The inflatable cooling stack on the lawns of Parliament HouseOn Tuesday morning I donned my cycling attire pumped up the tires on my road bike and instead of trudging off to work, I headed off to town to join the APEC protest.
The APEC conference was a big event for Darwin as Energy ministers from 20 counties have come together to discuss how they will meet the worlds energy demands. As global warming is challenging traditional energy production methods there is a strong push these days for nuclear energy. the purpose of the protest was to remind those in power that thy have a responsibility to develop renewable sources of energy. Most importantly we oppose the use of nuclear reactors. At 8:00 am there wasn't much of a show, I counted seven of us but am sure more would have arrived later in the day!
It was kind of a funny situation really as the whole perimeter of parliament house was fenced off, including the public road at the rear of the building! There were police and security guards all over the place inside and out! It's hard to tell who posed the greatest threat. The handful of placard waving protesters or the City council and police themselves? On Monday a home made pipe bomb was discovered at East Point park (some considerable distance from the town center) so they brought it in to town and detonated it on the esplanade just meters away from parliament house!
WOW! that must have been a botched security procedure!
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY EXPO
This Sunday on the lawns of the NT Museum and Art Gallery, just beyond the a shoreline washed by the waters of the Arafura sea will be held Darwin's second 'World Environment Day Expo'.
The APEC conference was a big event for Darwin as Energy ministers from 20 counties have come together to discuss how they will meet the worlds energy demands. As global warming is challenging traditional energy production methods there is a strong push these days for nuclear energy. the purpose of the protest was to remind those in power that thy have a responsibility to develop renewable sources of energy. Most importantly we oppose the use of nuclear reactors. At 8:00 am there wasn't much of a show, I counted seven of us but am sure more would have arrived later in the day!
It was kind of a funny situation really as the whole perimeter of parliament house was fenced off, including the public road at the rear of the building! There were police and security guards all over the place inside and out! It's hard to tell who posed the greatest threat. The handful of placard waving protesters or the City council and police themselves? On Monday a home made pipe bomb was discovered at East Point park (some considerable distance from the town center) so they brought it in to town and detonated it on the esplanade just meters away from parliament house!
WOW! that must have been a botched security procedure!
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY EXPO
This Sunday on the lawns of the NT Museum and Art Gallery, just beyond the a shoreline washed by the waters of the Arafura sea will be held Darwin's second 'World Environment Day Expo'.
There will be a full day of events and activities.
I believe the newly formed bicycle advocacy group will have a stall there. With so much going on in the NT at the moment it will be well worth visiting. It is time for the community to take action and show their commitment to demanding a healthy environment for our children and future generations.
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