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Mounting anger over coal mine fire health crisis

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 06:35:44 +0000

Reprinted from the WSWS 22nd March 2014 Fire fighting authorities in Morwell, 130 kilometres east of Melbourne, yesterday declared that a five-week coal mine fire that began on February 9 is nearly out and that the area is safe.

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Retreating on climate policy - Victorian Government stops discussions on Hazelwood closure

takver — Sat, 14 May 2011 14:08:38 +0000

While all eyes focused on Canberra and the Federal Budget this week, the Victorian Government quietly announced that all discussions have been discontinued on retiring all or part of the Hazelwood brown coal fired power station. Environment groups strongly criticised the decision.

"Sadly, what this announcement seems to confirm is that the Coalition government has absolutely no plan to reduce greenhouse emissions in the state. Although environmental groups were unanimous in demanding the full closure and replacement of the ageing and dirty Hazelwood power station, the promised partial closure would have been a good step in the right direction" said Friends of the Earth campaigns co-ordinator, Cam Walker.

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Climate scientist calls for Hazelwood immediate closure

takver — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 02:03:04 +0000

Emminent Melbourne climate scientist Professor David Karoly has called for the Hazelwood coal fired power station to be closed down completely, saying "Hazelwood is partly to blame for causing climate change."

Photos: Replace Hazelwood (Takver) | Video: Close Hazelwood Power Station now says Climate Scientist Prof David Karoly

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Brown coal power bonanza GDF Suez with Hazelwood

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:42:55 +0000

GDF Suez, is taking over Hazelwood Power Station, via merger to form New International Power. Business description states world ranking of 1, 2 or 3 in businesses of LNG, hydro, wind and nuclear power. Curiously, at their website, only thing mentioned for Australia is Sita, waste recycling. Spin off from GDF Suez monster, Degremont Suez, is lead partner in Victorian very mistaken Desalination plant.

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DCAN picket office of State MP Fiona RIchardson - 'Vote Climate for All of Us' - 3 November 2010

peter — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:05:18 +0000

The stretch of High Street outside the office of ALP State MP for Northcote Fiona Richardson was more than usually noisy this morning as peak-hour motorists – and several cyclists - responded to the call from members of Darebin Climate Action Now who were picketing the office with placards opposing the projected HRL coal-fired power station in the Latrobe valley and calling for real action on climate change.

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Push to make coal history - Northcote, 28 October 2010

peter — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:01:36 +0000

To chants of “Coal, don’t dig it/ Leave it in the ground/ Time to get with it”, members and supporters of Darebin Climate Action Now marched from Northcote Town Hall to the office of local Labor MP Fiona Richardson to demand an end to the Brumby government’s pro-coal policies. They handed out leaflets calling on people to ‘Vote Climate’ in the upcoming election, and posing the question ‘Can we trust Labor on Climate?’, and also delivered a copy of Beyond Zero Emissions’ Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan to the office.

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'No new coal, fund renewable energy' - Protest at Premier Brumby's office, 18 October 2010

peter — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 06:29:40 +0000

Melbourne's Cross Campus Environment Network (CCEN) organised a rally on Monday outside the office of Premier John Brumby in opposition to energy
company HRL's plans to build a new coal-fired power station in the Latrobe Valley. Apart from a range of speakers condemning the plan, in the interests of
fair play they also invited a representative of the company to answer objections...

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Combet cool on Hazelwood closure

takver — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:59:47 +0000

Hundreds 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.

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Climate protestors descending on Hazelwood power station

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 10:09:35 +0000

Approximately 300 climate activists have converged on Hazelwood Power Station in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria to demand its immediate shut down. The protest is one of the over 7000 thousand protests planned on the 10/10/10 to mark the annual 350.org protests. The protestors are planning to build a model of a solar power plant to symbolise how Hazelwood could be replaced to create a carbon neutral future.

To read updates from the day click here.

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Hazelwood a lemon - protest at GDF Suez offices

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:11:15 +0000

Monday morning, 11am September 20, the group Switch Off Hazelwood Switch On Renewable Energy , delivered the new owners of Hazelwood power station - French company GDF Suez - a box of lemons and a letter informing them of the nature of their recent acquisition.

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Walk against Warming 2010 in Melbourne - 15 August

peter — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:16:45 +0000

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

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:53:30 +0000

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

Flowerpower — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:37:41 +0000

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

takver — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:16:36 +0000

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

takver — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:38:56 +0000

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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