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Earth Matters
Local and global environmental issues from grassroots, activist perspectives with a strong social justice focus. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.
Episodes
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Slashing the RET and burning our forests
Moves are afoot to keep Australia’s disastrous old-growth forest logging industry alive. Leaked documents have recently revealed what many have been saying for…
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Against the Grain
On today's show we talk to Bill Hampel who has written a book, "Against the Grain," about farmers' efforts to prevent and adapt to climate change. We play one…
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End of an E.R.A. in Kakadu
This week, a good news story and some cautious optimism!Rio Tinto's Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has announced it's abandoning the Ranger 3 Deeps…
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Borroloola Frackdown: Resistance in the Gulf
Borroloola Frackdown: Resistance in the GulfBorroloola, NT, is a small town plagued by a big mine; the biggest zinc and lead open-cut mine in the world. The…
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The answer is blowin' in the wind...
Wind Turbines are an excellent source of renewable energy, but some people say that they cause an illness called "Wind Turbine Syndrome". On this show we…
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That sinking feeling: climate change and forced migration.
Many people in the pacific are already experiencing the drastic effects of human induced climate change.Rising sea levels, storm surges and more severe weather…
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The Federal Budget
This week's show will be a look at what funding was and wasn't allocated to the environment on Tuesday night's Federal budget. For an overall view we talk to…
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No jobs on a dead planet: Just transitions - a May Day Special
We are often told that we have to make a choice between jobs and the environment. And that we have no option but to continue with an economic system that has…
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Carbon Capture and Storage
Is Carbon Capture and Storage going to enable Australia to keep on burning coal? On this show we explore the feasibility of the technology and whether it is…
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A Toxic Legacy
The Tasmanian State Government has just axed a nine year long, nation leading project monitoring pesticide residues in waterways. We speak with Anthony Amis…
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Petroleum License Buybacks and Space Debris
The NSW government is buying back Petroleum Exploration Licenses (PEL). We talk to Louise Steer from Stop CSG Sydney about what it took to make it this far and…
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Science fiction and science fact
On this week’s show we delve into the (not-so-fictional) universe of Cli-Fi, or climate change fiction. We hear from novelists Alice Robinson, and Naomi…
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Planet on a Plate: Farming and Eating for Our Future
This week on Earth Matters, we're tuning into Dr Vandana Shiva speaking in Sydney in February 2015.Dr Vandana Shiva is a scientist, ecologist, author and…
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Earth Matters - Episode 201412141100
The Bunya Pine is an ancient and sacred tree. It's native to Cubbi Cubbi country in South East Queensland. It has long been an important food source for…