Green Issue

Newsletter of The Greens (WA)

Vol. 29, No. 1
February 2020

Articles

Thoughts on a Green New Deal

Initiated by US Democrats but now adopted by the Australian Greens

A Green New Deal – the US experience

The US Greens and Bernie Sanders agree that a Green New Deal is urgently needed and advocate quite similar plans for achieving this

Suggestions for an Australian Greens New Deal

A future fair to everyone, and the planet

Are we there yet?

To a large extent, The Greens’ 2019 Election Platform priorities added up to a Green New Deal, without actually using that title

GND Q&A

Seven burning questions about a Green New Deal

Regenerative Agriculture

Regenerative agriculture attempts to confront the adverse environmental effects of industrial agriculture while maintaining agricultural productivity

Consequences of Climate Action – or Inaction

Rapid decarbonization by Australia is seen as the only way we can maintain a lifestyle to which we, and indeed the world, are accustomed to

Climate Action needs Political Donations Reform

Corporate donations are distorting our democratic process

From our MPs

Jordon Steele-John’s February Update

Saddened by the bushfires and the Federal Government’s response to them, and by the testimony coming from the Disability Royal Commission

Alison Xamon’s February Update

Concerns about climate change, political donations, strip searches, animal welfare and a range of other issues related to my portfolios

Diane Evers’ February Update

The plight of our forests in a changing climate, promoting adequate support and funding for regional communities, and visiting many of those

Tim Clifford’s February Update

Entering the decade of our last chance to avoid catastrophic climate change, activism needs to ramp up

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Contributing editors Rob Delves, Chris Johansen, Andrew Bromley, Julie Scanlon, Max Larkin, Anthony Pyle, Steele Walster. Technical advice Pete. 

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Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of The Greens (WA).