March 27, 2012 - By George Crisp and David Shearman on 20 March 2012 in Renew Economy. We thank Renew Economy. The Draft Energy White Paper (EWP) displays a grave misunderstanding of energy issues in ...
Resources
CSG: Undermining Our Food Bowls – Dr Helen Redmond.
February 26, 2012 - Talk by Dr Helen Redmond Presented at the forum ‘Undermining Our Food Bowls’ Hosted by Sydney Food Fairness Alliance (SFFA) http://sydneyfoodfairness.org.au Sydney, Australia, 6 Feb, 2012
Coal Seam gas: future bonanza or toxic legacy?
February 24, 2012 - Article for ACL Viewpoint magazine 23 January 2012 By Dr Marion Carey, VicHealth Senior Research Fellow, Monash Sustainability Institute Executive summary: – Large scale coal seam gas development poses poorly ...
Submission on the Draft Australian Dietary Guidelines
February 4, 2012 - DEA is concerned about the environment and effects of human activity on environmental and ecological function. Our concern is grounded in the necessity of a well functioning environment for human ...
Observations concerning the Air Quality section of Environmental Impact Statement for Acland Stage 3 (Chapter 9)
January 14, 2012 - Observations concerning the Air Quality section of Environmental Impact Statement for Acland Stage 3 (Chapter 9) by medical experts from Doctors for the Environment Australia. There must be concern over ...
Submission on the Regulated Trees Amendment
January 4, 2012 - In SA an amendment on Regulated Trees to help development has lead to a spate of removals of mature trees by residents in Adelaide and suburbs who worry about leaves ...
Clean Energy Finance Corporation Expert Review
December 13, 2011 - We note “The CEFC will act as a catalyst to private investment which is currently not available and thereby contribute to reducing carbon emissions and cleaner energy”. Download the Clean ...
DEA’s Opening Statement to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Coal Seam Gas, 17 November 2011
October 22, 2011 - DEA considers the current level of assessment, monitoring and regulation of CSG exploration and mining activities in NSW to be inadequate to protect the health of current and future generations ...
Submission to the Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee Inquiry into management of the Murray Darling Basin – impact of mining coal seam gas
June 23, 2011 - Coal seam gas mining (CSG) may have adverse impacts on human health by contamination of drinking and agricultural-use water, and air. Contaminants of concern include many of the chemicals used for ...
Health and Coal Seam Gas Extraction
April 4, 2011 - Dr Helen Redmond – Doctors for the Environment – talks about the impacts of coal-seam gas water contaminants and the impacts on human health
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Social and Economic Impact of Rural Wind Farms
February 23, 2011 - Fossil fuels are responsible for a significant disease burden in our community contributing to climate change. Wind power and other renewable energies have the potential to reduce threats to health ...
Energy Policy
December 3, 2009 - Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) has a deep interest in energy policy because it is the major determinant of reduction in greenhouse gas emissions which via climate change present ...
Senate Select Committee on Agricultural and Related Industries Submission
October 14, 2009 - Global environmental changes (GEC) such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and degradation of ecosystems on land and in the oceans are the major determinants of sustainability and of future population health and ...
Inquiry into the effectiveness of House Committees submission
September 30, 2009 - This submission analyses the increasing complexity of information that has to be absorbed and assessed by elected representatives in order to make appropriate decisions. House Committees are sometimes a forum ...
Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics on the Renewable Energy Legislation Amendment (Renewable Power Percentage) Bill 2008.
July 13, 2008 - Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) has major concerns about the expected effects of climate change on human health and well being. We have recently released nationally and internationally a ...
Submission to the Garnaut Review
March 6, 2008 - The World Health Day, celebrated on April 7 each year, creates awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern for the World Health Organisation. For ...