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@FossilFreeMU

A campaign to divest the University of Melbourne from fossil fuels. Invest in the future, not the past. #divest #floodthecampus

 Melbourne, Australia
fossilfreemu.org
Joined September 2013
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Behind the Sustainability Plan fossilfreemu.org/news/behind… – at Queens, NY
Wait, wasn't the blackout caused by volatile renewables?! theguardian.com/australia-ne…

South Australia to build battery storage and gas-fired power plant in $550m energy plan

Premier Jay Weatherill announces drastic measures for the state to take control of its energy sources, saying Australia’s energy market is ‘failing the nation’

theguardian.com
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Coincidently, also one of @unimelb's investors xitter.cf/gofossilfree/status/83…
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Clean coal and "engagement" with the industry: two sides of the same politically-deluded coin. theage.com.au/comment/why-ca… via @theage
Why can't the government understand there's no such thing as clean coal?

Why can't the government understand there's no such thing as clean coal?

Some new form of madness must surely have taken hold when we're being asked to ponder whether or not the Clean Energy Finance Corporation should fund 'clean coal', or cleaner coal, power stations.

theage.com.au
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And it's a dang shame the @unimelb's investments are complicit in destruction of our planet. #Divest xitter.cf/unimelb/status/8346034…
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Lib MP David Davis expressing his concerns about the costs of taking action thru #VicClimateAct But what about costs of inaction on climate?
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Today VIC Upper House will debate the Climate Change Act. Will @viccoalition vote for action or be remembered as blockers? #springst
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Solidarity with those occupying @JoshFrydenberg office. #NoRoe8 xitter.cf/akawaca/status/8262219…
WACA (@akaWACA) profile pictureWACA@akaWACA31 Jan 2017
Breaking! Protesters occupying Frydenberg's Office #noeroe8 #auspol #DoYourJobJosh For the second time in the... fb.me/1EmabAR5S
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Our movement to #KeepItInTheGround must grow much stronger to take down the Fossil Fuel Empire. Join #TheResistance: gofossilfree.org.au/converge…
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This is what 'engagement' with the fossil fuel industry looks like. theguardian.com/environment/…

Australia's coal power plan twice as costly as renewables route, report finds

Researcher says new coal plants aimed at reducing emissions would cost $62b, while the cost using renewables would be $24-$34bn

theguardian.com
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Allan Tait's op-ed on the #SustainabilityPlan, fallacy #1: citing @TurnbullMalcolm as a pioneer of climate action. theaustralian.com.au/higher-…
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In less than two weeks Vic will know if the @DanielAndrewsMP gov't will reinstate the much-needed #ClimateAct
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Sending solidarity to all the tireless campaigners fighting for climate justice in the USA. Go well mates! #ClimateFacts #ActOnClimate
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Melbourne launches divestment plan theaustralian.com.au/higher-…
BREAKING: The University of Melbourne just released the long-awaited Sustainability Plan. For our thoughts, see fossilfreemu.org/news/
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Keep an eye out for Fossil Free this coming semester! Looking forward to meeting a new generation of @unimelb students!
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Must be why you're giving $1b tax-payer dollars to Mr Adani for a reef-wrecking coal mine? #reefnotcoal #thatgivingfeeling #OfficeXmasParty xitter.cf/turnbullmalcolm/status…
Malcolm Turnbull (@TurnbullMalcolm) profile pictureMalcolm Turnbull@TurnbullMalcolm2 Dec 2016
The Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal is a great partnership bringing gifts to thousands of kids who would not otherwise receive #thatgivingfeeling
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John Pratt@Jackthelad194720 Oct 2016
We can't leave everything to a free market. #climatechange #auspol #wapol #qldpol
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Some of our crew were on @WilsonSecurity's roof. Solidarity with those imprisoned in offshore and onshore detention. #CancelTheContracts
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Thank you for the hospitality @WilsonSecurity. #CancelTheContracts @akaWACA #BoycottWilson
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