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The Minns government has lost its way on environmental policy, according to the New South Wales opposition, the Greens and a member of the crossbench, after government data revealed a 40% surge in land clearing across the state.

cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/31141099

Climate change is increasing the odds of breaking heat records everywhere because the global temperature is now higher overall and extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and hotter and lasting longer.

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/30951006

If she raises climate change at a party, “at some point someone says, ‘Look, you’re being a bit of a Debbie Downer’ … it was nice to sit in that room with other people, no one was hysterical, no one was over the top, no one was crazy [but] people weren’t going, ‘Oh, calm down. It’ll be fine.’ ”

https://sarahwilson.substack.com/p/table-of-contents

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/25171185

It also said Australia's climate targets should include a commitment to phase out fossil fuel use, production, exports and subsidies, including a clear plan with timelines.

Seems we voters have decided not to bother.

Deal struck in 1980s refunds about half of what the US multinational fossil fuel company paid in royalties, documents show

The Western Australian government also faces a hefty bill – estimated to be $129m – to help repair an offshore nature reserve where about 900 wells have been drilled over the past six decades.

The rate of voluntary sterilization among young women jumped abruptly after Dobbs, and there’s no reason to believe it will drop off

The Southwest United States is currently facing its worst megadrought of the past 1,200 years. According to a recent study by the University of Texas at Austin, the drought could continue at least until the end of the century, if not longer.

Voters nor their elected representatives not concerned?

Reform thinks Climate Change is a fraud and not enough people are voting Green to move the Overton Window.

So were stuck with locking up those few who protest a lack of action..

Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff said both major parties were sidelining environmental protection.

"The Liberals have promised to do nothing. The Labor party is silent," she said.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/24592966

More unfolding of this story, several posts we n here about it. I guess we're now in the finding out phase after we've fucked about.

New vision of South Australia's toxic algal bloom shows scores of dead fish lying in "dark neon green" waters, highlighting the extent of the ecological disaster unfolding underwater.