Baillieu

Videos: Rally against Baillieu new coal plans and HRL coal power station

Submitted by takver on Fri, 29/06/2012 - 10:20am

June 28, 2012: Up to 300 People gathered on the steps of the Victorian Parliament house to show opposition to new coal projects which would destroy prime farmland and triple Victoria's contribution to greenhouse pollution.

Residents from Bacchus Marsh and south Gippsland attended to show their opposition to new coal mining projects and plans to use an experimental drying technology by Exergen to open up further mining and the export of brown coal.

Related: Latrobe Valley Coal Power and Climate Change | Carbon capture and storage and the Melbourne earthquake | No coal mine in Bacchus Marsh - locals and activists halt exploratory drilling | Photoset on Flickr

Geography: 
Melbourne
Victoria
Keywords: 
climate change
protest
environment
brown coal
Baillieu
HRL
Exergen

Victorians want Baillieu state government to act on climate change, clean energy

Submitted by takver on Sun, 11/03/2012 - 1:09am

Most Victorians want more action on climate change and renewable energy from the Baillieu State Government according to a new public opinion survey commissioned by Environment Victoria.

The survey was conducted in late December 2011 and early January 2012 involving a series of questions to over 1000 people in Victoria conducted by Essential Media, a professional market survey company. The primary results show that 76 percent of Victorians expect the State Government to take action to reduce greenhouse pollution rather than leaving tackling climate change to the federal sphere of politics. There is also massive support for the implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, and just 22 per cent believe the 2km wind farm veto is fair.

Geography: 
Victoria
Keywords: 
climate change
coal
solar
Baillieu
wind
renewables
survey

GM canola growing in Melbourne suburb

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 9:11am

50 kilometres south east of Melbourne, a local bee keeper is concerned that genetically modified crops could affect his honey production. “I believe that at this stage we know very little about these products,” said Chris, who lives three miles from a property that is growing GM canola. He worries about the effects of GM crops on both the bees and the humans living in his local area.

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
GM canola
Berwick
Baillieu
bee keepers