Combet cool on Hazelwood closure
Submitted by takver on Wed, 13/10/2010 - 11:59pmHundreds of activists travelled to the Hazelwood brown coal fired power station, 180 km east of Melbourne, for the 101010 global work party on Sunday.
Environmental groups in Victoria are behind a campaign to replace the aging Hazelwood power station with renewable energy. Premier John Brumby wants to close the power station down in stages and wants Federal Government financial assistance in doing so. But the new Federal climate change minister Greg Combet is decidedly cool on the idea.
The Switch Off Hazelwood organisers are calling for:
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