Our WA group was out in force on June 5 for the Perth Say Yes rally, and this article in the Western Australian features great quotes from our very own Sandy Chambers. (6 June 2011) – About 45,000 people attended rallies in capital cities around Australia yesterday on the Say Yes campaign’s national day of [...]
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Adelaide Advertiser: AYCC in the Adelaide Say Yes rally
June 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On June 5 this year 45,000 Australians said ‘YES’ to a price on pollution – check out this coverage from the Adelaide Say Yes rally, featuring AYCC’s Joel Dignam. (6 June 2011) – Among the vocal crowd was Australian Youth Climate Coalition co-director Joel Dignam, 20, of Hampstead Gardens, who said the rally was just [...]
Anna Rose in The Australian’s Shaping Our Future Series
May 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AYCC Chairwoman Anna Rose is featured on The Australian’s Shaping Our Future series. Watch the video to hear Anna talk about where we need to go, how we can get their, and the role that young people play.
G Magazine: AYCC brings the Ice Bear to Sydney
May 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A beautiful sculpture with a powerful message, the melting Ice Bear has been traveling the world since 2009. The AYCC has been part of a project to bring the Ice Bear to Sydney for World Environment Day, featured by G Magazine. (31 May, 2011) – A touchable, life-sized statue of a hunting polar bear will [...]
San Francisco Chronicle: Say Yes campaign
May 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Our Say Yes campaign has gone international! Here is a story written about the campaign in the San Francisco Chronicle. A group of Australian energy companies and Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett called for urgent action to reduce carbon emissions as Prime Minister Julia Gillard struggles to win public support for such a plan. Read the [...]
Bloomberg: Energy companies join AYCC’s Say Yes campaign
May 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Energy companies have joined Cate Blanchett in supporting our Say Yes campaign. Here’s the story from Bloomberg: (30 May, 2011) – A group of Australian energy companies and Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett called for urgent action to reduce carbon emissions as Prime Minister Julia Gillard struggles to win public support for such a plan [...] [...]
Canberra Times: AYCC’s CelebrACTion
May 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Our Canberra group has been busy planning ‘CelebrACTion’ – a day of music, speakers, food & fun to support a price on pollution. Here is a fantastic article about the event that appeared in the Canberra Times: (29 May, 2011) – A week-long national campaign to support a price on pollution kicked off with a [...]
Ninemsn: Cate Blanchett & Say Yes campaign
May 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The AYCC’s Say Yes campaign has been creating a stir in the media. Here’s an article with John Connor from our partner organisation for the campaign, The Climate Institute, explaining Cate’s role. (29 May, 2011) – The Climate Institute has defended its decision to use Hollywood actress Cate Blanchett in a TV ad to support [...]
Climate Spectator: AYCC & PolluterWatch
May 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The AYCC has been working alongside other organisations on ‘PolluterWatch’ – reports that expose the truth behind some of Australia’s big polluter’s claims. This exciting new project is examined here by the Climate Spectator: The first round of NGO-inspired “PolluterWatch” briefing papers were released on Friday – a combined effort of the Australian Conservation Foundation, [...]
Sydney Morning Herald: AYCC’s PolluterWatch
May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The AYCC has been working alongside other organisations on ‘PolluterWatch’ – reports that expose the truth behind some of Australia’s big polluter’s claims. Here’s what the SMH had to say about it: (26 May, 2011) – Big business is blowing a lot of hot air when it suggests Labor’s carbon tax will lead to large-scale [...]
