City summit commits to 100 percent #renewables by 2050 #go100RE reports @takvera from #COP21

A meeting of nearly a 1,000 city mayors from around the world meeting in Paris signed a declaration on Friday that supports a municipal transition to 100 percent Renewable Energy. Read the declaration (PDF) Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said according to a report on Citiscope, “As I told the negotiators when bringing them our contribution, […]

We are family: Sydney’s #MarchInMarch, by @coolmccool

[clear] By Jim McCool  @coolmccool Last Sunday, despite a thunderstorm and torrential downpours, thousands of Sydneysiders joined the #MarchInMarch protests. According to some media reports, this was a march of leftist extremists, the usual parade of tree-huggers and soap-dodgers. I do not believe that to be the case. I was there. My family was there. I […]

Cityrail #cityfail? Training citizen journalism

By Pascal Grosvenor February 20, 2013 cityrail indicator board 13 feb @hughwhitfeld redfern train station 13 feb @katelynewart central platform 18-19  13 feb @MrJesseRoss I know a thing or two about catching trains. I’ve been a Sydney train commuter for 18 years. In that time I’ve completed two university degrees and had several different jobs. […]