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500 year old forest cleared for 4-day event AVAAZ
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Inboxx Dalia Hashad – Avaaz Unsubscribe
4:35 AM (4 hours ago)to me
A 500 year old forest is being clear cut to make way for Olympic ski facilities that will be used for a four day competition! The International Olympic Committee has mandated these games as “Green Olympics”, let’s hold them to it and save the ancient forest. Sign then share on Facebook, Twitter, email…everywhere:
Sign now Dear friends,We have a choice to make:
Preserve a 500 year old ancient forest, home to four threatened species,
or
Clearcut the ancient forest for an Olympic ski competition.
It seems like a no-brainer. And it should be. But right now, Olympic organisers in South Korea are tearing down a forest, with trees half a millennia old, to make room for new ski facilities.
It’s shortsighted, illogical and worst of all, irreversible. Once the precious forest is gone, it’s gone forever. But we can stop them from clearcutting for an Olympic sized resort. The International Olympic Committee laid down a mandate that this event should be a “Green Olympics” built and operated by principles of sustainability. If we launch an enormous global outcry from every country participating in the Winter Olympics, we can shame the International Olympic Committee to living up to their ideals.
Join this urgent campaign and Avaaz will deliver our voices directly to the Olympic Committee offices. Sign then share on Facebook, Twitter, email…everywhere:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_ancient_korean_forest_loc/?bhPqncb&v=64804
Pyeongchang, South Korea won the bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, and to hold just two ski events, they are clearcutting the world’s largest expanse of Wangsasre tree, while devastating one of the last remaining habitats of four vulnerable animals: the Eurasian Otter, the Leopard Cat, the Marten and the Flying Squirrel.
This place has been considered sacred in Korea for hundreds of years and the mountain has long been protected. But to win the Olympic bid, the government removed the protection. Now, huge scars have been carved into the mountains, and developers are moving fast to clear cut enormous areas of forest to create a massive ski resort.
There is no reason for this — the Games could take place in another city like Muju, and that could save $138 million! The International Olympic Committee’s own environmental standards outline sustainable development for the Games. It’s time to hold them to account for turning a blind eye to Pyeongchang’s destruction, and demand they uphold their own rules.
It’s unconscionable to think of thousands of 500 year old trees felled for a few winter Olympic races. What’s been torn down can never be replaced. But if enough of us raise our voices we can stop them from expanding it, and ensure that the Olympics never destroys our global wonders for the games again. Join the urgent call:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_ancient_korean_forest_loc/?bhPqncb&v=64804
Forests are the lungs of our world, vital to the clean air and stability of our shared planet. Time and again, Avaaz members from across the world have come together to protect these treasures. From thousands of us chipping in to purchase a corridor of Borneo rainforest to winning major battles to protect the forests of Amazon, Aceh and Australia, Avaaz has shown that when we come together, we all win. Let’s do it again.With hope and determination,
Dalia, Jooyea, Mais, Nataliya, Alice, Emily and the rest of the Avaaz team
PS – This campaign was kicked off by Avaaz member Koh I Jiseon. If there is something you want to start a campaign on just click here to start a petition: http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/start_a_petition/?cl=8563263437&v=64804&bhPqncb
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Olympics Construction Scars Sacred Korean Mountain (VOA)
http://www.voanews.com/content/olympics-construction-scars-sacred-korean-mountain/2844122.htmlKorean officials criticised for “neglecting duties” and “abusing authority” during Pyeongchang 2018 preparations (Inside the Games)
http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1027154/korean-officials-criticised-for-neglecting-duties-and-abusing-authority-during-pyeongchang-2018-preparationsWhat to do with Pyeongchang venues after the 2018 Olympics? (The Hankyoreh)
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/679070.htmlEvent sharing for Pyeongchang Olympics could save more than $300 million (The Hankyoreh)
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/681410.html -
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1 of 44Register now for information session on October 6th [Sponsored by The Earth Institute at Columbia University]
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Dredging is back. GET UP
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Inboxx Sam R – GetUp!
5:25 PM (2 hours ago)to meBad news NEVILLE,Dredging is back.
Despite everything that’s happened, the Government has submitted brand new plans to dredge millions of tonnes of Great Barrier Reef seabed to build a giant coal port at Abbot Point.
They might be new plans, but they’ve got the same old problem: dredging in the World Heritage Area to build a new coal port is insane. Together, we’ve fought off two versions of this ludicrous proposal. But now, the threat is back, and it’s as real as ever.
We have until next Friday to make submissions to the approvals process. Let’s get moving.
The Abbott Government has made it clear they’ll pursue this disastrous project no matter what the cost. And as a reminder — the costs are truly staggering:
- Adani wants to dredge millions of tonnes of seabed in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
- It will make way for thousands of coal ships to lug coal through the Reef each year.
- The company in charge, Adani, has a documented history of environmental destruction, theft and bribery.1,2,3
- They need the port to build the Carmichael mine, which will be one of the largest coal mines in the world.
- The mine will destroy the land of the Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners, spew 130 million tonnes of carbon pollution into the atmosphere every year, and use twelve billion litres of groundwater.4
There’s so much at stake, which is why hundreds of thousands of Australians have already taken action. It’s why over a dozen of the world’s biggest banks have rushed to distance themselves from the project. And it’s why major companies have refused to buy coal from Adani’s mine. No-one wants to be remembered as the investor that helped destroy one of our greatest natural wonders.
No-one, it seems, except our Government, who want to use public funds to prop up Adani’s dirty and unviable coal project.5 We need to use every weapon in our democratic arsenal to stop this big dirty coal port harming our Reef.
Can you write a submission explaining why you oppose dredging at Abbot Point?
It might sound daunting, but you don’t need to be an expert to make a submission. You just need to say why you’re concerned about protecting the Great Barrier Reef. We’ve outlined some of the worst environmental impacts to help get you started.
Last time the Abbott Government tried to fast-track plans to dredge at Abbot Point, Environment Minister Greg Hunt attempted to suppress our voices by limiting the time the public could have their say.
But we weren’t silenced. More than 80,000 people from across the environment movement and beyond made submissions — more than for any other project in Australian history.
That response was game-changing — it put Abbot Point back in the spotlight and made it so toxic that the Queensland Government were forced to rule Adani’s old dredging plans invalid, and sent the mining giant back to the drawing board.
But, like a particularly unwelcome coldsore, the proposal to dredge at Abbot Point just keeps coming back. This time with the potential backing of hundreds of millions of dollars of Government money.
Can you write a submission opposing the expansion of the Abbot Point coal terminal on the Great Barrier Reef? www.getup.org.au/dredging
They need to know that we won’t stand for damaging the Great Barrier Reef to line the pockets of a mining billionaire. This is the third time Adani has tried to dredge our Reef. Let’s make it the last.
Thank you for standing up for the Reef,
Sam R and Adam, for the GetUp team
References
[1] Adani’s fitness to run Queensland mine examined over environmental concerns, The Guardian, 25 February 2015
[2] Uncertainty over massive Queensland mine after election shock and concerns over Indian company, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 February 2015
[3] Concerns at Barrier Reef contractor’s humanitarian, environment record, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 September 2014
[4] Carmichael coal mine’s impacts will be felt for generations, ABC Online, 31 July 2015
[5] Subsidising Adani coal rail link unwise, ex-EU climate chief Hedegaard says, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 August 2015 -
Front and centre CFEMU
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Inboxx Michael O’Connor
3:02 PM (10 minutes ago)to meDear Inga, Thanks to your support, we have successfully put the China Australia Free Trade Agreement and local jobs as the number one issue confronting voters in the Canning by-election. We know that people are worried about an unfair deal that will hurt jobs, threaten safety, and increase the exploitation of overseas workers.
It’s about our jobs, it’s about our kids, and it’s about our future.
But what do the Canning by-election candidates have to say about the free trade agreement?
Email the candidates and tell them where you stand on the deal.
We’ve made it easy for you, our email builder will give you all the tools you need. It’s important that we have people in parliament standing up for jobs and speaking out against exploitation.
Please email the candidates and ask them where they stand on the deal.
The facts are in – this agreement will hurt jobs and increase exploitation – so let’s make sure the voters in Canning know where their candidates stand on the China Australia Free Trade Agreement.
Let’s make sure the candidates in Canning know how important it is that they stand up for local jobs.
It’s time to Stand Up, Speak Out, and Fight Back.
In unity
Michael O’Connor
CFMEU National SecretaryP.S. The Liberal Party are rolling out a giant nationwide advertising campaign in an attempt to sell this dud deal, but they can’t dispute the facts. Make sure the Canning candidates know how big an issue this agreement is and find out where they stand.
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You gotta fight for your rights Australian Marine Conservation Society
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You gotta fight for your rights
Inboxx Australian Marine Conservation Society amcs@amcs.org.au via cmail1.com
12:22 PM (1 hour ago)to meNo Images? Click here 
The Abbott Government is making a serious attempt to remove the communities’ right to challenge environmentally damaging projects in the courts. Please defend your right to speak out for our oceans and marine life, and protect the places you love. Dear NEVILLE The Abbott Government is attempting to change the laws that allow Australians to appeal to the courts to object to environmentally damaging projects.
They want to remove our rights to challenge projects that will damage natural wonders like the Great Barrier Reef.
They know our environmental laws are working – AMCS has used the law to fight the dumping of dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. People in the community – like you – have funded and won court cases protecting our environment.
Last week the Government rushed the changes through Parliament. If they get through the Senate, it will wipe out the laws that allow the community to challenge harmful projects in the court.
Please sign the petition to the Senate Committee, asking them to make sure we can still protect the places we love.
Thank you for taking a stand,
Darren Kindleysides
Director, AMCSP.S The government wants to push through harmful projects that will damage our Reef, and stop the community being able to object. Please defend your rights to protect our amazing oceans and marine life.
