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Walk against Warming 2010 in Melbourne - 15 August

Submitted by peter on Tue, 17/08/2010 - 3:16pm

The 2010 Walk against Warming in Melbourne was different from previous years, being in fact largely symbolic. Instead of the usual march through the city, participants gathered in three critical electorates, Melbourne, Deakin and La Trobe before engaging in a mass letter-box with a message for climate change. In central Melbourne the initial rally attracted a larger than expected number, about 500, and there was a short backwards march to highlight the direction the major parties have been taking the country.

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Vagmag video on campaign to replace Hazelwood

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 10/08/2010 - 7:53pm

Follow this link to a new video on Youtube from Vagmag on the efforts from the Climate Action Moreland to campaign to get rid of the Hazelwood Powerstation.

Below is the text from Vagmag from their Youtube posting describing their video

http://www.vagmag.org - Volunteers from near and far join forces to demand that Hazelwood coal-fired power station be replaced with renewable energy. 1300 homes in one afternoon!

TOGETHER WE CAN REPLACE AUSTRALIA'S DIRTIEST POWER STATION...

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Earth Hour Hazelwood protest charges dropped

Submitted by Flowerpower on Sat, 24/07/2010 - 9:37am

Victoria Police have withdrawn charges made against climate protest organiser Damien Lawson only days before they were due to go to trial on Friday 23rd July.

The charges were laid after Mr Lawson, Coordinator of the Victorian Climate Action Centre, was arrested during an Earth Hour protest at the controversial Hazelwood power station.

One of Australia's most eminent climate scientists Professor David Karoly was intending to give evidence at the trial outlining the harm caused by the power station.

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Victoria targets solar energy as new report shows renewable energy potential

Submitted by takver on Wed, 21/07/2010 - 4:16pm

Victorian Premier John Brumby has announced a feed in tariff for large scale solar thermal power plants to start the transition from coal-fired power to renewables as part of its forthcoming policies for action on climate change. The target of 5 per cent of the state's electricity from solar by 2020 is in addition to the 20 per cent power from wind by 2020. The announcement comes as a new report confirms that Victoria could supply more than 100 percent of it's electricity from renewables. Friends of the Earth, Environment Victoria and the Greens have all welcomed the changes.

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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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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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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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Time to replace Hazelwood coal power station for climate change

Submitted by takver on Thu, 06/05/2010 - 9:42pm

Over 250 people gathered on Thursday May 6, 2010 for a protest on the steps of the Victorian Parliament in Melbourne, called for Victorian Premier John Brumby to take strong climate change action and negotiate the closure of the Hazelwood brown coal fired Power Station in the La Trobe valley by 2012.

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Climate activists picket Peter Batchelor calling for climate jobs not new coal

Submitted by takver on Mon, 29/03/2010 - 11:59pm

Climate activists held a picket outside the ministerial offices of Peter Batchelor, Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, at 1 Spring Street, highlighting his attendance at a $3000 a head Victorian Coal and Energy Conference meeting at Taralgon in the La Trobe Valley and the Brumby Government's continued in-action on climate change and support for the coal and fossil fuel industry at the expense of developing the renewable energy industry. See Photos and speech transcripts

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Coal power up: Victoria fails to diversify electricty generation

Submitted by takver on Sat, 27/03/2010 - 7:01pm

Victoria's reliance on coal fired electricity has increased in the last decade, with both electricity generation and greenhouse pollution from coal increasing by over 9% since 2000, according to a report commissioned by Environment Victoria - Victoria’s Energy Mix 2000-2009 (Download PDF). The increase is despite the exponential growth in the wind sector, which has barely replaced the decline of hydro power due to drought conditions and climate change.

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