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Cam Walker

@camwalker.bsky.social
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Campaigns co-ordinator, Friends of the Earth Melbourne, Australia. Activist, mountain enthusiast, climber, skier, volunteer firefighter. Living on Dja Dja Wurrung country, Central Victoria.

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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Conservative parties here in Australia are all trying to mimic Trump's anti renewables & climate denier nonsense. They might disrupt, but they cannot stop the energy transition.
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Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 24/09/2026
'The gas industry has been accused of unleashing a “scare campaign” before the Victorian election as it pressures the state government to reverse a ban on gas in new homes.' www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Gas lobby ‘scare campaign’ urges Victoria to scrap ban in new homes, leaked documents show
Exclusive: Australian Gas Infrastructure Group lobbying campaign warns energy bills could increase by $100 unless ban is reversed, despite experts disagreeing
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
'The Coalition has vowed to detonate most of Australia’s efforts to decarbonise its economy “within 30 days” of winning power, incl slowing the advance of renewable energy, supporting nuclear power plants & scrapping the emissions-curbing industrial policy.' reneweconomy.com.au/coalition-vo...
reneweconomy.com.au
"Dumb and desperate:" Coalition panned after vowing to scrap renewable, EV and climate policies
Federal Coalition vows to detonate most of Australia's efforts to decarbonise "within 30 days" of winning power, including the advance of renewables and the emissions-curbing policy it introduced.
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Good to see this solidarity among media outlets.
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The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 21/09/2026
For a long time, Sky News was easy to dismiss as a broom closet operation. The WIN deal has changed that. There is a growing recognition that News24’s free-to-air broadcasts in regional areas are shifting voters towards One Nation. trib.al/mA50bW4
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Inside the Murdoch television deal driving One Nation
A content deal that came out of frustration when Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon failed to take over Network Ten is now pushing regional voters to Pauline Hanson.
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Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 21/09/2026
We are asking you to support the call for an immediate halt on any further assessment or approval of any aspect of critical minerals projects until there has been an independent & comprehensive analysis of the cumulative impacts of these projects. www.melbournefoe.org.au/moratorium_o...
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We need a pause on all critical minerals projects until a region wide assessment has occurred.
Mobilise! Resist! Transform!
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Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 21/09/2026
The proposed mine near Glenaladale in East Gippsland will directly impact one of the most important intensive horticulture areas in the state. It is intended to produce heavy rare earths, through open cut mining. www.melbournefoe.org.au/glenaladale
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World Weather Attribution @wwattribution.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NEW: Climate change is influencing many of the likely drivers behind the devastating rock and ice collapse on the northern Nepalese border last month. 🧵👇(1/6)
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Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 17/09/2026
How is this ok? 100+ mature Buloke trees destroyed to make way for a critical minerals project in north west VIC. “Wimmera community members have witnessed a path of destruction with stands of Buloke (Allocasuarina leuhmanii) trees being felled”. Read more > www.melbournefoe.org.au/criticalmine...
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
'The forests on the plateau are the largest area of long unburnt snow gum remaining in VIC. They remind us of what much of the Australian high country looked like before the climate change driven fires that have dominated over the past three decades.' themountainjournal.com/2026/09/17/a...
themountainjournal.com
A return to Baw Baw
The bulky massif of the Baw Baw plateau is a serene bookend to the view as you look north from the Latrobe Valley. It is ringed by tall forests of Alpine Ash, Shining and Tingaringy Gum, Mountain A…
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
As a firefighter, I worry about this stuff. I wear a mask on the fire ground, but you still suck a hell of a lot of smoke. This is a good summary of what we know about the health impacts of wildfire smoke. www.nytimes.com/article/wild...
nytimes.com
What the Newest Research on Wildfire Smoke Tells Us (Gift Article)
Scientists have found that people are being exposed to more toxins than previously known.
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
From the Weekly Times: "Environmentalists & farmers have formed an unlikely alliance to protect VIC’s prime agricultural land from critical minerals mining, demanding an immediate moratorium". www.melbournefoe.org.au/moratorium_o...
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 08/09/2026
Michael Harvey, a consumer food analyst at Rabobank research, said the predicted hot and dry weather in key growing areas in eastern Australia was "clearly one of the key issues that will have an impact on food pricing over the next 12 months".
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So much going on here: - arson by forestry companies - massive public health impacts - destruction of peatlands - leading to massive release of GHG - the most affected area is West Kalimantan, home to wild orangutan populations www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Area four times size of Singapore burns in Indonesia's wildfires
A super El Niño is exacerbating drought and wildfire conditions in Sumatra and Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. Hazardous haze from the wildfires has spread as far as neighbouring countries across ...
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“You can’t say you oppose renewables, that you oppose transmission projects that are needed, & that you support backing failing coal generators & more gas-fired generation, and [then] say that you care about people’s energy bills.” reneweconomy.com.au/scrapping-vn...
reneweconomy.com.au
Scrapping VNI-West will "guarantee a massive increase" in power bills, former energy minister warns
Scrapping VNI-West and other projects designed to support renewable energy will result in "massive" electricity bill rises, says Victoria's former energy minister.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Just one new nuclear plants takes 20 years plus - during that time, reliance on fossil fuels persists. In #Australia, fossil fuel advocate shills for new #nuclear. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Pauline Hanson calls for two nuclear plants on east coast and insists policy is nothing like Dutton’s failed plan
One Nation leader also calls for taxpayer funding to keep coal-fired Loy Yang power station operating as part of ‘diversity’ of power
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Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 26/08/2026
FoE welcomes today’s much anticipated announcement that the VIC gov will kick off the first offshore wind auction in the country, saying it marks the beginning of a new industry that will transform the state’s energy system. www.melbournefoe.org.au/offshore_win...
melbournefoe.org.au
MEDIA RELEASE: Victoria's offshore wind auction announcement marks beginning of new industry
Mobilise! Resist! Transform!
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 26/08/2026
Fantastic news: Australia’s first offshore wind auction has been announced this morning. 'Minister for Energy & Resources Jaclyn Symes today opened the Request for Proposal process for Victoria’s first 2 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind.' www.premier.vic.gov.au/offshore-win...
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Offshore Wind Powering Ahead
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Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 25/08/2026
Tim Winton on the climate crisis. 'The dangerous conditions climate scientists long warned of have become our common, if deeply unwelcome, experience, and season by season, our acquaintance with disorder and extremities deepens'. www.theguardian.com/membership/2...
theguardian.com
This is not a natural calamity: it is being done to us knowingly
Global heating is an outrage, not a tragedy. We deserve the facts about the climate crisis – I choose the Guardian because it’s one of the few places left to share them honestly
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A great summary of our work in the Australian high country to have snow gum forests protected from the twin threats of fire and dieback. aboutregional.com.au/citizen-scie...
aboutregional.com.au
Citizen scientists join fight to save Snowy Mountains’ snow gums | About Regional
Twisted, mottled and streaked with cream, grey, green and pink, snow gums give the Snowy Mountains much of their character.…
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
PHON, NATS, Libs vote against mentioning climate change in report. 'It is disappointing to see MPs, who are meant to serve the interest of their constituents, reject mainstream science in favour of allegiance to climate change denial'. australianfirefightersclimatealliance.org/2026/08/20/l...
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Libs, Nats and PHON abandon regional communities to worsening disaster
The 2025/6 summer fires had a devastating impact on communities across Victoria. ‘More than 440,000 hectares of land were burnt. 451 homes were destroyed, a further 1,110 outbuildings lost, and man…
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Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 20/08/2026
Thanks to the Bogong outdoor gear store for supporting our campaign to secure long term protection for snow gum forests & woodlands. www.bogong.com.au/blog/friends...
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Friends of the Earth (FOE) - Scaling Up Efforts to Protect Snow Gum Ecosystems
Snow gum woodlands and forests are a key vegetation community across the higher mountain country of south eastern Australia and the highlands of Lutruwita / Tasmania. There are 6 subspecies of Snow Gu...
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Your reminder that VIC Coalition are dinosaurs when it comes to climate science. Coalition MPs working on the report into last summer's fires voted NO on this motion: 'Climate change is a key contributor to bushfire conditions & in contributing to the frequency & severity of bushfires in the state.'
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Yep. An Australian PM would be removed if they acted the way Trump does.
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"Renewable energy is already the cheapest power in the system, roughly 1/2 the wholesale cost of coal & gas. If the Nationals were serious about protecting Victorians from blackouts & high bills, they'd be backing projects that get that cheap power to households." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
abc.net.au
Victorian Coalition says it would not accelerate end of coal power
The Coalition pledges not to accelerate the end of coal-powered energy in Victoria should it win the November state election.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
For Australians keen on getting rid of "red tape", this is what a 'deregulated' food safety system delivers. #NeoliberalNightmare #auspol
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
On Aug 16, a crescent moon will sit right next to Venus. 'Counting stars by candlelight All are dim but one is bright: The spiral light of Venus Rising first & shining best Oh, from the northwest corner Of a brand-new crescent moon Crickets & cicadas sing A rare & different tune' - Robert Hunter
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is how you report on fires: 'The sheer number & scale of wildfires this year, which experts attribute in part to climate change caused by burning fossil fuels, mean increased risk for firefighting personnel.' tucson.com/news/nation-...
tucson.com
In record wildfire season, firefighter entrapments hit 20-year high
Seven active and retired firefighters cited concerns over a Trump administration policy and the effects of U.S. Forest Service staffing cuts.
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
'As Canada battles multiple raging wildfires, misinformation & disinformation about their causes are also spreading quickly online. CBC's Ashley Fraser breaks down how AI & conspiracy theories are being used to mislead people'. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
cbc.ca
Wildfire misinformation is spreading — and people are profiting from it
As Canada battles multiple raging wildfires, misinformation and disinformation about their causes are also spreading quickly online. For The National, CBC's Ashley Fraser breaks down how AI and conspi...
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
'The Age recently revealed Pickering is a self-described conspiracy theorist who has claimed Australian government policy is controlled by a cabal of foreign “globalists”, & endorsed the idea that the world economy was deliberately crashed to trigger a “great reset”.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14/08/2026
The strongest heat dome on the planet will tower above the U.S. this weekend, centered in the South. It will bring days of extreme heat and humidity lasting into early next week, with temperature records possible across 19 states.
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The planet’s strongest heat dome will tower over the U.S.
This weekend, the planet’s strongest heat dome will tower above the United States — and this time it will be centered in the South.
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We have more than 19 surveys underway to determine the health of snow gum communities in the face of increased fire threat & dieback. Please join this grassroots citizen science effort to better understand the threats & build the case for protection. themountainjournal.com/2026/08/14/f...
themountainjournal.com
From Baw Baw to The Brindabellas: snow gum surveys get underway.
Snow gums are the iconic vegetation species of the Australian High country. They are beautiful, vital for biodiversity and tourism, help hold snow pack which is released into river catchments, and …
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This is a bit awkward for the 'relax, carbon dioxide is just plant food' climate deniers.
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Similar vibes to when the climate denier press here in Australia said that arson was the main problem during our Black Summer fires, ignoring the link to climate change.
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Pauline Hanson's 'one nation' will be a disaster for our state: 'Greg is passionate about reopening VIC’s native timber industry.' "PHON propose the construction of coal fired HELE power stations." How much would this cost? How long would it take to build them? Who will invest in them?
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Even CIA leaking to make him look like a scaredy cat played by Netanyahu. Who knows how serious the threat was but the fact that someone(s) at the agency felt like sticking it to him this way is telling. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Iranian threat before Trump switched planes in Turkey
CIA had doubts about Israeli intelligence on a threat to Trump in Turkey that prompted an extraordinary secret flight.
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Went for a wander on our local mountain (Leanganook / Liyanganyuk) today. Its in recovery from last summer's fires. How can you not love the mad frenzy of growth you see on Eucalypts as they recover?
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
'Scientists said Trump, who talks about punishing Canada for poor fire management & sending smoke across the border, should look in the mirror when it comes to blame. They point to the USA's huge emissions of greenhouse gases from the burning of coal, oil & gas'. www.oskaloosa.com/news/nationa...
oskaloosa.com
Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement
A new study calculates that human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires. Thursday’s study by extreme weather r...
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Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 07/08/2026
Across north western Victoria & Gippsland, massive critical minerals developments threaten farming, landscapes, local economies & water supplies. There has been no attempt by the regulator or the state gov to assess cumulative impacts of these projects. www.melbournefoe.org.au/moratorium_o...
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Its kind of wild that what was once a serious national newspaper is reduced to the point where it peddles technology that doesn't exist at commercial scale (small modular reactors) as if you can just buy one now. nuclear.foe.org.au/wp-content/u...
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Dan Tehan was pathetic in his interview on data centres on Radio National. Energy use of DCs 'should be a matter for the developers', lets use gas for data centres, 'developers should decide what energy they use'. 'There should be no restrictions on the type of energy used'.
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Big cabinet reshuffle in VIC. Good to see such an experienced minister as Jaclyn Symes take on Energy & Resources, State Electricity Commission, Climate Action & Env. As Emergency Services min, she definitely understood how serious climate impacts are. www.premier.vic.gov.au/statement-pr...
premier.vic.gov.au
Statement From The Premier
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
'1/2 of all trees surveyed were dead, most with signs of dieback.' The loss of the snow gums will be as significant as loss of the Gt Barrier Reef. But we just got 2 more knockbacks from enviro funders - we can't get anyone interested in funding this issue. themountainjournal.com/2026/08/03/s...
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Snow gum survey at Mt Stirling reveals disturbing loss of trees
During the month of August, Friends of the Earth is inviting people to join a series of surveys to help determine the health of snow gum forests. Snow gums are the iconic vegetation species of the …
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
On the weekend we surveyed a small section of snow gum forest on Mt Stirling as part of our efforts to have these trees listed as threatened under federal env laws. The scale of loss due to dieback was shocking (altho' was only 1k trees, so small data set). themountainjournal.com/2026/08/03/s...
themountainjournal.com
Snow gum survey at Mt Stirling reveals disturbing loss of trees
During the month of August, Friends of the Earth is inviting people to join a series of surveys to help determine the health of snow gum forests. Snow gums are the iconic vegetation species of the …
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 30/07/2026
++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 30/07/2026
Lily D’Ambrosio, VIC Minister for Climate Action, Energy & Resources has announced today that she is retiring from politics. We acknowledge her vision, her remarkable commitment to her portfolios & her achievements in transforming energy supply in the state. www.melbournefoe.org.au/minister_d_a...
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Lily D’Ambrosio steps down – the minister who rebuilt Victoria’s energy system
Mobilise! Resist! Transform!
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Chris Bowen @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
For once I agree with Senator Canavan. He knows that renewable energy means cheaper electricity - so why are the Coalition doing everything they can to block them?
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Friends of the Earth Australia @foe.org.au · 28/07/2026
The VIC Leg Council Env & Planning Comm has released its final report into the 2026 summer fires across Victoria. We are pleased to see the main committee recognise reality: that climate change is a key contributor to bushfire conditions.
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Cam Walker @camwalker.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
For anyone who still uses facebook & has an interest in fire, check out the Australian Firefighters Climate Alliance for coverage on the northern hemisphere fires. www.facebook.com/ausfca
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