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Yarra Climate Action Now

Yarra Climate Action Now

Yarra Climate Action Now is an independent community group based in inner-city Melbourne made up of individuals who are concerned about the climate crisis.

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Rewrite the Future: Saturday 4 June

Posted on 13 May 2011 (Permalink)
clouds

11am – 2.30pm at Melbourne Girls College in Richmond. See climate scientist Prof. David Karoly, comedian Rod Quantock, and CEO of the Yarra Energy Foundation Alex Fearnside. Join in the community discussion about our climate future.

Film Screenings: Beating the Bomb and the Economics of Happiness

Posted on 17 March 2011 (Permalink)
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Two award winning and eye-opening films are coming to inner Melbourne. Beating the Bomb, a documentary about the nuclear industry and anti-nuclear movement is showing on 20 and 27 April in Richmond and Northcote respectively. The Economics of Happiness, exploring the concept of relocalisation, is showing in Carlton on 3 May. More details in this post.

YCAN’s 40th Rebranding Birthday Party!

Posted on 8 October 2010 (Permalink)
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Wednesday 3 November, 5.30-6.30pm, 112 Smith St, Collingwood.
For the last nine months, rain, hail or shine, committed members of Yarra Climate Action Now have been “rebranding” Richmond Labor MP Richard Wynne EVERY SINGLE WEEK!
We would like to invite you to celebrate the 40th rebranding in a row with us!

Replace ALL of Hazelwood – Yarra Council takes a stand

Posted on 24 September 2010 (Permalink)
Fitzroy town hall

In a vote this week, Yarra City Council has called on the State and Federal governments to replace all of Hazelwood coal-fired power station with renewable energy by 2014, and for proposals for a new coal plant to be scrapped.

Green vote surge in Federal Election

Posted on 22 August 2010 (Permalink)
greens fed election 2010

While we still don’t know who will be our Prime Minister, one thing is clear – the Greens have been the big winners in this election. Adam Bandt, Sarah Hanson-Young, Bob Brown and Richard Di Natale. Photo: AAP Here in the seat of Melbourne, Adam Bandt won his party’s first ever lower house seat (in [...]

Volunteers needed – Replace Hazelwood

Posted on 23 May 2010 (Permalink)

The campaign to Replace Hazelwood power station with renewable energy (and energy efficiency) is gathering strength. You may have seen the coverage in the media recently as well as Hazelwood’s owners’ outrageous attempt to sabotage energy efficiency programs. Hazelwood brown coal-fired power station near Morwell is Australia’s most polluting power station. Replacing it with renewable [...]

Politician rebranding video

Posted on 7 March 2010 (Permalink)

A video about our weekly rebranding sessions, pressuring the Labor Party and the Brumby Government to get our of the pocket of the coal industry an start doing something real about the climate crisis – such as transitioning Victoria out of coal and to renewable energy.