Why Did Ordinary Regional People Travel to Canberra Last Week?

Last Tuesday representatives from 116 regional community groups from far north Queensland to southern Victoria travelled to Canberra for the Reckless Renewables Rally. The press either ignored them or made fun of them; called them selfish or victims of misinformation by their local members. These were people who already have wind turbines, solar farms, and transmission lines next door. They care about climate change and our natural environment which is currently sequestering as much carbon dioxide as Australia produces. They feed not only Australians but many other peoples around the world as well. They watch while our forests are being made more fire prone, and our best agricultural soils are being lost. Our regional farmers are receiving 1970 prices for their produce while the big companies are making record profits.

Perhaps it’s time to listen.

I have enclosed a copy of their flyer which lists the wide range of entities involved.