After a long and successful career in small business John Adams moved to Palm Beach in 1980 and became involved as a volunteer in bushland management and care in Pittwater and neighbouring Councils. What he learned changed his life- giving him serious concerns about climate change.

"We must convince the Federal and State Governments to act immediately to decrease our carbon emissions," says Adams "and to bring pressure to bear on other governments throughout the world."

"Our planet is a fragile paradise. It is increasingly threatened. Even an increase of a couple of degrees in temperature will be catastrophic for life as we know it. Already far too many species are facing extinction. We must act to exert immediate pressure on big business to lower their emissions and encourage the production of hybrid cars, alternative fuels and the responsible use of our resources".

"Too often governments focus on the importance of jobs over environmental concerns. Surely they must realize that jobs will flow from the creation of new industries".

"I'm certain that Australians would be willing to bear comparatively small economic concessions to protect our nation, our future and our world. Take Mr Howard's election bait of $34 billion in tax cuts. This amounts to a pittance in our pay envelopes but would provide significant funding for our most urgent need, the crisis which affects each of us – and our children's children."

"A few fools continue to dismiss climate change, despite the decades of overwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary. But further delay will catapult us all into catastrophe."

"Do we really need the turmoil and anguish of Australian hurricanes like Katrina before we take action?"

Born in Dumaresq Island near Taree, NSW, Adams still owns the family farm, first settled by great uncle John Bowman in 1850, and left to his grandfather John Joseph Adams around 1872.

John attended primary schools in Dumeresq Island and Cundletown, and then Taree High School.

He studied music and singing which brought him to Sydney in 1961.  Having won Hairdresser of the Year in 1962, he opened his first hairdressing salon in 1964. He left Australia to travel with Dusty Springfield as hair and make-up artist and then became her road manager.  The hairdresser in the musical Dusty is based on John. Back in Australia in 1975, Adams opened salons in Double Bay, the city, Bondi Junction and Hayman Island, employing over 100 staff.

Adams is restoring the bush and setting up a wild flower farm on his property on Dumaresq Island.  And is very concerned about the significant rise in salinity that he observes there.

This background has led him to join Patrice Newell and the Climate Change Coalition team.

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