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George Monbiot, darling of the grass roots climate movement, has this week ruffled some feathers amongst the activists he professes to admire. He made a scathing attack on the leftist organisers of the Kingsnorth climate camp, that in his own words was amongst “the most inspiring events I’ve ever witnessed. I am awed by [...]

This month QLD Premier Anna Bligh has announced plans for three new coal mines, a 500k rail link and the first new coal port for 25 years to be sited at Port Clinton in Shoalwater Bay.
The project represents a 40% increase in coal exports from QLD, already the world’s biggest exporter of coal. [...]

This weeks rash of protests in Newcastle, Australia, have served to draw the public eye towards the shocking contribution of the coal industry to climate change. From July 10-15, thousands of citizens, activists and environmental organisations have been holding a series of educational forums, practical workshops and direct actions to highlight the urgent need [...]

NEWCASTLE, Australia. New South Wales police have mustered a force of 160 officers to manage protestors at this weeks Climate Camp in Newcastle. Riot Squad, water police, mounted police and police dogs will be at the ready, preempting conflict that organisers have been carefully planning to avoid.
Hundreds of concerned citizens, students and activist organisations [...]

Left: Hmmm. Did refugees escaping war cause this environmental destruction or was it a transnational mining corporation?
If we take on board the idea that increased population equals more environmental degradation (as discussed in the previous chapter in this series), then it is logical that we should also accept that increased immigration will have the same [...]