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We’re Putting Surry Hills Crown St CommBank ‘Under New Management’

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Ian Rose

435 Crown St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia In Crown St Surry Hills we are going to put CommBank ‘Under New Management’ as part of a wave of community actions across Australia from 13-15 August. CommBank’s decision makers have time and time … Continue reading →

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Gas is NOT a Part of a Clean Energy Future For Australia!

Posted on June 21, 2011 by GJO ESQ

Gas is NOT a renewable source of energy production. It isn’t ‘clean’ either. It pollutes the atmosphere just a little less than coal. Worse, though, is the damage coal seam gas mines are doing to our food producing land, our … Continue reading →

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A Response From Australia’s Dirtiest Bank, ANZ.

Posted on April 13, 2011 by GJO ESQ

Here is a form response to a protest email I sent recently ANZ via Greenpeace. How shall we proceed? Should we all contact him directly? “Thank you for your email regarding this issue. If you would like to know more … Continue reading →

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More Evidence On the REAL Costs Of Global Coal

Posted on April 12, 2011 by GJO ESQ

Please have a look at this brief report: http://www.skepticalscience.com/print.php?n=639 In summary, “the externalities are sufficient to triple the cost of coal power, if they were reflected in its price. If we include the coal externalities, it increases the levalized costs … Continue reading →

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This IS Scary, a 25 Year Plan to Mine Coal and Coal Seam Gas in NSW. IT MUST BE STOPPED!

Posted on April 12, 2011 by GJO ESQ

It is with great concern that I have just received information from Lynda that the NSW government is considering increasing it’s investment in coal and coal seam gas. Please check out this website: https://coalandgasstrategy.discussions.nsw.gov.au/ I have just made a submission … Continue reading →

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Slag Delivered By Australian Coal Association.

Posted on February 19, 2011 by GJO ESQ

In response to the government’s decision to agree to restore $100 million to the Solar Flagships program to secure the Greens support for the flood levy, which is supposed to produce 1000 megawatts of large-scale solar power generation capacity, Australian … Continue reading →

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People of Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs Tell ANZ to Clean Up Its Act

Posted on December 21, 2010 by GJO ESQ

In ‘Australian banks financing coal and renewable energy‘, a research paper prepared for Greenpeace Australia Pacific by Dutch economic research consultants, Profundo www.profundo.nl, it was revealed that the ANZ bank is the biggest financier of coal fired power stations and … Continue reading →

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CASES to Leaflet Local ANZ Bank Branches to Ask Them To Stop Funding Coal

Posted on December 6, 2010 by GJO ESQ

CASES’ members will be leafletting local ANZ branches next week to discuss with them the fact that ANZ is Australia’s leading financiers of coal based investments to the tune of $1.6 billion dollars into coal mines, coal ports and coal … Continue reading →

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