I Didn’t Vote for Abbott
A chronicle of the Abbott government’s terrible actions, to the tune of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” (full lyrics below). Please share it to help spread the word not to vote for the Liberal...
View ArticleAustralia continues climate obstructionism in Lima
The COP20 climate talks in Lima, Peru concluded yesterday. It will take a while to sift through the outcomes and figure out what they mean, but for now I want to concentrate on the Australian...
View Article2014: the year that was
Welcome to 2015! If you believe Back to the Future, this year our climate problems should be solved by the invention of fusion-powered flying cars. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be happening....
View ArticleTony Abbott’s intergenerational theft
It was advertised as the speech that would turn around his government’s plummeting popularity. Government backbencher Andrew Laming said it would be “bigger than Ben-Hur”. But Australian Prime Minister...
View ArticleThe Trans-Pacific Partnership: the dirtiest trade deal you’ve never heard of
As someone who’s been warning for a while about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP – see my previous posts on the issue here and here), I’m pleased to see a large activist group like GetUp! come out...
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Is Turnbull a green Liberal?
(Source) If you’re Australian and you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ll know PM Tony Abbott narrowly survived a leadership spill motion in the Liberal party room last week. Most commentators...
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Will Turnbull act on climate?
(Source.) As I write this, it looks like Malcolm Turnbull may replace Tony Abbott as Australian Prime Minister tonight. (Update: Turnbull is now PM!) Abbott has spent his two years in government doing...
View ArticleAustralian election: say no to the polluting major parties
It’s difficult to muster much enthusiasm for another election. It’s clear that neither of the major parties will act in the public interest. Still, it’s the one time in three years when we get a say...
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Surprise energy announcement!
https://mothersagainstwindturbines.com/2014/06/16/wind-industry-is-a-job-thief-not-a-job-creator/ Precarious Climate can exclusively reveal surprising announcements made last week in a speech by Angus...
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Vote for a real opposition party, not Labor
Surveys and anecdotal evidence suggest most Australians see climate change as an emergency requiring society-wide action, yet many are confused about which political party has a better climate...
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