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Xavier Rudd’s ‘Stoney Creek’ wins publicly-voted 2023 ENVIRONMENTAL MUSIC PRIZE

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The $20,000 impact-focused ENVIRONMENTAL MUSIC PRIZE amplifies the voices of artists who inspire action for climate and conservation, and supports the environmental movement by engaging, energising and activating diverse audiences through music. Following an outpouring of support from fans around the world, they are proud to reveal that Xavier Rudd’s spellbinding ode-to-nature ‘STONEY CREEK’ is … Continued

New Science: Victorian Government Destroying Native Dingoes and harming the Environment – time for a policy reset

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Cutting edge genetic analysis recently released shows that the Victorian government’s policy distinction between native dingoes and alleged ‘wild dogs’, has in reality not justified the long-term lethal destruction of dingoes and is false.   Previous, crude genetic research indicated that only around 16% of dingoes were pure. The new superior research shows that 87% … Continued

MEDIA ALERT: Australian climate scientists, doctors, fire experts respond to Canada blazes and New York smoke: ‘climate disaster history is repeating’

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AUSTRALIAN experts are responding to fire and smog blanketing New York today, having lived through an eerily similar climate-fuelled disaster – known as Australia’s Black Summer – more than three years ago.   They say this is history repeating and will only continue to happen if global emissions are not urgently slashed this decade.   … Continued

Monash Expert: Canadian wildfire smoke poses big health risk

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Wildfires in Canada  are leading to significant health risks and air quality alerts in the USA.   Available to comment:  Professor Yuming Guo, Professor of Global Environmental Health and Biostatistics & Head of the Monash Climate, Air Quality Research (CARE) Unit.Contact details: +61 (0) 412 545 867, yuming.guo@monash.edu or Twitter DM: @YumingGuo007 Available 10am-2pm today … Continued

MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS DECLINE REQUEST FOR IN-PERSON COMMUNITY CONSULTATION ON MASSIVE SEISMIC BLASTING PROPOSAL IN OTWAYS

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MEDIA RELEASE June 8th, 2023 Surfrider Foundation Australia in collaboration with Surfrider Surf Coast will hold a community information session focusing on one of the largest seismic exploration projects in Australian history, covering 5.5 million hectares of the Southern Ocean. The multinational companies responsible for the seismic blasting project were invited to share information regarding … Continued

From rubbish tip to wildlife haven

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The Friends of Lake Claremont (FOLC) are coming together this Sunday (June 11) to plant 1,000 native seedlings to increase habitat for local wildlife.   Lake Claremont is a critical area of urban habitat just 10 kilometres from the Perth city centre. The site was once cleared for market gardens, filled as a rubbish tip … Continued

Expert available for comment – air pollution in NYC

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New York City is making headlines with air pollution rated among the world’s worst. Smoke has wafted down from wildfires across Quebec, containing small particulate matter that is damaging to respiratory health.    Air pollution expert Dr Christine Cowie is available for media enquiries. Dr Cowie is an environmental epidemiologist and Senior Research Fellow with … Continued

UN World Oceans Day: Large scale ocean clean up in Indonesia pulls staggering amounts of plastic out of our ocean as the world faces a ‘trash emergency’

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  Australian impact-led drinks brand Lo Bros Not Soda drives ocean clean up in partnership with Seven Clean Seas and comes as the world awaits the United Nations Treaty on Plastic.     June 8 2023 | In honour of United Nations World Oceans Day (June 8) and this year’s theme of ‘Planet Ocean’, Australian … Continued