Excuse number 4 can be broken down into two types. 4a) We'll show them the environment is nice and under threat so they'll want to save it 4b) We'll help them reduce emissions through technology

Finished my 5 Common Excuses for Fossil Fuel Sponsorship. 1. We do good things with the money 2. We all still use fossil fuels so it's hypocritical to criticise them 3. It's rude to say no 4. We'll help them be better 5. There's no other way Any others come to mind?

Number 5 excuse for accepting fossil fuel sponsorship (and why I still think it's a bad idea).

Scientists warn we are edging towards a “point of no return”, where climate tipping points could push us into a hellish “hothouse Earth”. Every fraction of a degree matters. We must urgently cut climate pollution from coal, oil and gas and scale up clean energy.

You’ll hear it said that Jon Kudelka was a genuinely wonderful and generous man, this was undeniable, and the interactions I had with him bore that out, he was also a fucking punisher of hypocrites, he adored fighting bad people, and he had picked some quality enemies

Remembering this today. Kudelka leading a successful cartoonists boycott of the Ampol sponsorsed Walkleys.

I have many, many favourite Kudelka cartoons but this, from 2011, is possibly one of the best Aus pol cartoons ever drawn.

Number four reason for still accepting fossil fuel sponsorship (and why I still think they should break up)

Oh look, Australia has a brand new coal mine proposal. Just after committing to phase out fossil fuels. What will @MurrayWatt do with this? australiainstitute.org.au/coal-mine-tr...

Penny's series on fossil fuel sponsorship is very good --->>>

Here's the third excuse for fossil fuel sponsorship (and why I don't agree) Refusing to promote companies destroying the planet is actually just good manners.

Number 2 of 5 common excuses for accepting fossil fuel sponsorship (and why it doesn't make sense)

Fantastic resource from Front Runners with everything you need to get furious about Santos's sponsorship of the Tour Down Under. Fossil fuel companies try to convince us we can't have nice things without them. The reverse is true: they will kill everything we love. #DumpSantos www.protecttdu.au

"A good first step would be to replace the fossil fuel sponsorship of the Tour Down Under. You cannot sell health, human performance, and the future, while promoting businesses that actively undermine that future." www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

First in series of five excuses I often hear for accepting fossil fuel sponsorship...and why I still think the harm is greater than the good

Pleased to see the confluence of one of my favourite things (Juice Media) and my least favourite (Santos's sponsorship of TDU)

“It’s certainly time that the Tour Down Under looks for a new sponsor to more align with the values of the modern world, the Australian people, the natural world and athletes,” Brodie Chapman says. Cyrus Monk says it is “embarrassing” that Santos sponsors the biggest race in Australia.

Aussie cyclists training to battle extreme heat made worse by polluting gas from Santos, say it's time The Tour Down Under considered a new sponsor. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/12/cycling-extreme-heat-tour-down-under-fossil-fuel-sponsorship

About time we called out Santos for using the TDU for sportswashing. Thank you @roycerk2.bsky.social !

Call me a dreamer, but I think we can have bike races without fossil fuel sponsorship. Good on cyclists for speaking up about this.

As a former Director of Adelaide Writers' Week I am appalled that the Adelaide Festival Board has rescinded Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah's invitation to the 2026 AWW, explicitly linking its decision to the shattering crimes in Bondi. A shocking decision that will and should have far-reaching consequences.

Statement from @australiainstitute.org.au on Adelaide Festival.

I find it incredibly difficult to write about my Jewishness. I didn't want to write this, but I did. We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.

I've read Music Camp and can attest that the Staff Recommendation is ACCURATE!

As much as this book is about kids on music camp it is also a creative wing of www.chumpslist.org where I list fossil fuel sponsorships in Australia and the people trying to stop them

Loved to see this staff recommendation for Music Camp when I was panicking in their shop (don't worry I found the present I needed.) Thanks to UQP for publishing Music Camp this year and to everyone who supports the vision for a safe world where all kids can pursue their dreams with friends

In case you have never seen this.

Were I in a govt that really cared about kids, I’d be banning new coal and gas mines with rather more fervour than the current ban on social media. Probably wouldn’t get the same boasting front pages in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph though…

Australia's ruling parties, Labor and the Liberal-Nationals Coalition, are comfortable for children to be harmed, whether by incarceration, bombing, shooting, starvation or destroying the liveable climate But social media ban on under-16s warrants lighting up Sydney Harbour bridge in celebration

*poisons the atmosphere with coal* “LET THEM BE KIDS!”

Since the social media ban started some young teens in my neighbourhood have started a club, well it's really more a business than a club, offering to babysit younger children. You can only reach them on a landline and one of them has diabetes. Heartwarming.

Incredible the difference I'm observing mere hours after the child social media ban. Four boys on my street started a journey from their treehouse to find the body of a missing kid in the wilderness. Along the way, they're learning about themselves, & the meaning of friendship. Great to see

Conversation in my house this morning: Me: Kris is coming to fix the bathroom. Child: Who's Kris. Me: He's a man who fixes things. Child: Is he the one who pulled all the bras out of the wall? Me: No. Let me make this conversation make sense for you...

Turns out Mr Wolf's benevolent program for the School of Little Piggies 🐷🐷🐷 is not what it seems to be...🤔 #Shell #QueenslandMuseum #FutureMakersProgram #HowMuchIsThatSocialLicence #ChumpsList

A lack of government funding isn't an excuse to take fossil fuel sponsorship. You wouldn't: - rob a train - defraud pensioners - advertise asbestos Fossil fuels will kill everything we love unless we kick them out of society. But we CAN have nice things without them.

Inspired by the report by @commsdeclare.bsky.social on STEM programs funded by Shell's at Queensland Museum. Mister Wolf is not motivated by altruism towards the School for Little Piggies.

A gay man from a country town once showed me the newspaper column of mine he'd kept in his wallet since (pre-socials) school; it said he was not alone & would find his people. Social media can be a lifeline for kids who're bullied, live in abusive home, or whose hobbies/interests are anti-anxiety.

"Belinda Noble, founder of Comms Declare, said: “This is climate obstruction dressed up as education. We wouldn’t let big tobacco sponsor teaching materials – fossil fuel companies shouldn’t shape how kids learn about the climate.” Quite right. Should be illegal www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Fossil fuel sponsored education programs distract from & obscure harms caused by fossil fuels. These companies aim to delay the energy transition, harming the kids they claim to help. It should be illegal. Thanks @commsdeclare.bsky.social for this work. www.desmog.com/2025/12/07/e...

Users of @pennytangey.bsky.social's Chumps List are prob already aware of Shell QGC's sponsorship of the Qld Museum's Future Makers program with offerings for children & "professional development" for teachers @desmog.com explains how pervasive & insidious Shell's "learning resource" petroganda is

For more 💣 findings read Ellen Ormesher's piece for @desmog.com Legal analysis commissioned by @commsdeclare.bsky.social from @edolawyers.bsky.social finds partnership may breach the Queensland Museum Act, which requires “leadership and excellence” in communicating the state’s natural heritage

As a Freo Dockers supporter and member, I'm really hoping that they make the smart choice to get rid of Woodside once their contract is up. I'll be as vocal as I was last time they were reviewing it.

If you have a moment check out the groups trying to end fossil fuel sponsors. There are some really quick, easy ways to support. www.chumpslist.org/changers

Woodside are expanding fossil fuels during the climate crisis. They have chosen to be the bad guys. We shouldn't let them launder their reputations through our community institutions. Student & staff members of @stopwoodsidemonash campaigned fearlessly against Woodside's partnership at Monash Uni.

Melbourne/Naarm, save the date: Thursday 11 Dec, 6:15PM at Trades Hall! Join us in welcoming Chief Na'moks and Gwii Lok'im Gibuu of the Wet'Suwet'en and Gitxsan nations, visiting Australia for the first time to Stop Woodside on their ancestral lands.

"Albanese government staffers – as well as senior Commonwealth public servants – privately fume at what they claim are abuses of laws and practices surrounding transparency by people whose sole aim is to embarrass the government."

Great work @commsdeclare.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Orwellian in a good way. George Orwell's eleven steps for making a nice cup of tea. www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...

Bravo @risingtideaus.bsky.social , @greenpeaceap.bsky.social & the thousands-strong #RisingTide community of activists & supporters💪 Sending this clip in solidarity✊️ The mighty Climate Choir Melbourne (recorded 21 Nov outside Josh Burns' office)