#fossiladban — Public Fediverse posts
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Good news for CommsDeclare. #MerribekCouncil to impose a #FossilFuel Advertising Ban on Council Land. Also a Sports grounds surfaces policy for governance of #syntheticturf adopted, and #Extremeheat measures revised as Council has a Duty of Care.
#MerribekCouncil #FossilAdBan #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis
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CW: Progress towards fossil ad ban
I showed someone my list of more than 500 Australian fossil fuel sponsorships today and they were dispirited by the length of the list, which wasn't my intention.
I don't feel that way for the following reasons:
1. The list is long but the vast majority of organisations don't have fossil fuel sponsors. Eg there is one children's literature festival sponsored by fossil fuels - and many others that aren't, showing that it can be done.
2. There's significant momentum with major fossil fuel sponsorships being rejected, for example The Perth Festival, Cricket Australia, the Science Experience, Questacon. When controversy over these individual sponsorships are publicized the general arguments against fossil fuel sponsorship also become more widely known and understood.
3. Tobacco sponsorship was just as ubiquitous and seemingly necessary to sports and cultural groups. But we all learned to live without it.
Fossil fuel companies would like us to believe they support everything we love, but they don't. They cherry pick a few events/organisations/regions to support and then exaggerate their contribution. We can have nice things without them.
#FossilFuelSponsorships #FossilAdBan #TobaccoBan #FossilFuels
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16SSOx_z6mGOwbLwhOgJ0AbPyKMGFSW5_kUMmClfSA1s/edit?usp=sharing
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CW: Sportswashing cycling
Excited to learn that the Tour Down Under will be heading through the small town I'll be staying in over summer.
Immediately thinking about my anti-Santos banner. (They have the naming rights)
Will probably just go with a simple, "Frack off Santos" but happy to take suggestions.
#TourDownUnder #Santos #NamingRights #FossilAdBan #SportsWashing #FrackOff #FossilFuelSponsorship
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I shared this spreadsheet the other day but then deleted the post in a moment of confusion.
Anyway, this is my Chumps and Champs list of fossil fuel sponsorships in Australia.
I had the idea after seeing Tim Winton's speech at the Perth Festival where he said that arts organisations that accept fossil fuel sponsorships aren't evil, but they are chumps.
I'm always adding to the list, and happy to update if anyone has more info.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16SSOx_z6mGOwbLwhOgJ0AbPyKMGFSW5_kUMmClfSA1s/edit?usp=sharing
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CW: fossil fuel sponsorship sports
Gina Rinehart was at Trump's campaign launch. I think Australia's netball team are probably feeling pretty good today about avoiding being sponsored by her company Hancock Prospecting.
Unfortunately, she still has other sports in her grasp including the Australian Olympic Team, Rowing Australia, Artistic Swimming Australia, Swimming WA and Volleyball Australia.
I feel really sorry for these athletes who are asked to stand beside Gina Rinehart and thank her for her support, knowing what a destructive influence she actually is.
#FossilAdBan #SportsWashing #FossilFuelSponsorship #HancockProspecting #GinaRinehart #AussieDiamonds #Trumpettes
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CW: fossil fuel sponsorship sports
Gina Rinehart was at Trump's campaign launch. I think Australia's netball team are probably feeling pretty good today about avoiding being sponsored by her company Hancock Prospecting.
Unfortunately, she still has other sports in her grasp including the Australian Olympic Team, Rowing Australia, Artistic Swimming Australia, Swimming WA and Volleyball Australia.
I feel really sorry for these athletes who are asked to stand beside Gina Rinehart and thank her for her support, knowing what a destructive influence she actually is.
#FossilAdBan #SportsWashing #FossilFuelSponsorship #HancockProspecting #GinaRinehart #AussieDiamonds #Trumpettes
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CW: fossil fuel sponsorship sports
Gina Rinehart was at Trump's campaign launch. I think Australia's netball team are probably feeling pretty good today about avoiding being sponsored by her company Hancock Prospecting.
Unfortunately, she still has other sports in her grasp including the Australian Olympic Team, Rowing Australia, Artistic Swimming Australia, Swimming WA and Volleyball Australia.
I feel really sorry for these athletes who are asked to stand beside Gina Rinehart and thank her for her support, knowing what a destructive influence she actually is.
#FossilAdBan #SportsWashing #FossilFuelSponsorship #HancockProspecting #GinaRinehart #AussieDiamonds #Trumpettes
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#Introduction. I write books for young people - published by University of Queensland Press.
I've just finished a qualification in Information Management and would like to work in a public library. I love the National Library of Australia's digital archive Trove and have a podcast called In Those Days discussing newspaper articles that have a personal connection to a guest.
I try to mention the climate crisis a fair bit on social media. I'm particularly interested in the extent of fossil fuel sponsorships in Australia and how these extend social license.
I support campaigns to end native forest logging in Victoria.
I often analyse people through the prism of what netball position they play, or which BSC member they are most like. If I'm honest, I am a WD and a Mallory.
#ClimateAction #MiddleGrade #KidLit #AusLit #FossilAdBan #FossilFuelSponsorship #NativeForestLogging #VicForests #VictorianForests #Trove #GreaterGliders #NationalLibraryofAustralia #NLA #BSC #Netball