An email forward from a friend:
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Hi All,
I did warn you that 2012 is going to be a busy, dramatic, scary, traumatic and a fight-for-survival year.
I shall be sending you details of around three major issues in February and at least that many each
month thereafter. This is live or die time for the planet and its population. Some of the public have
been aware and trying to educate the population for decades. But too many have ignored the obvious
and perpetuated their bad habits, hoping for the best outcome but not working for it; often against it !
Now, radical changes are needed immediately..........................

As usual, please forward this email to as many people as possible. Time is running out and there is
enough brainwashing going on without Gina getting some control. Read On !

I look forward to your feedback.

Good Luck for 2012, Roger

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Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 23:35:41 -0500


Gina Rinehart is buying up control of The Age and The SMH in a bid that could spread climate denial and protect her mining interests. With the media inquiry report just weeks away, let's give Communications Minister Conroy the massive support he needs to stop media moguls for good. Sign now:



Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has just bought a major stake in Fairfax media -- in a bid that could turn The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald into mouthpieces for climate denial to protect her mining interests. But together we can foil her plan.

Rinehart has already bought Channel Ten’s agenda -- and Australia’s ownership restrictions need urgent reform to end her latest assault on Fairfax. The media inquiry that Avaaz members helped win is just weeks away from reporting, and provides the government with the crucial chance to act. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is supportive of stronger ownership limits -- but he needs a community outcry to get the whole government on board.

Sign the petition to Minister Conroy now to ensure a mogul-free Australian media. When the petition reaches 50,000 signatures, we’ll spectacularly deliver the massive message in Canberra:

[link to www.avaaz.org]

Gina Rinehart is Australia’s richest person, and she’s poised to buy political influence. Her campaign against the mining tax lead directly to the sacking of former PM Kevin Rudd -- just a taste of the power she could wield through total media control. This is a woman who wants to use nuclear bombs to blast even larger open-cut mines, supports WA seceding from Australia, and bankrolls climate change denial.

Rinehart now owns almost 15% of Fairfax, and past actions suggest her plan is to use this control to push her extreme views. She has already made her mark at Channel Ten -- with 10% ownership of the TV network, she’s quickly installed herself on the board and was reportedly behind the divisive Andrew Bolt being given his own show. As Murdoch’s only newspaper competition, loosing Fairfax to another extremist media mogul would be a huge blow to Australian democracy.

To stop media moguls and clean up our media, we desperately need stronger ownership limits, a 'fit and proper person' test for use of public airwaves, and a strong and independent media regulator. We’ve already succeeded in establishing the inquiry and pushing it to make strong recommendations -- but only our pressure can ensure the government listens to the people instead of the moguls. Let’s give Minister Conroy the support he needs to put a stop to damaging media moguls -- sign the petition now:

[link to www.avaaz.org]

Avaaz members around the world have played a key role in reeling in Murdoch’s damaging media empire, stopping his massive BSkyB takeover bid in the UK and ending his attempted $223 million robbery of the Australia Network from the ABC. Now, we have the chance to institute protections to end media moguls for good.

With hope,

Emma, Ben, Paul, Dalia, Rich and the whole Avaaz team.


SOURCES

Gina Rinehart: The Iron Lady (Good Weekend):
[link to www.smh.com.au]

Mining in a new vein (Sydney Morning Herald):
[link to www.smh.com.au]

Mines over media: Rinehart’s new influence (ABC):
[link to www.abc.net.au]

Gina Rinehart could set Fairfax agenda (Crikey):
[link to www.crikey.com.au]

Video: Lord Monckton reveals plan to 'capture' Australian media:
[link to www.desmogblog.com]

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I wonder if she is going to buy TEPCO next: