In celebration of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras this weekend, Jacob delves into the relationship between queer identities and the natural world.'Queer ecologies' is a school of thought that rejects binary, rigid, and heteronormative approaches to environmentalism. To unpack this juicy topic, we are joined by Professor of Environmental Arts and Justice, Cate Sandilands, and the co-founders of ecological education platform 'PermaQueer', Guy Ritani and Toad Dell.Featuring poetry by Jacob Gamble and the voices of queers from Naarm: Ādaraya, 'Betty with the good hair', and Nicky Tsekouras.

Stopping Seismic: The Great Ocean Rescue Tour The Great Ocean Rescue Tour to stop seismic blasting in the Otway Basin rolled out across the southwest coast of Victoria over January, organised by OCEAN the Otway Coastal Environment Action Network. From Ocean Grove to Portland people marched, attended film screenings and signed petitions to protest against three proposals for seismic blasting off the southwest coast of Victoria. If all three proposals go ahead an area the size of Tasmania would be affected with a devastating impact on the marine environment. Lisa Deppelertell founder of OCEAN and Mitch Pope, one of the coordinators of the Great Ocean Rescue Tour, tell us why the community is so opposed to seismic blasting in the Otway Basin and the actions being taking to have it stopped. Laurie Laurenson, a marine biologist from the South-West Coast Scientific Group of the Clean Ocean Foundation discusses the Group's response to the Environment Plans submitted to the national regulator NOPSEMA by the three companies proposing to conduct seismic surveys and why they've recommended that they be rejected. Laurie describes the potential impact on the marine environment and how the loss of krill, a keystone species, will effect whales and other marine creatures. To sign the petition or comment on the CGG Environment Plan before midnight Feb 26th,  go to the Australian Marine Conservation Society websitehttps://www.marineconservation.org.au/actions/stop-cgg-seismic-blasting-victoria/ MusicOcean by John ButlerUpwelling by Carli Reeve Photo by Great Ocean Photography kindly provided by Mitch Pope Produced by Judith Peppard Earth Matters  #1441

This week we look at the best ways that humans can interact with nature, errr when nature calls.We talk to Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick about the Poo Project which looked at the ecological impact of human faeces in nature, as well as a hiker who explains the what and how of a poo tube, and a camper with a portable composting toilet.Produced by Phil Evans on palawa, Kaurna, and Barngarla Land.Earth Matters #1440Music: Wall of Voodoo, Johnny Cash, and Monkey Marc.

Drug policy reform: The missing link to climate justice The International Coalition on Drug Policy Reform and Environmental Justice has published its first report, Revealing the Missing Link to Climate Justice:  Drug Policy here This episode of Earth Matters looks at how the war on drugs and international prohibition regime support organised crime, encourage corruption and, as Clemmie James puts it, is a "wrecking ball" for the environment,  impeding international efforts to protect the environment and prevent climate change.  Clemmie James, Climate activist and Chair of the International Coalition on Drug Policy Reform and Environmental Justice. Neil Woods, former UK police officer and undercover drugs operative, author and board member of Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) in the USA and in the U.K. and member of the International Coalition on Drug Policy Reform and Environmental Justice. Dr. Diego Andrés Lugo-Vivas, scholar and activist from Columbia and member of International Coalition for Drug Policy Reform and Environmental Justice. Produced by Judith Peppard Earth Matters # 1439 Music:  Astro by Mateo Kingman

The 2020s have been a story of fire, floods, and natural disasters. Communities are still recovering from 'once in a lifetime' natural disasters, and preparing for the next one.This week, we speak with bushfire survivor and climate activist Jack Egan, flood survivor and resilience leader Kate Coxall, researcher and sociologist Fiona McDonald, youth peer worker Cherrie Byrne, and disaster specialised youth worker Carla Hall, about the impact of disaster, and the role young people can play in building resilience.

This amazing First Nations panel responds to the questions: “How can the environment and climate movement best show solidarity with first nations people?”“What does First Nations justice have to do with climate justice?”Featuring Awabakal elder Aunty Tracey, Ngemba elder Aunty Caroline, Bundjalung and Worimi saltwater woman Phoebe McIlwraith, and Ngemba, Wangan and Jagalingou protector of country Wilka Kirakuta. The conversation was moderated by Wadi wadi man of the Yuin nation, Matthew Jeffery.These voices were at the Peoples Blockade of the world’s largest coal port where thousands of climate activists took to the water on the weekend of November 25-26, blockading the coal port in Muloombinba Newcastle for well over 30 hours. 109 people were arrested together in defiance of the the 30 hour limit of  allowed blocking of the shipping channel.The blockade was organised by Rising Tide. What’s happening next? Find out about the next ten day blockade of the coal port with 10,000 people during November 20th -29th,  2024 at https://www.risingtide.org.au/Facebook event page for 2024 Event November 20th to 29th  http://bit.ly/3u4JW8hLinks:Rising TideSupport the Rising Tide 109 | Chuffed | Non-profit charity and social enterprise fundraising(link is external)Kirketts Mob Quest Fundraising Page on Facebook  for Caroline Kirk and her activist mob for transport and communications costs.   Kirketts Mob Facebook Fundraising PageHashtags: #PeoplesBlockade | #RisingTideAus | #NoNewCoal | #MakePollutersPayEarth Matters #1437 was on produced by Bec Horridge

Deep thinking Grant Howard, who works in the  coal industry, shares his realisation that politicians:“deliberately lied; not to protect mine workers but lied and used mine workers to protect their own jobs”, A large, happy crowd of sun-hatted people sitting on the sand of a  coal port beach, listening to their friends on the stage tell them why coal exports from Australia must be stopped. Next, they will get into canoe’s and do just that by paddling out and blocking the massive coal ships shipping lane with their colored canooes and fabulous flotilla.Karl Eric makes instant lyrics on the power of washing up ! and an arrestee thanks the NSW police for being careful, not rough.After hearing Manjot Kaur you won't forget her name.The planned 2024 coal port blockade with 10,000 people for ten days and upcoming Rising Tide tour to build numbers of like minded people is well mentioned.This action leaves no doubt that an increasingly huge number of ordinairy people are unstoppably and happily willing to risk jail to stop coal exports from this stolen land  to slow runnaway climate chaos.Facebook event page for 2024 Event November 20th to 29th  http://bit.ly/3u4JW8hLinks:Rising TideSupport the Rising Tide 109 | Chuffed | Non-profit charity and social enterprise fundraisingHashtags: #PeoplesBlockade | #RisingTideAus | #NoNewCoal | #MakePollutersPayEarth Matters #1436 was produced by Bec Horridge in Mulubinba,(Newcastle) on the Awabakal Nation.

This episode was inspired by a recent a Nyamat Yarkeen Karween - Southern Ocean Dreaming Gunditjmara Ceremony that host Phil Evans attended recently in Narrawong, VIC. Audio from the ceremony is heard throughout.First they blast. Then they drill. American oil and gas giant ConocoPhillips has announced plans to explore for gas in commonwealth waters as close as 8km from the coast of Warrnambool. Before any exploration begins, the area is scheduled for a series of seismic blasting surveys, to be undertaken by another company CGG. We look at some of the effects this will have on environment and culture.We hear from Gunditjmara, Yuin and Bidjara woman, Yarran Couzens Bundle and Warrnambool marine scientist, Zoe Brittain.Sign the Citizens Protection Declaration to stand in solidarity with First Nations communities asserting their care for Sea Country.Songs from Gunditjmara Bundiya are featured in the show.Earth Matters #1434 was produced by Phil Evans with thanks to Friends of the Earth.

Transcript and Reference ListWhen most Australians can access all the water they could ever want with the simple twist of a tap it’s easy to think that water is a common resource. But even in our own backyard, Indigenous people are legally entitled to less than 0.1% of the Murray Darling Basin by the Australian government.Building on the concept of the “tragedy of the commons,” guest producers completing sociology at the University of Melbourne dive into the theory behind whether water can be collectively owned. Unpacking the sociology of sustainability, student producers are here to walk you through how climate racism and patriarchy operate to limit marginalised people’s right to water, and therefore right to life.Presenters & Topics:Zi Yuan: The tension between capitalism and water sustainability, focusing on the case study of the Fukushima dilemmaOla Wallis: Ecofeminism and the gender inequalities in relation to water access and sanitation, examining the experiences of low caste women in Mumbai, as well as Indigenous women in MoroccoBrionie Young: Looking at “epistemicides,” or the destruction of Indigenous knowledges through the colonisation of river systemsVida Davies: Indigenous in the case study of the Murray Darling river basin and the possibility of commoning water whilst upholding Indigenous sovereignty **Please note that producer Ola Wallis covers issues of sexual assault in discussion of ecofeminism at time stamps 7minutes-8minutes**Earth Matters #1434 was produced by Ola Wallis, Zi Yuan, Brionie Young & Vida Davies.

What we need in Australia's new nature laws  The Federal government is overhauling the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act or EPBC Act (1999) after a damning review published in 2020. The public is encouraged to have their say via the following website:https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/australias-new-nature-positive-laws Euan Ritchie, Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at Deakin University, and his colleagues have described 5 things we need to see in Australia’s new nature laws if we are to avoid disaster and even more biodiversity decline. Euan explains what to look for.https://theconversation.com/5-things-we-need-to-see-in-australias-new-nature-laws-217271 We also hear from Kate Umbers, Managing Director and founder of Invertebrates Australiahttps://theconversation.com/trapped-australias-extraordinary-alpine-insects-are-being-marooned-on-mountaintops-as-the-world-warms-211104https://www.3cr.org.au/earthmatters/episode/emissions-impossible-and-biodiversity-knife-edge-alpine-insect-decline Rob Fowler, Professor of Environmental Law, who spoke to 3CR in 2020 about the interim report of the  review of the EPBC Act.https://www.3cr.org.au/actingup/episode-202008101400/more-environmental-decline-likely-federal-government-seeks-devolve Music:    One Song    Archie Roachhttps://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Archie+Roach+One+Song#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:152b00da,vid:nFE78q6gKb0,st:0 Earth Matters Episode #1433  Produced by Judith Peppard