This week on Earth Matters we have Vivien Langford speaking with Beyond Zero Emissions CEO Vanessa Petrie about BZE’s presentations to the Ecocity 2017 worldwide summit about Zero Carbon Communities and Zero Carbon Cement.  Then we hear from Water Keeper Neil Blake speaking to Jan Bartlett about his role protecting the waters of Port Phillip Bay and some of the key challenges that inform his work.Guests:  Vanessa Petrie, Beyond Zero Emissions, www.bze.org.au  & Neil Blake, Port Phillip Baykeeper, www.bay-keeper.com, www.waterkeeper.org.Thanks to Jan Bartlett, www.3cr.org.au/hometime-tuesday and Vivien Langford, www.3cr.org.au/beyondzero, for providing content for this program.

The Montara oil field is in the Timor Sea, off the Northern coast of Western Australia. In 2009 it was the site of one of Australia's worst oil spills. Shortly after, oil and toxic dispersants showed up in West Timor where they caused an environmental and social disaster. On today's show we'll talk to Jane Hammond has made a film called 'A Crude Injustice' to bring attention to this issue. We'll also talk to Indonesian businessman Ferdi Tanoni who has been fighting tirelessly around this issue since 2009.

On this week's Earth Matters show you’ll meet two deadly fine Aboriginal Contemporary Urban Creatives. Writer Timmah Ball on Aboriginal Art, Writing, Feminism, Urban Planning and her latest creative Art project at YIRRAMBOI Festival.And Kent Morris Artist CEO of The Torch Project on his Digital Photography and his important day job, helping prisoners creating and selling art in Victorian prisons and finalist in the 2017 National Indigenous Art Awards. Earth Matters #1092 produced by Kerri-Lee Harding.

The Finkel Report on Australia’s energy future was meant to break the political deadlock in energy policy federally and secure the future of our electricity needs. But the Federal Coalition is deeply divided on the proposal, with some MPs saying it doesn’t give enough priority to fossil fuels. Meanwhile, the report has also been slammed as being heavily biased towards coal and gas, and as short-sighted and falling short of our Paris commitments. Touted as objective and ideologically neutral, and able to bridge political divides, the report is looking more like an abject failure. On this week's show we critically dissect the Finkel report with Pat Simons from Friends of the Earth’s Yes 2 Renewables Campaign, and Wendy Farmer from Voices of the Valley. Guests: Pat Simons (Yes2Renewables); Wendy Farmer (Voices of the Valley)​Earth Matters #1092 was produced by Teishan Ahearne.

SA high-level dump project "dead"After two years of Government pressure and community resistance, the SA Premier has finally declared that his proposal for the state to import high-level nuclear waste from around the world is dead. Karina Lester, Yankunytjatjara-Anangu, from the No Dump Alliance tells us about it. She clarifies that while this is a huge win, two communities are still under the threat of a national dump; the Flinders Ranges and Kimba.We hear three spoken word pieces from talented Aboriginal artists at the Black Rhymes event in Sydney: Lorna Munro, Elizabeth Jarrett and Rhyan Clapham.Image: Exposure Community Expo on nuclear waste in Port Augusta, September 2016.Earth Matters #1091 was produced by Gem Romuld.

"The river and the lakes mean to us now... it's like blood flowing through our veins" - Uncle Badger BatesOn this episode of Earth Matters we look at the water shortages in the Lower Darling River system. We talk to Uncle Badger Bates of the Barkindji mob, and Jason Alexandra who's an expert in water management and used to work for the Murray Darling Basin Authority.

This week on Earth Matters you’ll meet bryan Andy -Yorta Yorta man, broadcaster, writer and a social media whiz for the YIRRAMBOI First Nations Arts Festival (5-14 May 2017) Melbourne. bryan shares his views on local Aboriginal community arts, culture and identity in Victoria and you’ll hear about his most recent work in the role of Social Media Bossman for YIRRAMBOI socials on Facebook and Instagram. And you’ll also hear about bryan’s passion for his writing as a Blak Critic and we yarn on one very unique and very special arts initiative bryan created for the festival which brought blak drag Queens reading children’s Dream time stories in the City of Melbourne plus we spend some time unpacking some of the performances featured at the new Melbourne Arts festival that is the YIRRAMBOI Festival 2017.

A special report from Else Kennedy of Shut Youth Prisons in Alice Springs explores the juvenile (in)justice system from the perspectives of Dylan and Kirra Voller, in the wake of the NT Royal Commission into Juvenile Justice. The Vollers were thrown into the spotlight after a Four Corners report in October 2016 exposing inhumane conditions and treatment of juvenile prisoners, including Dylan. This report includes a spoken word piece from Dylan and a new track from his sister Kirra.We hear a segment on the inspiring acts and seven year imprisonment of US military whistle-blower Chelsea Manning, who recently walked free after President Obama commuted the remaining 28 years of her sentence as one of his final acts as US President. This segment was produced by Andy Paine from 4ZZZ in Brisbane.As the QLD Government lays out the red carpet for mega coal-miner Adani, we get a piece of Murrawah Johnson's mind, of the Wangan and Jagalingou Family Council. These words were recorded at a Sydney forum connecting frontline Indigenous struggles for climate justice in Australia and Canada.Extra music from Red Sand Country.Image: Kirra Voller with brother Caleb and supporters outside the NT Royal Commission hearings in Alice Springs. Credit: Shut Youth Prisons Mparntwe.Earth Matters #1088 was produced by Gem Romuld.

There are an estimated 160 000 toxic sites in Australia. In this episode we investigate how well they're being monitored and remediated, using the example of a toxic site in the Melbourne suburb of Fawkner that is set to be redeveloped.GuestsDr Ravi Naidu from the Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the EnvironmentBrian Snowden, resident of McBryde Street who is opposing the redevelopment of the toxic siteMara Bonacci, former environmental scientist in the field of contamination assessmentSue Bolton, Socialist Alliance Councillor for Moreland

We return to what has been touted one of the most significant social and environmental struggles of our era, the fight against the proposed Adani coal mine on Wangan and Jagalingou peoples' land in Central Qld. Hear a conversation with lawyer from Environmental Justice Australia, Ariane Wilkinson, who discusses EJA's research into Adani's international corporate behaviour. Also featured are some excerpts from the Stop Adani Roadshow outlining how people can get active at this crucial time.