See the Greens' Earth Ball at the next Bellingen Community Market, June 17.

See the Greens' Earth Ball

How hot will our next summer be?

Greens bring Earth Ball to Bellingen Community Markets

The June 17 Community markets in Bellingen will see something very new to the Shire, a large Earth ball, said Jeremy Buckingham, Greens MP and Bellingen resident.

“We are launching the giant Earth ball in the Bellingen Shire at Bellingen District Markets on June 17. I am touring the almost 5m high Earth ball around the state as part of my "Climate Not Coal" tour of NSW. It will be on the oval at the next markets. I will chat about climate change, coal and our kids’ future planet.

“The Greens are the only political party in Australia saying ‘No!’ to Adani. It’s a coal mine that will destroy farms and destroy our climate. It means the end of The Great Barrier Reef.

“There are record levels of Co2 and Greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. 

 "Our climate is cooking. We need Renewable Energy. We need clean energy jobs. Wherever I go with the Earth Ball that is what I am told. People want to make sure that their kids have a future.

"A survey of 1202 adults during the first three weeks of March found 81 per cent of respondents wanted policymakers to focus on clean energy sources such as wind and solar, even if it costs more to ensure grid reliability.

“We must rapidly phase out fossil fuels. Coal is over. For the sake of the workers we cannot ignore this any longer. We need a transition plan for the Hunter Valley.

“Labor has the power to stop the Adani coal mine. If Federal Labor says it will review the federal approvals once elected then no bank will finance it. Why won't Bill Shorten stop Adani?

“If this makes readers angry and they want to do something about it then they should join the Greens and help us change politics in Australia. They can talk to me and also can join the Greens at the June 17 Markets.”

June 10, 2017-06-10