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Patrick Hearps likes going for high goals. In his spare time, the technical director for Beyond Zero Emissions, the organisation that has a bold but feasible plan for 100 per cent renewable energy to power Australia within 10 years, has a passion for rock climbing. The work on the plan, officially titled Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy … [Read more...]
Jillian Rossiter has seen the Woodford Greenhouse venue grow phenomenally as a festival attraction over the years. And it's been mainly due to her stoic effort, commitment, creativity and networking. Now it's time for her to slowly pass on that green baton to Ali Buckley, a hard-working Woodford staffer who also has a passion for the environment. … [Read more...]
You can't keep a good campaigner down. Drew Hutton has joined Queensland farmers in the fight with the government and the massive coal and coal seam gas industries. Brian Rickards talks to the man who fears no one in the cause for justice and a fair go. Appearing at the GREENhouse: Mining our Food, 10am, Thursday, December 30, 2010. Drew Hutton … [Read more...]
Campaigning against climate change and encouraging a whole multitude of women to join her unique action group must be a natural therapy for mother of four, Natalie Isaacs. The former natural cosmetics business woman is simply glowing and full of energy as she strives for a target of one million female supporters to each commit to reducing CO2 … [Read more...]
There’s a buzz about BZE. In fact, the team of engineers, scientists and experts from several other fields, working pro bono for this grassroots climate action group, are as busy as, er . . . BZEs. BZE, stands for Beyond Zero Emissions, and is an organisation that has been going since 2006 and is committed to providing a real, comprehensive, … [Read more...]
The passion is palpable, so is the sense of frustration and underlying anger. Yet like a seam of silver there’s healthy gleam of humour occasionally exposed. To assay Dr Ben McNeil is an interesting task. He’s in the stop strata of the academic rocks of intelligence that deal with climate change research and he has an urgent job at … [Read more...]
Queensland's first Greens senator Larissa Waters, while all fired up after her recent election success, now has to be patient as she faces a long wait before she can take her Senate seat in Canberra. While she can’t take office until the new Senate term starts next July, senator-elect Larissa will be keeping busy by going back to her old job … [Read more...]
Phil Moran is so passionate about the environment that he admits to hugging every tree he can. In his youth he had ideas of pursuing a career in the legal profession, but it wouldn’t have been as satisfying for this man who instead grew to love the bush. Phil is the natural resource manager for Noosa and District Landcare Group which is … [Read more...]
Paul Summers is a jolly sort of bloke – laidback, big smile, dressed for a barbie but with a brain as sharp as a tack. Immediately, you’d hazard a guess that Paul isn’t your normal stereotypical urban planner hunched over a drawing board on level 33 of a shiny office block in the heart of Brisbane. Yet a planner he is, and with an … [Read more...]
Simon Baltais's rise to one of the top branches of the environment movement tree is a result of hard work, persistence and absolute dedication. Not bad for an ex-cop and soldier, who is now the Queensland president of the Wildlife Preservation Society and the secretary of Queensland Conservation. There has been a series of important … [Read more...]
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