Safe climate news - March 18, 2010

Safe Climate Newsletter 18th March, 2010

SATURDAY 20 MARCH, 2PM
Next Safe Climate campaign meeting

City Farm, 1 City Farm Place, East Perth (just next to Claisebrook station)

This meeting will have a report back from the national summit for climate action. We will also discuss how to build the "Fossil Fools" day action planned for April 1.

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Dear friends and supporters,

Welcome to the first Safe Climate Newsletter for 2010. An especial welcome to those of you who are new to our list, many of whom will have signed up at the December 12 Walk Against Warming, and through the Clean Energy Jobs not Coal Expansion postcard campaign. Please email us if you have suggestions for the next newsletter. If you'd like to join the Safe Climate activist discussion list, just let us know. Contact us on info@safeclimate.org.au.

Coming Events

FRIDAY 19 MARCH, 7PM
Copenhagen Reportback
Earthwise Community Centre, 317 Bagot Rd Subiaco, 7.00pm.
Entry by donation, funds go to maintaining Perth Indymedia. Some food and refreshments provided but if you are able, please BYO to share.

For more information call Ray Grenfell on 0438 653 996 or Alex Whisson on 0407 850 962.

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FRIDAY 19 MARCH, 7.30PM
Bugger the polar bears, this is serious
Arguably the most important show in human history
ONE SHOW ONLY

Rod Quantock says, “If climate change doesn’t scare you shitless, then you just don’t get the science.”
Fortunately Rod does get the science. And when he gives you his take on the physics, chemistry, biology, geology, palaeontology, cosmology and meteorology of climate science you’ll get it too. And then… you’ll be scared shitless! It’s win-win.
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Bookings through BOCS - $29.50
Venue: Subiaco Arts Centre, 180 Hamersley Road, Subiaco - 7.30pm

SATURDAY 20 MARCH, 2PM - 4PM
Report-back from Australia's Climate Action Summit 2010
Safe Climate meeting

City Farm, 1 City Farm Place, East Perth (just next to Claisebrook station)

A small contingent of climate activists from WA (Nat, Tim, and Kamala) attended the Australia's Climate Action Summit 2010, March 13-15, and will be giving a report-back of their experiences. The summit was attended by 300 climate activists from around the country. Informational plenary sessions heard from climate scientists David Karoly and Clive Spash, political figures Christime Milne and Ian Fry, and campaigners from a range of climate action groups and networks, unions, and alliances. In campaign streams, smaller groups worked on proposals for consideration of the summit as a whole. And the summit refined the structure of the Community Climate Network adopted by climate action groups at the end of 2009.

So come and hear about it, and help us take on the challenge of building the climate movement in WA in 2010.

We will also discuss how to build the "Fossil Fools" day action planned for April 1.

Bring a friend (and a plate to share for afternoon tea).

Phone Kamala 0417 319 662, Peter 0438 940 386 for more info.

THURSDAY 25 MARCH, 5PM
Protest during Barack Obama's visit to Australia
Murray Street Mall

Obama shocked the world with a disgraceful climate policy at the Copenhagen summit.

Come along and tell Obama and Rudd that you want real climate action!

SUNDAY 28 MARCH, 9AM - 5PM
Perth Sun Fair
Oak Lawn, University of Western Australia

The Sun Fair is aimed at introducing the people of Perth to sustainable living concepts, technology and lifestyles. Major themes of the fair include renewable energy, energy efficiency, environment conservation and natural living.
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PHONE: 6278 4067.
EMAIL: leonie.wight@perthsunfair.com.au
WEB: www.perthsunfair.com.au

THURS 1 APRIL, 12 NOON
Fossil Fools Day
State parliament, Harvest Terrace, West Perth

Colin Barnett is premier of a government that is planning to DOUBLE the number of coal fired power stations in Collie. Join the Safe Climate Coalition as we hand over a thousand postcards to Barnett calling on the government to PHASE OUT COAL!

Have some fun on Fossil Fools day (April 1) this year, when we tell Colin Barnett that he is a fossil fool.

We will be handing over 1000 postcards to the state government calling for the government to abandon its plan to double coal production in Collie as a first step to phasing out coal.

We will not be letting other fossil fools off the hook and we will be having a lot of fun on the day. So come along and add your voice.

DOWNLOAD: A4 PDF poster (988kb)

DOWNLOAD: Double A5 PDF flyers (1.4MB)

VIEW: Full size JPG flyer

THURS, 8 APRIL, 6PM -7.30PM
The Way Forward for Australia: Climate Change and the New Economy
Senator Bob Brown, Leader, Australian Greens
Curtin University, Building 405, Haydn Williams Lecture Theatre 201

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Organised by the John Curtin Institute for Public Policy and the Australian Sustainable Development Institute.
This is a free event.
Please RSVP here or by email: jcipp@curtin.edu.au or phone 9266 1111.

SafeClimate in Action

Climate News

State of the climate

New CSIRO-Bureau of Meteorology Report
* Highly variable rainfall across the country, with substantial increases in rainfall in northern and central parts of Australia, as well as significant decreases across much of southern and eastern Australia.
* Rapidly rising sea levels from 1993 to 2009, with levels around Australia rising, between 1.5 and 3mm per year in Australia’s south and east and between 7 and 10mm in the country’s north
These are two of the findings of the snapshot of Australia's changing climate, outlined in a report released on March 15 by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology.

Read more

Renewables update

For an uplifting discussion of the past year's advances in renewable energy, look here.

Linking Up

Get in touch with a climate action group near you

Climate Action Bunbury http://www.swecwa.org/climatechange.htm Phone SouthWest Environment Centre and leave a message 9791 3210.

Coalition for a Safe Climate http://www.safeclimate.org.au. Meets Saturday fortnightly at City Farm. Phone Kamala 9228 0802, Peter 0438 940386. info@safeclimate.org.au

Hills Climate Action Group - meets in Darlington, 3rd Saturday of the month. Phone Glenys Letchford 9299 8347. indiphoto@iinet.net.au

Leederville - there's a new climate action group getting off the ground. Contact George on crisps@westnet.com.au

Margaret River Climate Action Group vicstroud@highway1.com.au

Rockingham Climate Action Group rcag@iinet.net.au

If you know other Climate Action Groups that are up and running or about to get started, drop us a line so we can help get the word out!

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