DEA - Doctors for the environment

  • Doctors prescribe action re bike funding as a public health measure

    MEDIA RELEASE: Doctors call on Baillieu Government to restore spending on bicycle infrastructure as a public health measure Medical organisation, Doctors for the Environment Australia, has today lent its support to Bicycle Network Victoria's protest against the Victorian Government's drastic…

    Read More | Filed in: Media Releases Opinion & Commentary | 20 June 2012 - Joy

  • Minister blocks opportunity for communities to hear about the health risks from “fracking.”

    MEDIA RELEASE: Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking", involves the injection of large volumes of highly pressurized water, sand and chemicals to liberate gas from underground shale. Overseas this technology has been plagued by environmental and health concerns, resulting in moratoria in several jurisdictions.…

    Read More | Filed in: Media Releases | 13 June 2012 - Joy

  • Media Release: Doctors Lament The Health Costs of HRL Power Station Approval

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29th March 2012 Doctors for the Environment Australia today expressed disappointment at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal's decision to approve the 600 MW HRL Dual Gas coal fired power station. The VCAT decision overturns a previous Environment Protection Authority…

    Read More | Filed in: Media Releases Opinion & Commentary | 30 March 2012 - Dr Eugenie Kayak

  • Doctors dismiss the Energy White Paper as a prescription for the 1950s and a recipe for ill health

    MEDIA RELEASE: Doctors for the Environment Australia are dismayed by the inadequacies of the Draft Energy White Paper (EWP). It must be rewritten with input from health, agriculture, economics, environmental and climate change science and also from renewable energy industries. The EWP repeats short-sighted…

    Read More | Filed in: Media Releases Opinion & Commentary | 20 March 2012 - Joy

  • Landmark Hearing - Doctors vs Coal

    MEDIA RELEASE: This week, medical group Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA), were at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal arguing against the EPA's approval of a new coal power station for Victoria on health grounds. This is the first time a medical organisation has challenged…

    Read More | Filed in: Media Releases Opinion & Commentary | 17 February 2012 - David Shearman

  • “Coal a Health Hazard” Say Doctors

    "COAL A HEALTH HAZARD" Say Doctors Health advocate against tobacco, Dr Kingsley Faulkner has turned his sights on coal as a major direct and indirect health hazard. "Australia is addicted to coal and we need to embrace alternatives to our reliance on it, as it is making many of us sick." said Dr Faulkner.…

    Read More | Filed in: Media Releases Opinion & Commentary | 27 November 2011 - Benjamin

  • Medical Student Petition Calls for Urgent Action on Climate Change

    Medical students around Australia are calling on the Australian Government to take urgent action to prevent the negative impacts of climate change on health. The Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA) and Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) have collected close to 1000 signatures…

    Read More | Filed in: Media Releases | 02 November 2011 - Australian Medical Students' Association
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