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Run for the Environment 2013

Wed 8/05/2013
Run for the Environment

In 2013, the Environment Defenders Office is going to Run for the Environment and we want you to join us!
Last year our marathon team of over 60 EDO lawyers, volunteers, supporters and their friends raised over $30,000.  This year we're aiming even higher and are planning to raise $50,000.   These funds are critical to allowing us to continue to do the work we do.

Why Australia needs a National Environment Commission

Mon 20/05/2013
Swift Parrot

In 2009 the ten year review of the EPBC Act (the Hawke Review) recommended that a National Environment Commission be set up. The Government decided not to adopt the recommendation but that does not mean it wasn't a good idea.

The time to fix coal seam gas laws is now

Thu 16/05/2013

Victoria’s mining laws do not require that landholders be informed or consulted when a mining company is licensed to explore for the coal seam gas (CSG) under their land.

The inside view on volunteering and the EDO

Mon 6/05/2013

As volunteer manager I'm often asked about what the program entails, who can get involved and what will get your application over the line.

An Urgent Call for Action

Mon 6/05/2013
Icescape

On Tuesday April 23rd, the Arctic Athabaskan Council filed a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The petition claims that Canada has violated the human rights of Athabaskan peoples (an indigenous group in northern Canada and Alaska).

Seminar Highlights: National Environment Commission

Wed 1/05/2013
NEC seminar 2013

Does Australia need a National Environment Commission?  That was the subject of last week's EDO seminar.

Here are some insights that stood out to me (for considering a model here in Australia).

 

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