Hazelwood

Hazelwood's profits jump 40 percent

Submitted by Flowerpower on Tue, 16/03/2010 - 9:25pm

In another indication of the sorry state of climate politics in this country - the dirtiest power plant in the industrialized world run at near capacity last year boosting profits for British Multi-national - International Power - by 40%. They made $387 million from belching carbon into the atmosphere. The Victorian Government increased Hazelwood's life from its scheduled shut down in 2009 until 2031. Why would the private operators shut up shop when they are carrying off hundreds of millions of dollars in annual profits.

Geography: 
Victoria
Keywords: 
climate change
coal
Hazelwood

Hazelwood looking for taxpayer bailout of brown coal.

Submitted by Flowerpower on Mon, 19/10/2009 - 6:50am

The press release below from FOE Melbourne explains how Hazelwood is asking to be bought out by the public. Lets just close the sucker already and move onto to a more sane energy policy in Victoria.
http://www.melbourne.foe.org.au/?q=node/608

Revelations in the Australian Financial Review and Business Spectator today that UK based owners of the Hazelwood coal power station, International Power, is looking for a cash bailout from the government to close down Hazelwood exemplify the troubles plaguing the brown coal industry in Victoria.

Geography: 
Victoria
Keywords: 
climate change
Hazelwood

Address to "Switch Off Hazelwood" Climate Protest at Hazelwood Power Station, in Morwell, Victoria, by Dr Merryn Redenbach

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 14/09/2009 - 2:32pm

On Sunday 13th September, after an overnight climate camp in Morwell, Victoria, five hundred protesters gathered outside Hazelwood coal fired power station. Hazelwood is one of the developed world's most polluting power stations. Among the five speakers to the rally, Dr Merryn Redenbach, a paediatric doctor and one of the protest organizers, spoke about the impacts of climate change and why the protesters were willing to risk arrest for trespass to promote the transition to renewable energy and closing down coal fired power stations.

ADDRESS TO "SWITCH OFF HAZELWOOD"

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
climate change
coal
climate change protest
Hazelwood
renewable energy