Tag: fossil fuels
Abby Martin’s documentary takes on the ‘Earth’s Greatest Enemy’ ecocide
REVIEW: By Olivia Rosane
It’s a commonly repeated statistic that the US military is the world’s largest institutional polluter, but what exactly does that mean?
The...
Eugene Doyle: The dismemberment of Syria is a crime
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
What we are witnessing is not just the end of a regime but quite possibly the destruction of the Syrian state.
We...
Climate protests to continue despite 170 charged in Newcastle ‘protestival’
Despite Australia’s draconian anti-protest laws, the world’s biggest coal port was closed for four hours at the weekend with 170 protesters being charged —...
Rising Tide climate crisis ‘Protestival’ to go ahead despite court ruling
The NSW Supreme Court has issued orders prohibiting a major climate protest that would blockade ships entering the world’s largest coal port in Newcastle...
South Australia adopts draconian new law curbing peaceful climate protest
A bill introducing harsh penalties and extending the scope of a law applying to those who obstruct public places has been passed after an...
As Pacific islanders, we bear the brunt of the climate crisis. The time to end fossil fuel dependence is now
Monday’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has given a “final warning” to avert global catastrophe. Pacific cabinet ministers call on all world...