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Sutherland Shire Environment Centre

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Annual General Meeting 2009 Our AGM will be held at 6.30pm on Thursday 17th September in the Rainbow Room of Sutherland Entertainment Centre. Please join us. Our guest speaker will be Professor Rick Cavicchioli whose talk is titled "The unseen majority: Can microorganisms save us?". To vote at the AGM you must be a financial member of Sutherland Shire Environment Centre. Download a membership form. Can't make it to the AGM, but still want to vote. Download a proxy form Woronora Coal Mining application approved Sutherland Shire Environment Centre today expressed disappointment that the Metropolitan Colliery longwall mining proposal has been given the go-ahead. However, they applauded Minister Keneally's decision to protect undamaged areas of the Waratah Rivulet and its eastern tributary from further mining damage... more Read the Planning Panel's assessment Read the Minister's approval *What can you* do about global warming? Sutherland Climate Action Network** (SCAN) is a group of local residents concerned about the threat that climate change poses to the world our children and grandchildren will inherit. Visit the SCAN website to see how you can get involved in this issue...		National Parks Under Attack! Public Meeting Thursday 9th September, 5.30-8pm, Theatrette, Parliament House Sydney. Speakers: The Hon Ian Cohen, MLC; Prof Ralf Buckley, Centre for Eco-tourism Research; Dr Carol Booth, Invasive Species Council. INFO Find out more about how you can help EDO Climate Bulletin #1 Download PDF Politics in the Park A series of movie events at Woronora. Details published in Shire Life each month. Email for details. Council Election Ten of the fifteen councillors elected for the 2008-2012 term expressed strong concern for global warming and were in favour of council acting to reduce the Shire's impact. More... Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper Garnaut Climate Change Review. Draft Report The Garnaut Climate Change Review Draft Report was released on Friday 4 July. It's time to urge our elected representatives to ACT. What can you do? Nothing governments can do about rising oil prices: oil expert Richard Heinberg Lateline 12/5/08 (transcript and video) Stern Review on the Economics of Climate change The most comprehensive review ever carried out on the economics of climate change was published on 30 October. The Review has been carried out by Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the UK Government Economic Service and former World Bank Chief Economist. Sir Nicholas said: "The conclusion of the Review is essentially optimistic. There is still time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, if we act now and act internationally. Governments, businesses and individuals all need to work together to respond to the challenge. Strong, deliberate policy choices by governments are essential to motivate change. But the task is urgent. Delaying action, even by a decade or two, will take us into dangerous territory. We must not let this window of opportunity close." Download the full executive summary (PDF 310kb) or read the complete report.
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. WaterFirst A vital part of our Shire's water supply is already suffering from longwall coal mining close to Woronora Dam - and more is proposed! Read SSEC's submission to the Independent Commission of Inquiry, Metropolitan Coal Project Find out what you can do to help.
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Don't Dump It, Recycle It!
Green living for our future Are you interested in saving MONEY and our ENVIRONMENT? Sutherland Shire Council are running a series of short courses. Fun, informative and interactive! Enrol today.