Protesters in kayaks today disrupted one of the largest dredging operations in the world, and the expansion of the world's biggest coal port in Newcastle.

Thirteen water-borne protesters paddled into the way of dredging machines in the South Arm of the Hunter River, calling on both State and Federal Governments to place the interests of the environment and the broader community ahead of coal corporations.

Dredging operations at the site ground to a halt for over an hour due to the protest. Water Police eventually moved all protesters out of the area without charge.

The Federal Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS -- or "crap arse") is currently on public exhbition for a limited time only! 

Rising Tide has made it remarkably easy for you to make a submission to this process. Follow this link and fill out the webform to make a submission to not one but TWO public exhibition periods.  

The more conscientious should write longer submissions one for each process and send  them in yourself.

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URGENT ACTION: EMAIL FEDERAL CABINET MEMBERS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY MUST NOT INCLUDE 5-15% IN THE EXPOSURE DRAFT LEGISLATION OF THE CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME (CPRS)

The exposure draft legislation for the CPRS is due out any day now (in the next week). Cabinet members will be meeting very soon to finalise the draft legislation.

If you were shocked and saddened by the Government's cop-out 5-15% greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, join us in Canberra for the first day of Federal Parliament in 2009. For more information see www.climatesummit.org.au

Economist Ross Garnaut’s Supplementary Report, released today, is a “cop-out” according to climate action group, Rising Tide.

Engage Media provide this terrific video from the huge Camp for Climate action protest on Sunday 13th July.

It was amazing, powerful, important ... we were proud to be part of it.

Alert: July 2008: We have eighteen months left before the last chance to cut greenhouse gas pollution

What are you talking about?

150 - 200 people protested at Newcastle today against the expansion of the world's biggest coal port. The protest was part of an international day of action demanding urgent action against climate change from the UN climate talks taking place in Bali.

- Here is an image gallery of images from the blockade.

- Here is a video of the train after it was stopped, here is a video with a member of Rising Tide speaking at the blockade, and here is a video of another Rising Tide person being cut-off the train by Police Rescue officers.

- Here is a slideshow of the image gallery (it's a bit erratic, you may have to bear with it).

Media Release

19th November, 2007

Coal Train Blockaded

Grassroots climate change action group Rising Tide has blockaded a coal train on its way into the world’s biggest coal export port, at Kooragang Island in Newcastle Harbour. No trains are able to enter Kooragang Coal Terminal because of the blockade.