This week we hear about a landmark case in the United States that found that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the common pesticide RoundUp, causes cancer.Also this week: A new week, a new Prime Minister. But what about the Great Barrier Reef, and that odd cash splash to a little know private foundation?Guests: Peter McCallum (Mackay Conservation Group); Bob Phelps (Gene Ethics).Interviews courtesy of 3CR’s City Limits and Wednesday Breakfast programs.Song: 'Dirty Dollar' by Kev Carmody.Earth Matters #1155 was produced by Teishan Ahearne.

There is a long history of resistance to old growth forest logging in Western Australia's South West. In this week's show I speak with Jess Beckerling, Convener for Western Australia Forests Alliance or WAFA, to learn more about that history and as well as current campaigning. I caught up with Dom about the Forests for Life campaign (www.forestsforlife.org.au) and later Claire who spoke about her experience blockading and a more recent shift away from civil disobedience in the movement.

Who were the first bread makers? Bruce Pascoe; Author of “Dark Emu “ has found ample evidence of Aboriginal bread making disputing  the myth that aboriginal people were unsophisticated hunter gatherers.  The evidence shows that Aboriginal people were using domesticated plants, sowing, harvesting, irrigating and storingBruce is yarning at the annual Frontier Wars Story telling camp at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra.He asks why such history, that is easily uncovered, is not part of our school curriculum and suggests the fictions we are fed about pre-colonial aboriginal people in our education are a convenient lie.Earth Matters #1153 was produced by Bec HorridgeLinks: ABC story about Bruce Pascoes Book "Dark Emu" : "Dark Emu argues against 'Hunter Gatherer' history of Indigenous Australians"Bruce Pascoes website http://brucepascoe.com.au/Frontier Wars Story Telling Camp Facebook For more information about the next Frontier Wars Story Telling Camp contact Graeme Dunstan on 0407951688

Annette and Bruce Currie are a farming couple in Central Queensland who found that their farm water is threatened by multiple proposed coal mines. Their lives were turned upside down when they took on the proposed Alpha and Kevin’s Corner coal mines in court. Annette describes her family’s deep connection to their farm "Speculation" and the stressful impact of the court cases on family life. Bruce talks about why the mines must be stopped and calls for support. Michael Kane from Farmers for Climate Action gives some political analysis about how the LNP, Nationals and ALP must step up to protect farm water and climate.Earth Matters #1152 was produced by Bec HorridgeLinks:AIATIS  Map of Indigenous  AustraliaWangan & Jagalingou Family CouncilFarmers for Climate Action website:Farmers for Climate Action facebook:350.org  Central Queensland facebook exists to create hope, provide tools, inspire action and grow the movement for climate justice.It’s part of a 350.org international  and  national networkAlpha mine case backgroundThis case was a landmark challenge by local graziers and conservation groups against a large coal mine proposed to be constructed in the Galilee Basin of central Queensland. There are maps and a lots of information here:Kevin’s Corner  Mine case backgroundThe Kevin’s Corner Coal Mine is one of the mega-mines proposed to be developed in the Galilee Basin of central Queensland.It is being developed in parallel with the adjacent Alpha Coal Mine.  Both mines are proposed by  joint venture of GVK, an Indian company, and subsidiaries Hancock Prospecting, an Australian company. Find the case background  maps and information here: Kevins Corner and Apha  mines owned by Hancock GVK  website:              News stories : Queensland grazier loses battle with coal mega-mineQueensland court rejects Alpha Coal Project

Today we hear from American biologist and author Sandra Steingraber, giving the keynote address to the Permanent People’s Tribunal Session on Human Rights, Fracking and Climate Change.Sandra takes a lyrical look at the interconnections between molecules, organisms, ecosystems, logistics and capitalism in the story of fracking.This is an edited extract of Sandra Steingraber’s keynote address to the Permanent People’s Tribunal Session on Human Rights, Fracking and Climate Change, in May 2018. The Tribunal held it’s hearings at Oregon State University, in the US.Recordings of the tribunal and submissions made to it from around the world can be found at www.tribunalonfracking.org Earth Matters #1151 was produced by Teishan Ahearne.

This show features Zac Romagnoli-Townsend, coordinator with SEED, Australia’s first Indigenous youth climate network. He is talking about organising for the future in the climate justice movement, and provides interesting and thoughtful insights from his experience on community organising. This talk was given as part of the final plenary of the Students of Sustainability Conference 2018, held in July in Narrm / Melbourne.For information on SEED, go to their website: https://www.seedmob.org.au/

How to win against fossil fuelsBuild our movement; Make political change, Divest MoneySam La Rocca, Deputy Director of The Sunrise Project talks on courage, organising and building a movement to beat fossil fuels and win.Rachel Deans from Market Forces  explains how to switch your bank and super fund to one that does not invest in coal, oil or gas.Isaac Astill analyses our sucessful divestment campaigns.Organisations: Market Forces   Rachel Deans Contact: [email protected] PointThe Sunrise Project

In June 2018 a federal court found that Adani  has  been negotiating with the wrong traditional owner group and that  the Juru people  not The Kyburra Munda Yalga Aboriginal Corporation are the correct group that Adani  should be negotiating with about cultural heritage at Abbott point where the company has its coal loading port.   Regardless of this  Adani has not allowed the Juru Traditional owners  to see the cultural heritage protection  work that Kyburra did, nor will Adani   grant the Juru access to their rock art, burial grounds, fish traps, ochre grounds and sacred sites to see if they are in fact protected.Court documents  show the Kyburra Munda Yalga Aboriginal Corporation hid payments by Adani and payed  its own directors up to $1,000 a day cash  for cultural heritage assessments that are now invalidated.Now the Juru have made a legal request for an order that will make Adani stop work.We hear from Juru Elder Aunty Carol about her disappointing experiences attempting to negotiate with Adani and investigative journalist Ben Smee  as he gives the recent background to several Guardian articles  he wrote about Adani and its indigenous land use agreementsHear also direct from the frontline at the gates of the Abbott point terminal in QLD, near Bowen, where dozens of activists pledged to campain to Stop Adani, where Aunty Carol tried to deliver the pledges to Adani but was turned away, where a year later a hundred people sat blocking the road and near where Juliet and Cassie locked onto a rail line to stop the coal trains.Click here to see: Map of indigenous nations Arial photo of Abbott point coal export facility and Calley Valley wetlandsOrganisations: Stop Adani Frontline Action on CoalBeyond Coal and Gas Jamboree Juru Enterprises See these articles in The Guardian-Australia: “Adani says it could start works at abbot point without traditional owners input”  “Adani coal port faces possible stop order after traditional owners object”“Indigenous group hid more than 2m in payments from Adani mining giant.”

Green bans, red union.An archival interview with Jack Mundey [encore broadcast] This week we’re delving into 3CR’s rich archive to bring you an interview with trade unionist Jack Mundey.Jack talks about the tumultuous era of the Green Bans, and how rank-and-file unionists in the Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) took control of their union and forged links with the broader community.Guests: Jack Mundey (archival interview from 3CR’s City Limits program in 1999)Earth Matters #1147 was produced by Teishan Ahearne.

This week's show is about the Djapwurrung Embassy, established to protect sacred trees threatened with destruction, north of Ballarat in Victoria. The state government want to cut down over 3000 trees as part of the Western Highway duplication project, including trees sacred to the Djapwurrung first nation. There has been a strong resistance with three camps set up to stop the road works and protect the trees, known as the Djapwurrung embassy. Music credit: 'Diamonds and Sapphires' by Racerage - https://soundcloud.com/racerage