Dirt Radio

On todays episode Anna Langford (Friends of the Earth) is back to talk with Professor Lauren Rickards and Dr. Todd Denham (RMIT) on the new collaborative report 'Climate Impacts at Work', the background of the report, and an overview of findings and how they affect workers. Access the entire Climate at Work report to expand on the pressing issues discussed in this episode.

On today's show, Anna Langford (Act on Climate) speaks with Cam Walker (FoE) and Aairin Moon (Maritime Union of Australia) about the legacy left by oil and gas, how decomissioning this infrastructure looks for the environment and workers and can we pave a pathway to a safer renewable future by extending the decomissioning levy.For more information on FoE's work with the offshore gas levy.Keep an eye on MUA's twitter for future actions.

Jack and Sam talk with Alana Mountain, forest collective extraordinaire and co-ordinator who discusses all things threatened species, VIC forests and the continued logging of native habitats.Check out FoE Forests and the Victorian Forest Alliance for more info on how you can get involved.

In today's Dirt Radio show, Sam Castro catches up with Friends of The Earth's Campaigns Coordinator Cam Walker. They discuss protecting forests, just transitions, stopping gas and going back country to celebrate the places we love. 

FoE Melbourne Forest Collective https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/forests

FoE Melbourne - No More Gas Collective https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/gas

Victorian BackCountry Festival https://backcountryfestival.com.au

Tim and Isabelle discuss resisting Australia's climate destruction with organised disruption and the authoritarian response by NSW police.

On today's show Elyse Cunningham (Sustainable Cities) who has a great chat with community members Adrian (Point Cook) and Sarah (Brimbank) about their difficulties engaging with community through transport links in the West. The shortcomings by state government to provide an effective bus system to these communities is reducing their ability to move throughout their area. Finally, John Stone discusses the better bus service campaign and discusses bus systems used in other cities that can link the larger routes making bus journeys more accessible to all.See more of John's research here

Alana and Tuffy share their thoughts on the new anti-protest laws that have been implented in forset protests and what that means for Victoria's forests. Alana (FoE Forest collective campaign co-ordinator) and Tuff (Geco Organiser) have years of front line experience fighting for forests and land and have a unique perspective on the fight for the right to protest. What will be Dan's legacy?

On the show today Jack and Freja talk with Lisa about Seismic Testing. You might be wondering - is this a Post-Punk revival band? A cold war relic?Nope... Seismic testing is the process of locating gas and oil deposits deep beneath the ocean floor. This is done by triling an air gun off the back of a boat, which send out sonic blasts 24 hours a day, every 10 seconds, at up to 256 decibels for months at a time. To give perspective, a jet engine at 50m is 140 decibels, so it’s no longer a sound than human ears can hear, its more of a burst of energy so powerful that it kills and causes permanent and significant damage to many species of marine life. The full extent of the damage done is not known and that suits the authorites and the gas and oil industry very nicely.Not much is known about the secretive seismic tests being done offshore as most reports into are done by the fuel companies themsleves. The only reliable source of information on Ottaway testing is OCEAN, keep up to date on their events and eyes peeled for a 60 second video by young Apollo Bay filmmaker Jackson Hyett and Patagonia.If you want to look further into titles that have been given by the government and investigate these practices check the NOPTA database. And as always,

On todays show Jack and Sam speak with Freja about Victoria's role in Gas. The interview touches on the role gas plays in Australia, the way it's exported and a recent (staggering) proposal for a floating gas terminal to be built in Geelong. The terminal boasts a location within the advised safe 3km radius residental housing, an immediate threat to local bay wildlife and a shallow attempt to prop up the crumbling Australian gas industry.Help show solidarity to the people, flora and fauna that will be effected by the project by sending an email to your MP to TAKE ACTION on Victorian gas.

This week Sam and Jack present part two of the Keerray Woorroong Gunditjmara First Nations Peoples this World Environment Day to Protect Whale Songline Country in Gunditjmara Sea Country. Every year Koontapool (Southern Right Whales) return to their birthing grounds along the coastlines of South West Victoria. Travelling up from the colder Southern and Antarctic waters, they use the southern coast, waters and songlines to navigate their journeys to and through Gunditjmara Sea Country to feed and birth. Over the past year we have seen state and federal governments earmark vast expanses of Gunditjmara Sea Country for a massive expansion of gas mining as part of a national economic recovery. The event was hosted by the Southern Ocean Protection Embassy Collective and supported by Friends of The Earth and Surfers For Climate in solidarity with Gunditjmara Whale Dreaming Custodians and Local Gunditj community in proclaiming protection for Southern Right Whale Birthing and Songline.