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flare04.bsky.social @flare04.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
youtu.be/8FjrSNSGO1A?... everyone should watch this as people will get screwed
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Screwed again: small investors to bail out billionaires from SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic
YouTube video by Inside China Business
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Philip Oldfield @sustainabletall.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
92% of British homes will overheat in summer by 2050. Is air-conditioning part of the solution? Absolutely. But let’s not forget the passive elements that can assist us using *far less* air-conditioning and lower bills. External shading. Greenery. Reflective roof coatings.
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Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
It's becoming increasingly clear that batteries are going to play an increasing role in our lives. This fascinating conversation explains how rapidly developments in battery technology are taking place.
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CATL CTO On The Truth About 3-Minute Charging, Sodium & Solid-State!
YouTube video by Everything Electric TECH
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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 11/05/2026
WE DON'T NEED PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS ANYMORE! "The [bamboo plastic] outperforms most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics while maintaining full biodegradability in soil within 50 days and closed-loop recyclability with 90% retained strength."
nature.com
High-strength, multi-mode processable bamboo molecular bioplastic enabled by solvent-shaping regulation - Nature Communications
Bioplastics derived from biomass show promise as sustainable alternatives to petrochemical plastics, but their adoption is hindered by their inferior mechanical properties and processability. Here, th...
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 10/05/2026
Using diesel generators to power the AI revolution would kill hundreds of Americans a year. An environmental engineer explains:
theconversation.com
Using diesel generators to power the AI revolution would kill hundreds of Americans a year
Using existing backup generators as regular sources of electricity would emit lots of pollution into American skies and endanger people’s health.
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Cyclo 🇨🇴 🚲🇵🇸🏴‍☠️🇦🇺 @padreilpadrone.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Denmark has now reached 96% of vehicle sales as EVs. One of the national petrol companies has put all of its stations up for sale. 😳 youtu.be/J6wkQf8-yXk
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Denmark’s EV Sales Just Went Nuclear — 96% of Private Buyers Chose Electric
YouTube video by The Electric Viking
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Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
On my way to Harrogate, looking forward to experiencing the enthusiasm and interest in adopting technology that is slightly less damaging than the stuff we've been using for the last 150 years.
The cover of our live show program for the Everything Electric North event this weekend.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/05/2026
New study shows that if you want a secure supply of energy, long-duration energy storage (LDES) is more effective than gas plants.
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Long-duration battery storage can contribute to security of supply more cost-effectively than gas-fired power plants, LCP Delta finds
LCP Delta has conducted a study analyzing the potential contribution of long-duration battery storage to security of supply within capacity tenders in Germany, including an economic comparison with ga...
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IPBES @ipbes.net · 04/05/2026
Inspired Yoda’s look, the tarsier did. 🌌 This #StarWarsDay, let's remember that even the galaxy’s most iconic figures have roots in Earth’s biodiversity. IPBES science shows nature’s health is the force binding all life together. To ignore the evidence, unwise it is. 🌍✨ #MayThe4thBeWithYou
Photo of a tarsier clinging to a tree branch at night, with large round brown eyes and grey-brown fur. Dark background with blurred green foliage. IPBES logo (Science and Policy for People and Nature) in top left corner. Text in white and grey bold capitals reads: "PROTECT BIODIVERSITY, WE MUST. STRONG WITH NATURE, THE FUTURE IS."
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
This continues to be one of the worst and most dangerous things happening in America. www.latimes.com/environment/... via @hayleysmith.bsky.social
latimes.com
Trump administration pays wind developer to walk away from California offshore lease
In the second such highly unusual move, the Trump administration is paying to make wind power go away
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Peter Gardner @peterdgardner.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Fund offers Australian truck operators $100 million to go electric, at no upfront cost thedriven.io/2026/04/29/f...
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Fund offers Australian truck operators $100 million to go electric, at no upfront cost
UK based fund offers $100 million to Australian truck operators to transition to electric, with no upfront cost for the vehicles or charging.
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 28/04/2026
Australia’s gas industry is paying far too little tax. A simple export levy could capture more of the super profits without affecting production or supply, Michael Keating writes. #auspol #Energy #Tax #Economy
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It’s time to tax gas exports in the national interest
The best way to stop the massive under-taxation of Australian LNG would be to fix the petroleum resource rent tax, but a quick second best would be a tax on export revenue.
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 28/04/2026
Expanding fuel reserves and slashing oil demand makes sense. Reopening refineries and drilling for more doesn’t.
theconversation.com
Fuel now, electricity later: why Australia has to both boost fuel supply – and electrify transport
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 27/04/2026
Electric vehicles are no longer a future bet – they are a present solution. Faster uptake would cut costs for households and reduce Australia’s exposure to global fuel shocks, Tim Storer writes. #auspol #EVs #Energy #CostOfLiving
johnmenadue.com
We could have had fuel security by now. Let’s not make the same mistake twice
Electric vehicles are now cost-competitive and critical to reducing exposure to global fuel shocks, making faster adoption a matter of economic and national security.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/04/2026
Here was the top US intelligence official deploying unsubstantiated or phony Russian material—over the objections of CIA officials—to smear an American politician. It was disgraceful.
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Tulsi Gabbard’s dangerous war
Trump's hatchet woman is weaponizing classified intelligence like never before.
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 23/04/2026
Holy shit! Someone has pledged $100k to the AYCC to match any donations that come through today! This means the impact of every dollar you donate today is doubled. 💛 Get all the way amongst it here: www.aycc.org.au/emergencyapp...
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AYCC Next Generation Fund
Help build the next generation of climate justice leaders by making a donation today.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 23/04/2026
The U.S. military fires missiles worth more than $1 million to shoot down drones that cost Iran $20-50 thousand to mass produce. That math favors Iran.
theconversation.com
Why the US military is stuck using $1 million missiles against Iran’s $20,000 drones
Bureaucratic hurdles mean the US military typically has to wait a decade between the time it sees a new threat and the employment of a new system to defend against it.
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 21/04/2026
In the past 11 years, we’ve lost roughly 300 million hectares of forest. Three ecologists explain why our current conservation strategies aren’t working.
theconversation.com
Our efforts to halt global forest loss aren’t working: new research
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
NEW PODCAST: Electricity is just 20% of global energy. The other 80% (heating, transport, industry) still runs on fossil fuels. Full electrification could cut total energy demand in half. More in my conversation with @bobbyllew.bsky.social of Everything Electric Show youtube.com/watch?v=-jSqcwxpd14
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Why Electrification Could Cut Global Energy Use in Half!
YouTube video by Everything Electric TECH
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Smart Energy Council @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
A recent media segment has put forward a number of misleading claims about our sector, particularly around battery supply chains and clean energy technologies. This analysis from Renew Economy takes a closer look at those claims and highlights where key context has been missed.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 21/04/2026
Did you know that 83% of Australia’s gas is used for exports? Australia Institute research shows Australia exported enough gas in five years to supply the country for over 20 years. ✍ Sign the petition to support a 25% gas export tax: theaus.in/4tWQy1H
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Royce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Post-script: we just put a deposit down on an EV in the affordable range because where we live, petrol prices are higher than average and we've had enough. There's a two month wait. I'm very excited. The thing will be the nicest car we have ever owned or driven. Get the EV. It'll be fine.
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NPR @npr.org · 16/04/2026
"My hope is that this commitment provides the stability and the spark NPR needs to innovate boldly and strengthen its national network," says Connie Ballmer, who gave $80 million of the $113 million. n.pr/4tRK4RR
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NPR receives $113 million in charitable gifts
"My hope is that this commitment provides the stability and the spark NPR needs to innovate boldly and strengthen its national network," says Connie Ballmer, who gave $80 million of the $113 million.
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 13/04/2026
America’s credibility is under pressure – but Australia has rarely questioned what that means for its own strategy. The real challenge is not emotional reaction, but hard thinking about the future of US power, James Curran writes. #auspol #ForeignPolicy #ANZUS #Geopolitics #Australia
johnmenadue.com
Iran debacle is Suez moment for US-Australia alliance
While there is already introspection both in the US and among its allies as to the long-term effects of this crisis on American capabilities and capacities, will Canberra seize the moment to reflect?
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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 13/04/2026
As war-driven fossil prices ripped through global markets, Britain's clean energy buildout provided the nation with an impressive buffer. Wind and solar cut gas generation to just 2.4% of their power mix in late March, helping prices fall to their lowest since October. news.fixthenews.com/3Alnv6S
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Just in case you're wondering why the gas industry hates the idea of a 25% gas export tax and wants to keep the PRRT
Chart showing gas exports and PRRT:

2014-15: Exports $16.9bn PRRT $1.9bn
2024-25: Exports $64.6bn PRRT $1.4bn
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 13/04/2026
The US is set to blockade the Strait of Hormuz to force it open. That only makes sense if Iran buckles under the pain first - and it won't
bloom.bg
The Hormuz Blockade Is a Throwdown the US Can't Win
For a man who understands the power of leverage, Donald Trump is being remarkably slow to recognize the influence Iran has gained in the Strait of Hormuz. The US president’s threat to complete its closure by blocking Iranian exports through it, too, is far more likely to drag him deeper into a politically damaging war than to force Tehran’s capitulation.
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
“This delivery ushers in a new era for Australian road freight where electric heavy trucks are not just cheaper and faster, they unshackle Australia from volatile global oil markets, dramatically strengthening our supply chain resilience,” Bleakley says. Diesel demand destruction.
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Faster, and a lot cheaper: First all-electric long haul delivery flags new era in Australia trucking
A new era of all-electric trucking is being hailed after Australia's first inter-city delivery from warehouse to customers was completed at a much lower
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 13/03/2026
Misinformation is spreading faster than ever – amplified by social media, AI fakery and organised disinformation campaigns. This “Age of Lies” is eroding democracy, science and the ability of governments to make rational decisions, Julian Cribb writes. #auspol #Disinformation #Media #Democracy #AI
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The Age of Lies and the threat to civilisation
A global surge of misinformation – amplified by social media, AI fakery and organised disinformation campaigns – is corroding the foundations of democratic decision-making and public trust.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 04/03/2026
Australia Institute Deputy Director Ebony Bennett asks The People's Economist Gary Stevenson, why don't Government's tax wealth properly? Listen to Follow the Money for more from Gary: theaus.in/4rM2fYh
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flare04.bsky.social @flare04.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
ai-girls.org/en/2026/02/2... this saved me so much time - Thank You
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gog CLI OAuth Setup Guide - Google Workspace Integration in Headless Environments | AI-Girls Lab
Complete guide to setting up gog CLI OAuth authentication in WSL/server headless environments for Google Calendar, Gmail integration with OpenClaw agents.
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Rachel Withers @rachelwithers.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The Liberal Party is chasing right-wing voters off a right-wing cliff, failing to even try to win back the urban, educated women who have locked them out of the cities until further notice.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 14/02/2026
China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies. It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 03/02/2026
China’s grid spending hit a record last year and is set to rise steadily through 2030, underscoring Beijing’s push to ease transmission bottlenecks.
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China Grid Spending Hits Record as Beijing Tackles Bottlenecks
China’s grid spending hit a record last year and is set to rise steadily through 2030, underscoring Beijing’s push to ease transmission bottlenecks.
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 29/01/2026
Trump’s chaos matters – but it obscures a deeper truth. US military dominance is waning, and Australia risks clinging to an alliance built for another era, Joseph Camilleri writes. #PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #foreignpolicy #geopolitics
johnmenadue.com
A declining empire – and how Australia should adapt
Trump’s volatility has exposed the fragility of the global order, but the deeper danger lies in Australia’s uncritical attachment to a declining US empire – and the refusal to rethink our place in a changing world.
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Our Govt should support Australian industry, but avoid just gifting public money to companies. Equity stakes are the way to go, not grants. Well done @albomp.bsky.social in this instance. #auspol
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/01/2026
Bruce Springsteen released a pointedly emotional protest song Wednesday, amid widespread outrage over sweeping immigration raids that have led to violence and fatal shootings at the hands of federal agents.
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Bruce Springsteen releases searing protest song in ‘Streets of Minneapolis’
“Streets of Minneapolis” names Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and excoriates “King Trump.”
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/01/2026
The devil is definitely going to be in the details of Australia's free midday solar scheme - lots to criticise in its current design theenergy.co/article/indu...
Expert view
“The challenge of predicting anything with Solar Sharer is that no one knows how many people will actually take it up or how much they will actually change their behaviour. It could turn out to be either a non-event or a major disruption.

So, here’s an idea for the retailers. From 1 July, analyse and publish data on how Solar Sharer customers are responding to the new incentives.

The actual amount of load that customers shift will determine how much they save, how much retailers save (in lower wholesale costs) and lose (in lost revenue). The size, timing and location of that load will determine whether it helps or harms the network.

This data would be trivially easy for retailers to compile, anonymise and publish. And creating a quick feedback loop back to government will be important for spotting issues early and resolving them.”

	Hamish McKenzie
Deputy Director - Climate Change & Energy, Grattan Institute
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Holy shit.
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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
One regional city is 15 years from a shortfall of drinking water and some experts are calling for a trial to recycle wastewater into something drinkable.
abc.net.au
Regional Victorian cities face drinking water shortfall as populations grow
One regional city is 15 years from a shortfall of drinking water and some experts are calling for a trial to recycle wastewater into something drinkable.
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Ben Peake @reddishraven.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Americans being shocked that Europeans don't like America because of what America is doing internationally will never not be both funny and sad.
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Justin @ediparolev.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
forbes.com
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 10/12/2025
FIFA is making the beautiful game ugly by sidling up to climate-change denier Donald Trump ahead of the World Cup
bloom.bg
FIFA’s World Cup Sycophancy Is Dirtying the Beautiful Game
President Donald Trump finally received his sought-after peace prize on Friday. Except it wasn’t from the Nobel Foundation but from FIFA, an institution charged with overseeing penalty shootouts in soccer rather than geopolitics. I’m not much of a football fan — I prefer rugby — but how can this sycophancy to a world leader who’s pulled his nation out of the Paris Agreement and calls climate change a “con job” serve either athletes or soccer fans?
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angry-goddess.bsky.social @angry-goddess.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Hey James Massola why is it everyone else can find this stuff out on the Opposition but you can't? @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
James Patterson being a hypoc6
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Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
On @albomp.bsky.social’s #FOI Amendment Bill … citizens slammed it, NGOs slammed it, the Coalition slammed it, the Greens slammed it, the cross-bench slammed it … but Labor senators love it. #sycophants #secrecy #auspol
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‘Addiction to secrecy’: opposition and crossbench slam Labor’s ‘undemocratic’ changes to FoI – including charging fees
The proposed changes, which the government claims are needed to combat AI-generated requests, would also reduce what documents can be released
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 03/12/2025
Labor promised to end “jobs for mates”, but has chosen a non-binding appointments framework that leaves ministers free to ignore independent advice, writes Paddy Gourley. #Auspol #PublicService #Governance
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How the Albanese government kept “jobs for mates” alive
The Albanese government promised to end political patronage in statutory appointments, but has instead chosen a non-binding framework that preserves ministerial discretion and limits accountability.
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flare04.bsky.social @flare04.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
reneweconomy.com.au/we-wont-need... I learnt a lot reading this
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flare04.bsky.social @flare04.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
@amyremeikis.bsky.social www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic... well said
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Facts among the first casualties in war against renewable energy
Opponents to climate action are deliberately using details out of context, and have done so countless times in the past.
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Dr Sophie Scamps MP @sophiescamps.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment has made a surprise intervention in the legal challenges against the decision by Environment Minister Murray Watt to extend the life of Woodside’s NW Shelf LNG project. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/un-ra...
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