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“The new winter peak temperature was logged by the Argentinian Esperanza base on the Trinity peninsula on 6 June amid a protracted heatwave, when the maximum daily temperature exceeded zero degrees for three consecutive weeks.“
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Taxing gas producers is just the right thing to do. This issue isn't going to go away. Wealthy mining companies receive $4.5bn/yr to use diesel. Madness!
“Environment Centre of the Northern Territory (ECNT) executive director Kirsty Howey said she was concerned “the project is a gateway to full-scale fracking in the territory.”
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Timber Fibre Strategy - is a great way to ruin our water catchments and raze the homes of our forest animals.
Ever longer term storage is eating gas's dinner according to energy analyst Tim Buckley. Check out his slideset here: lighterfootprints.org/wp-content/u...
“The June climate meetings are considered a critical stepping stone to the annual UN Climate Change Conferences, which this year will be held Antalya, Türkiye, but with Bowen representing Australia as president of negotiations.“
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“In an exclusive interview with the ABC, Astrid Puentes Riaño urged the Australian government to consider reviewing its decision to draw out the project's life span until 2070 and ensure compliance with international law.“
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"rapid ecological decline" Snow gums are under threat: "We are now seeing the beginning of ecosystem collapse – drought, dieback and successive fires have altered the structure, composition, and condition of snow gum woodlands dramatically." themountainjournal.com/2026/03/19/l...
“The Grattan Institute warned the government had failed to acknowledge the decline and instead needed policies to further reduce gas use and avoid the need for expensive carbon capture technologies to meet net zero targets.“
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An independent expert has urged Australia to "make sure that things are done properly", while Woodside pushed back against her involvement.
Australia’s alpine landscape is a living archive of our continent’s cultural and environmental history. These stories can be found in First Nations Cultural Heritage, glacial landscape features, fo…
Please join us on Wednesday June 17 for the launch of our national campaign to gain threatened listing for snow gums under federal environmental laws.
www.melbournefoe.org.au/snow_gum_cam...
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Grattan Institute calls on Labor to set policies that will further reduce the use of gas in order to meet net zero targets
Temperatures above 15C ‘very strange’ say scientists, as snow melts and rain falls on glaciers in usually frozen region
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Friends of the Earth Australia
Australia Institute polling shows an overwhelming majority of Australians want a gas export tax.
"Australians deserve to get a fair return on the export of our gas." – Senator David Pocock
✍ Sign the petition to support a 25% gas export tax: https://theaus.in/4aFNyj0
Speaking of Labor government shenanigans - at a federal level, Labor will be discussing this today - the Timber Fibre Strategy. Not seen any coverage of it in the media. But it's a shocker.
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Michael West Media - investigative journalists - always indepen…
While the gas lobby continues to cry crocodile tears about taxation hindering new investment, the global market for gas tells a different story.
