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Local gathering of Toowoombas Youth on Climate and Environment
Youth Climate Action members and interested youths are invited to be present and involved in a meeting this sunday at the Toowoomba City library at 2 o'clock. We hope to talk a little about ourselves but to listen to what others like ourselves have to say, and ake a plan for the future and the first large event; Climate conference. We are looking for anyone who can help and all interested youths!
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Climate crisis getting short shrift in US president race: Gore
MONTEREY, California (AFP) — Former US vice president and renowned climate change fighter Al Gore said Saturday that the global warming crisis is getting short shrift in this year's presidential race. Gore used the stage at a prestigious Technology, Entertainment and Design conference in Monterey, California, to call for activism to push climate change to the top of the candidates' political agendas. "As important as it is to change the light bulbs, it is more important to ...
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LOCAL
Universtiy Of Southern Queensland to take part in Climate Change Research
The University of Southern Queensland will join a consortium of Australian Univerities in Climate Change Reasearch this year. The selected univerities, including Griffith, Macquaire, James Cook, QUT, Murdoch, SCU and the University of Newcastle will take part in the National Climate Change Adaption Research Facility (NCCCARF).
Professor Stone of the USQ said that the research will focus on how the prepare for climate change. With some $50 million funding from the federal government, and with confidences of experts, this is sure to be a valuable facilcity.
Toowoomba Environment Awards
The Toowoomba City coucil in conjunction with local businesses is again calling for nominations for the annual Environmental Excellence Awards. This is a great opurtunity for you to gain recognition for your or an others efforts. We recommend that any active people out there nominate.
You can find more on the Toowoomba City Council Environmental Excellence awards at www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au or by downloading the Information and Nomination Booklet attached below.
twbaenvironmentawards.pdf
QLD
Hey there!
The word's out that crew from communities in Brisbane, Toowoomba and beyond are converging for a weekend of fun, exciting discussions and collaborative planning for 2008.
Yes, and we'd love you to come. Despite the name, Queensland Environment Activist Network, QEAN is hopefully about more than environmental or ecological activism – we recognize the intersection and indeed inseparability of multiple issues, campaigns, perspectives and movements.
This is going to be an amazing gathering of qld peeps. Toowoomba youth should get involved, we can help with travel arrangements and go together.
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