Last week’s anti-windfarm meeting at Penshurst made a minor stir in the news after renewable energy advocate Matt Wright, from Beyond Zero Emissions, was able to grab the floor of the meeting to briefly respond to the stacked anti-windfarm panel. … Continue reading Let’s have a real discussion, not orchestrated rallies against wind farms
The following article comes from the Hamilton Spectator. The (misleadingly named) Australian Environment Foundation are calling for a complete stop to wind farm development until the Senate Inquiry’s recommended health study has taken place. We support such a study going ahead, but we have to note that there has so far been no peer-reviewed evidence anywhere to link wind farms with direct health effects. The $2.5 million set aside in the Victorian state budget to identify “no-go” regions for wind farms would have been much better directed to such a health study which might help to clear the air in … Continue reading Call for wind farm moratorium
The following comes from the Warrnambool Standard, journalist is Alex Sinnott. Friends of the Earth strongly supports local procurement policies, as they will drive local jobs and build manufacturing capacity. However, it does seem strange – to say the least – for Coalition MP Denis Napthine to express concern about lost jobs attached to wind turbines when his government is currently implementing a policy which is expected to have a chilling effect on future development of the wind industry in the state. 26 Mar, 2011 Imported turbines threaten south-west workers SOUTH-WEST wind turbine manufacturer Keppel Prince is at the centre … Continue reading ‘Imported turbines threaten south-west workers’
This is a follow up on the report we did on the recent Climate Institute on the jobs potential in clean power, and comes from the Hamilton Spectator. ENERGY BOOM Jobs potential in clean power 3 March 2011, by IAN WHITING AUSTRALIA is in the early stages of a clean energy boom, with tens of billions of dollars to be invested in renewable energy in regional areas over the coming decades. And south-west Victoria is in sight of gaining a significant slice of the boom. This follows ground-breaking research launched this week by Federal Independent, Tony Windsor, demonstrating not only … Continue reading western Victoria to benefit from renewable energy jobs ‘boom’
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