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First Responders responding to Climate Change

November 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Having faced (almost literally) hellish conditions with record-breaking fires nearly beyond description, Australia’s first responders are organizing to help foster a stronger national response to Global Warming. Here is a video about their efforts:

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Tags: climate change · Global Warming

Australian PM Rudd takes Global Warming Deniers to the Shed for a Spanking

November 6th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Today, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd spoke at the Lowy Institute. Entitled Check Against Delivery, this is one of the strongest statements seen from a Head of Government of a ‘developed’ nation on climate change and, more specifically, contains very strong denunciation of those deniers and delayers and self-proclaimed “skeptics” who are obstructing movement to […]

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Tags: catastrophic climate change · climate change · climate delayers · energy efficiency · environmental · Global Warming · global warming deniers · political symbols · politics · republican party

Australia has a new National Anthem?

November 29th, 2007 · Comments Off on Australia has a new National Anthem?

Australia’s incoming prime minister, Kevin Rudd, has named a singer from Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, to be the new environmental minister.  For those for whom the band name doesn’t ring the bell, there can’t be many who won’t recognize the music. The time has come To say fair’s fair To pay the rent To pay our share […]

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Tags: environmental