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The tale of the ‘Vegemite Man’…
Yes 2 Renewables community coordinator Leigh Ewbank travelled to King Island and came back with a reputation… Ewbank is now known on the island as the ‘Vegemite Man’. Leigh Ewbank has visited the King Island to observe the community engagement process surrounding a wind farm proposal. State-owned energy company Hydro Tasmania has proposed a 200 MW wind farm for King […]
Where is the truth in the infrasound debate?
February 20, 2013
UPDATE, Feb 27. We have now had 2 editions of the Weekend Australian, without the letter being published. Even the most charitable person could be forgiven for drawing the conclusion that neither the paper or the journalist have the slightest interest in providing balance on this issue. The Australian Acoustical Society provides a source of […]
Energy Futures campaign launched
September 13, 2012
While a community backlash in Gippsland has forced the government to adopt a moratorium on hydraulic fracking operations, exploration for coal, coal seam and tight gas can continue. Exploration permits cover a large proportion of our best food producing land. Victoria currently produces around 25% of Australia’s food, even though we have less than 4% […]
Cherry Tree Range wind project still open for submissions
September 6, 2012
The Cherry Tree Wind Farm is in early stages of development, with a forecast installed capacity of 50 MW. It is in the Trawool/Whiteheads Creek area, just south east of Seymour. The proposal includes: Construction of 16 wind turbines with a height of approximately 150 metres (pole height of 100 metres and blade height of […]
Victorian Government casts shadows over the solar houses of tomorrow
September 3, 2012
The following response to the state government’s announcement that it will reduce the Victorian feed-in tariff comes from the Alternative Technology Association. The Baillieu Government has announced today that it will reduce the Victorian feed-in tariff to a level that is lower than the value of solar electricity in the energy market, according to the […]
What’s worse: an open cut or a turbine?
July 9, 2012
Some anti-wind campaigners from NSW have been circulating famous Australian paintings with turbines super imposed – presumably to highlight the perceived visual impacts of turbines. It does beg the question of impact – given that we need to get energy from somewhere, what would we prefer: an open cut coal mine or a turbine? It […]
Where did the No Go zones come from?
July 7, 2012
A group of activists from the Students of Sustainability conference (currently being held in Bendigo) occupied the Premier’s office in Bendigo this week in protest at the state government’s wind energy and CSG and coal policies. Story from the Bendigo Advertiser here. And a summary of the very arbitary nature of the No Go zones […]
Where is the transition plan for the wind sector?
June 20, 2012
The following letter was published in the Ballarat Courier, June 20, 2012. Last Friday, the Premier spoke in Ballarat at the regional press club. When asked about the impacts of his government’s wind policy on regional employment, he flatly denied there was a problem. There are two observations that have to be made about his […]
South Australian Committee into Wind Farm Developments – call for submissions
June 14, 2012
A recently formed State Parliament Select Committee into Wind Farm Developments in South Australia is now calling for submissions – input, comments and evidence – from the public. The Committee is chaired by Shadow Planning Minister, Mr David Ridgway (Liberal). Other Committee members are Ms Ann Bressington (Independent), Mr Robert Brokenshire (Family First), Mr Mark […]
At the 2014 Victorian election, the green battle ground will be a paddock, not a forest
May 18, 2012
The political terrain around environmental issues is shifting. During the 2010 Victorian election campaign it was clear that the Coalition decided it couldn’t get ahead of the Greens and ALP on environmental issues and so ran silent, leaving the debate largely to an inner electorate argument about Hazelwood. Its ‘no target’ approach meant it tried […]
May 2, 2013
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