Climate News: The mild mannered, quietly spoken climate activist, Violet Coco, is back in the news; Climate change not a 'serious risk' - Fed's Waller says; Dangerous and dirty; Need to get off gas

Magistrate commends Violet Coco (pictured) but says she went too far: "Magistrate commends activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco for ‘noble’ beliefs but says she went too far";

Go to the Slap Tomorrow "Zoom files" and you will find and recording of an event with Violet Cococ;

"COMMUNITY ACTION: Stop Japan's Dirty Energy Plan";

"Building resilience: How to adapt to escalating climate impacts";

"Plibersek greenlights new coal mine for first time, sparking fossil fuel backlash";

"‘Grain deal or not’, humanitarians call for more as hunger soars";

"Budget 2023-24: the good, the bad and the timid";

"How and why to get off gas in Victoria";

"The Drum" - ABC television;

"We thought we’d saved the whales. Were we wrong?";

"Australia is facing a 450,000-tonne mountain of used solar panels. Here’s how to turn it into a valuable asset";

"What Australia’s new gas tax will mean for new projects, the economy and the climate";

"Dangerous and dirty – but cheap – used cars exported from the US and Europe are filling roads in Africa";

"Blue hydrogen has ‘every right to sit alongside green’: Finkel";

"Aerial images show climate change's effect on Snowy Mountains";

"Minister stops bid to kill Hunter coal mine expansion";

"Half of US West out of drought, but not fully recovered";

"Why You’re Probably Hearing Less About Corporate Climate Initiatives";

"Italy’s First Climate Lawsuit Targets Major Oil Company Eni";

"EPA Proposes First Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rules for Power Plants";

"More public companies are making climate commitments but deadline to limit warming to 1.5°C shrinks";

"The EPA has a controversial new plan to clean up power plants";

"Will Texas Blow Up Its Energy Miracle to Bolster Fossil Fuels?";

"E.P.A. Proposes First Limits on Climate Pollution From Existing Power Plants";

"Biden administration allocating $830 million for energy efficiency in low-income housing";

"Climate change not 'serious risk' to financial stability, Fed's Waller says";

"The Department of Energy wants to help 5 million homes connect to community solar by 2025".

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