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Brumby considers partial closure of Hazelwood while climate activists urge full phase-out

Submitted by takver on Sat, 10/07/2010 - 10:38pm

Friends of the Earth has welcomed the revelation that the Victorian Labor Government is considering closing down a quarter of the capacity of the Hazelwood brown coal-fired power plant, but has maintained a call along with other climate change and environmental groups for a full phase out of the developed world's dirtiest coal fired station replacing capacity with renewable power generation and energy efficiency savings.

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Carbon Capture and Storage World Conference Protest in Melbourne

Submitted by Flowerpower on Tue, 29/06/2010 - 8:41pm

A small group of determined protestors crashed the party of the Carbon Capture and Storage World Conference in Melbourne on June 22nd. In addition to protesting at the entrance to Crown Casino, protestors managed to briefly enter the building and a few managed to sneak into the conference itself to heckle the Minister for Energy/Pollution Peter Batchelor. Climate criminals from International Power, TRU energy and even from Canada’s tar sands villains had gathered at the $5000 a head conference to spruik the dirty lie that coal can be “cleaned”.

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Renewable energy target: 20 by 2020 or zero emissions by 2020?

Submitted by takver on Mon, 28/06/2010 - 2:53am

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Protesters scale famous Melbourne hotel with climate message for World Environment Day

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 05/06/2010 - 12:42pm

Four climate protesters have scaled Melbourne's famous Young & Jackson hotel, hanging a 23-metre long banner from the building. The banner covering the giant “Time Square” electronic sign on top of the hotel reads “No more climate back flips - Switch Off Hazelwood.”

The World Environment Day protest aims to highlight Kevin Rudd's policy reversals on climate change and is part of the campaign to replace Hazelwood power station with renewable energy.

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Xstrata Wandoan coal on hold due to poor planning not tax, say environmentalists

Submitted by takver on Fri, 04/06/2010 - 1:53am

Friends of the Earth have accused Xstrata of using the Rudd Government's Resource Profits Tax as a scapegoat to cover up for their own poor planning with regard to the Wandoan coal project that has now been placed on hold.

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Solidarity action with Hazelwood arrestees - Melbourne Magistrates' Court 21 May

Submitted by peter on Fri, 21/05/2010 - 12:24pm

Some of the people arrested at last September's civil disobedience at Hazelwood Power Station faced court today with supporters.

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"Why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"

Submitted by takver on Sat, 15/05/2010 - 1:47am

"why don't the people get rid of the lizards?" said Arthur Dent. Well it seems the people are doing very well at getting rid of the lizards, due to climate change. Yep, it is our carbon emissions which is driving up global mean temperatures, altering the climate and driving lizards, Koalas and other species to extinction. The quote from Arthur Dent comes from Douglas Adams explaining the concept of democracy in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Unfortunately, it seems we are getting rid of the wrong lizards - the ones with four feet that eat insects and are important prey for other small carnivores. That just leaves the cold-blooded political Lizards we have elected to office, still in charge and warming themselves in the glow from the fossil fuel vested interests.

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Rising carbon emissions threaten crop yields and food security

Submitted by takver on Fri, 14/05/2010 - 9:38pm

Crop yields are under threat from rising carbon dioxide emissions with climate change, according to new scientific research. In a new study published in Science on wheat and the mustard plant Arabidopsis at the University of California at Davis, scientists found that increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide interferes with plants’ ability to convert nitrate into protein resulting in lower nutritional yield.

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Koalas face starvation, extinction due to climate change

Submitted by takver on Fri, 14/05/2010 - 9:25pm

Rising carbon dioxide will stimulate eucalypt growth, but this will entail reduced nutritional yield and higher levels of phenols which will doom Koala populations to slow death by starvation and extinction according to scientists. Other arboreal creatures like the greater glider, common ringtail possum, and common brushtail possum may also suffer the same fate.

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