Call to Country ... it's also a call to care for country

This has come in to-day from Lock The Gate Allicance....

Brigid -- Today we have launched our Call to Country. It's a call from the heart of this country, from us, the people who love it, to demand real action to restrict inappropriate coal and gas mining. Our new mapping shows that 437 million hectares of our land is covered by coal and gas licences or applications. That's more than half of Australia and an area 18 times the size of Great Britain. Even our greatest international tourist icons are not safe, with at least 11 of our 16 National Landscapes at threat. Today, our Call to Country will be plastered to the window or pinned to the door of almost every federal electorate in Australia. But this is just the beginning. We're asking you to take our Call To Country and meet with your Federal Member of Parliament. Our Federal politicians have shirked their responsibilities for too long - but they have the power to actand now they need to use it. Watch our Call to County video We are calling on our federal government to: 1. Put in place an urgent moratorium on coal seam gas and other unconventional gas mining.2. Create no-go zones to protect productive agricultural land, national tourism icons and all residential dwellings from coal and gas mining. 3. Strengthen the Federal environment laws to exclude coal and gas mining from important water sources, cultural heritage sites and sensitive environment areas. 4. Put in place national standards on coal and gas pollution and enforce compliance. 5. Stop using taxpayers' money to provide handouts to big coal and gas corporations and make the miners pay their fair share in taxes. 6. Reject current development proposals for coal ports, mega-mines, dams and unconventional gas wells in significant areas. 7. Conduct research into greenhouse gas emissions from mining and make sure they are properly accounted and fully paid for. 8. Hold a Royal Commission to investigate the management of coal and gas resources by all Australian governments. What you can do Call your Federal MP and arrange a meeting Talk to your friends and family about the campaign Share these images on Twitter using #calltocountry Tweet this, some ideas to share this campaign on Twitter Share these Call to Country images on Facebook Watch and share our Call to Country video Find your federal MP on Twitter or Facebook (or email) and share this campaign with them Join Lock the Gate and help us protect our land, water and future Thank you for being a part of this movement to protect our great country and its future.

Lock the Gate Alliance · PO Box 864, Chatswood, NSW 2057, Australia This email was sent to misseaglesnetwork@gmail.com. You can also keep up with Lock the Gate Alliance on Twitter or Facebook.