Jeff Hansen
@Jeff_Hansen
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Passionate conservationist, Managing Director of Sea Shepherd Australia, Sea Shepherd Global Director, father of two wonderful kids, surfer, triathlete & artist
Perth, Western Australia
Joined August 2009
New species of flying pterosaur reptile discovered in outback Queensland fossil dig https://t.co/qclcohKjRb via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
Fossilised remains thought to be 100 million years old have been identified as a new species of pterosaur, a powerful flying predator with a wingspan of up to 12 metres.
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We have set up a blockade defending the critically endangered Swift Parrot in a proposed logging coupe in lutruwita / Tasmania’s southwest near Dover. The ground camp is open to the public — all are welcome to visit and be part of protecting this vital habitat and parrot.
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Australia’s Environment Minister siding with coal companies wins the right to ignore the climate impacts when approving new coal mines. Well, at least now it’s clear whose side she is on.
theguardian.com
Calls come after federal court dismisses legal action against environment minister’s decisions on two mine expansions
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“I didn’t do this to be remembered. I did this to remind people to act now for our whole planet,” Dr Colette Harmsen, released today after three month sentence for defending forests, wildlife and takayna. Read her statement upon release - https://t.co/2ZLWKNhsjn
#politas
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#BREAKING: The Federal Court has thrown out Woodside Energy’s approval to conduct seismic blasting for its Scarborough Gas Project, after a legal challenge by Traditional Custodian Raelene Cooper. This means Woodside no longer has an approval to conduct the seismic blasting.
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I used to be one of the Australian diplomats regularly lobbying United Nations committee members to say the Great Barrier Reef isn’t in danger. Minister @tanya_plibersek we all know the reef is in deep danger. So is our entire climate system. From burning fossil fuels.
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I sit in the NSW Parliament - I am literally freaking out about the current small target strategy of the Minns Labor Government & their Net Zero by 2050 target as we ship coal out of the worlds largest coal port everyday like there is no tomorrow #nswpol
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NSW Government limping towards koala protection - The @ChrisMinnsMP NSW government needs to immediately set a moratorium on 100% of the proposed Great Koala National Park, not just the 5% announced yesterday #NSWPOL
https://t.co/331iN9Wbf7
bobbrown.org.au
Starting this Friday, the government plans to log an area that is considered the crown jewel of the Great Koala National Park. Oakes State Forest is a stronghol
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Environmentalist @JennyowlWeber to be international observer in high-profile Malaysian court battle over logging #politas #auspol
https://t.co/LKKBSbJOlE
bobbrown.org.au
Jenny Weber, Hobart-based Bob Brown Foundation Campaigns Manager, is flying to Miri, in Sarawak, Malaysia to be an international observer at a globally importan
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Young baby humpback whale free after 'complex' operation off Wollongong coast https://t.co/7INLqjhpAJ via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
Specialist crews along with two volunteer vessels from Marine Rescue NSW successfully disentangled the calf on Saturday at about 4.30pm.
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Lorraine Peeters was stolen and trained to be a servant in NSW, now she trains others to heal https://t.co/Ze7wnzpWjH via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
Telling her truth helps Lorraine Peeters heal from the trauma of being snatched from her parents as a child and sexually abused while being trained to become a servant for wealthy non-Indigenous...
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'A war crime has been censored': Truth revealed about a WWII massacre on Bangka Island https://t.co/h3vqFjFTrK via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
Vivian Bullwinkel was the sole survivor of a wartime massacre, but the full extent of the horrors she experienced is only now being told.
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This was so good - highly recommended viewing - The Bob Brown and Charley Wooley combo was just perfection - fighting for a real future for our kids. Lead with our hearts people - not our heads - Australians want the tarkine Protected - come one @tanya_plibersek
Tasmania's takayna. One of Earth's most significant rainforests. Threatened by mining & logging There is no time to wait - Premier @jeremyrockliff & @tanya_plibersek can protect it all. #politas SAVING AUSTRALIA’S AMAZON | 830PM TONIGHT #7NewsSpotlight
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Can you believe this is not protected & threatened by mining? Home to Australia’s largest temperate rainforest. takayna needs saving as a World Heritage-listed National Park, returned to Aboriginal ownership. The only option in this climate and extinction crises. #7NewsSpotlight
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Activists defy Victoria's new anti-protest timber laws, as rules punishing peaceful protests comes into effect
abc.net.au
Anti-logging activists have gathered in defiance of new Victorian laws that came into effect this weekend, saying the "draconian" legislation is criminalising peaceful protest.
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Some trees in Kings Park have been in decline for years. Now scientists know why and how to fix it https://t.co/EZZb0qEEVF via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
Twenty years ago, scientists noticed many trees in Perth's Kings Park were dying. Now two decades of testing and research are finally paying off, and the solution could help revive trees around the...
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Sir David Attenborough is 97 today, Happy Birthday David 🎁🎂
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Australian federal, state and territory governments are spending massive $$$ subsidising the fossil fuel industry, with new research from the @TheAusInstitute revealing fossil fuel subsidies over the forward estimates have INCREASED to a record breaking $57.1b! @AlboMP#auspol
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The Norwegian public receives about 64% of revenue from their oil and gas sector. The Australian public receives about a 9.8% share of total oil and gas revenue.
michaelwest.com.au
Public good vs private profiteering on our resources. What Australia with its failed PRRT can learn from Norway's 78% oil and gas tax.
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