[This is the second in a "Global Labor Strategies" posts as representatives of trade unions around the world head off to Copenhagen. It is cross-posted with the Labor Network for Sustainability] At the core of global labor’s strategy for climate protection is the idea of a “just transition†to a low-carbon economy. A just transition [...]
Global labour column
Interesting reading at Global Labour column. http://column.global-labour-university.org/
SA’s environmental disaster
South Australia’s Water and Environmental Disaster by John Caldecott The Lower Lakes has been a natural part of the River Murray for thousands of years. Evaporation from these Lakes is part of the natural water cycle. Water is not a resource or commodity, but a natural resource to be nurtured and respected. The water cycle [...]
Post-Impressionism
First visit to Masterpieces from Paris at the National Gallery of Australia. Post-Impressionism from the Musee d’Orsay. Canberra’s National Gallery is worth seeing at any time. I spend more time there as I have been learning to draw and paint at lessons at the ANU School of Art as an external student and enjoying it [...]
Cap and trade
A story of cap and trade made easy. View here http://www.storyofstuff.org/capandtrade/
Activism defeats Denialists
A lesson from Seattle for Copenhagen: Vigorous Activism Can Defeat the Denialists by Patrick Bond Preparations for the December 7-18 Copenhagen climate summit are going as expected, including a rare sighting of the African elites’ stiffened spines. That’s a great development (maybe decisive), more about that below. While activists help raise the temperature on the [...]
Rann: still against injured workers
In earlier posts, I condemned the Rann government’s cutting back of injured workers entitlements. It is always the so-called ‘tough’ approach to attack those vulnerable – here workers injured or with ill-health at work. As Rann heads into a March election, he again again turned his back on injured workers, those now suffering on less [...]
Two more deaths at work
TWO young Victorian workers have died in the past 24 hours. It is reported in the Age yesterday that “A 24-year-old Wangaratta man was hit by concrete as he cleaned out a concrete pump hose yesterday, and a 21-year-old plumber died in hospital on Monday night after receiving an electric shock while working at Stawell [...]
Balibo banned
INDONESIA BANS SCREENING OF THE FILM BALIBO The following statement was released by Andrew Alcock, the Information Officer of the Australia East Timor Friendship Association SA Inc last night: “It should come as no surprise to learn that Indonesian authorities are planning to ban the screening of the Australian film Balibo at the coming Jakarta [...]
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