andrew Laird@ReclaimAnglesea15 Jul 2020
“We’re not just going to tinker around the edges,” Biden said in a speech in Wilmington, Del. “We’re going to make historic investments and seize the opportunity and meet this moment in history.” (Here too please ⁦@ScottMorrisonMP⁩ #auspol #COP26) washingtonpost.com/news/powe…
Analysis | The Energy 202: Biden pleases some once leery liberals with new climate plan

Analysis | The Energy 202: Biden pleases some once leery liberals with new climate plan

The former vice president's plan would put the United States on a 15-year timeline for eliminating greenhouse gas pollution from power plants.

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Climate Guardians@ClimateGuardia15 Jul 2020
“What worries many scientists is that this new climate era we are entering means many places now experience weather conditions beyond anything local ecosystems - or indeed human communities - have evolved to endure” #ClimateEmergency #siberia #auspol 🌏🔥 bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
Climate change: Siberian heatwave 'clear evidence' of warming

Climate change: Siberian heatwave 'clear evidence' of warming

The heatwave would have been almost impossible without human-caused climate change, a study says.

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NSW government says renewable energy zone in New England could power 3.5m homes ☀️ #auspol #nswpol #springst #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #RenewableEnergy #VRET theguardian.com/australia-ne…
NSW government says renewable energy zone in New England could power 3.5m homes

NSW government says renewable energy zone in New England could power 3.5m homes

Environment minister Matt Kean says the push to build 8,000 megawatts of wind and solar is part of a plan to replace coal-fired power

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Life is tough in lockdown - even for fossil fuel billionaires.🙁 BUMS* CEO2 Ms Coral Bleach has gained comfort from the fact that Australia is now the biggest #FossilFuel exporter, which is sure to turbocharge her effluence! #auspol #COP26 * Billionaires’ United Mining Services
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“This is about making sure the voltage and frequency at which electricity is delivered to your power points is stable, so things in your house and the businesses that use the electricity don't get burned, literally, by major changes.” #auspol #renewables abc.net.au/news/2020-06-25/f…
Big Tesla battery expansion set to go online within weeks, boosting power output by 50 per cent

Big Tesla battery expansion set to go online within weeks, boosting power output by 50 per cent

Final testing is underway on a project that would boost the capacity of South Australia's big Tesla battery. The State Government says an extra 50 megawatts of power could be available to the market...

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Climate Guardians@ClimateGuardia25 Jun 2020
We remind @NCCCgovau, @ScottMorrisonMP, @AlboMP, @AdamBandt and @DanielAndrewsMP that the #COVID19 emergency cannot and must not be used as a fig leaf 🍃 to prop up the ecocidal earth 🌏 and health wrecking #fossilfuel industry #auspol #springst #ClimateEmergency #ecocide #COP26
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Former top Rio Tinto advisor says company now focused on 'what it can get away with' (Ummm .... just like the majority of mining companies then? 🤔 #auspol #mining #ecocide) abc.net.au/news/2020-06-19/r…
Former top Rio Tinto advisor says company now focused on 'what it can get away with'

Former top Rio Tinto advisor says company now focused on 'what it can get away with'

The company's former global advisor on social performance says he has to come forward with his concerns that Rio Tinto has not been going in the right direction on social responsibility and community...

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Save Anglesea@SaveAnglesea14 Jun 2020
You're responsible for 9,000 square km of bushfire-prone land. So where do you put the planned burn (Responsible decision makers would also seek to avoid unnecessary developments in the line of fire ⁦@surfcoastnotes⁩ and ⁦@rwynnemp⁩ #springst) abc.net.au/news/2020-06-14/h…
Behind the scenes of planned burns on Victoria's Great Ocean Road

Behind the scenes of planned burns on Victoria's Great Ocean Road

Victoria's Otways district accounts for just 4 per cent of Victoria's land mass but holds 20 per cent of the state's bushfire risk. Here's how the team charged with saving lives during bushfire...

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Surf Coast Air Action@SCAA323014 Jun 2020
Bright orange plume from mining blast heightens air quality concerns for town (As per normal little or no study of possible health impacts has been done, but the mine operator and “regulators” brush off the risk to the community anyway 🙄 #auspol #mining) abc.net.au/news/2020-06-15/b…
Bright orange plume from mining blast heightens air quality concerns for town

Bright orange plume from mining blast heightens air quality concerns for town

Mining blasts are a common sight around Moranbah, but an unusually orange-coloured plume has prompted calls for more research into exposure risks.

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