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NSW right to criticise federal Coalition as ‘out of touch’, but must step up to its own climate rhetoric to have any credibility
SYDNEY, Dec 19, 2018 – NSW Energy Minister Don Harwin’s rebuke of the Morrison Government’s capitulation on reducing emissions is welcome but ultimately meaningless, coming from a state with no renewable energy target and no policy to achieve its net zero emissions target.In an opinion piece published in The Australian Financial Review this morning, Don…
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Apollo Bay: a community standing up to the oil industry
What does it take to get a whole town standing up for a good cause? 16-year-old Grace brought her Apollo Bay community together to take a stand against deepwater oil drilling in the Great Australian Bight. A student-led flotilla including kayaks, sailboats, paddle boards, and surfboards set sail in Apollo Bay Harbour to send a…
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The climate is changing. When will the NSW Liberal Party?
First Wentworth. Then Victoria, and the school climate strike. The swing against the climate wreckers is on – and the momentum is building across NSW. |||| All around Australia people are choosing more wind and solar. They rejected the Victorian Liberal Party’s plan to scrap the renewable energy target and are rejecting leaders and parties…
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Victorian election: Pledge to undo renewable revolution sees Liberals suffer electoral annihilation
Victorians have sent a message to climate laggards across the nation by rejecting the Coalition’s plan to repeal the state’s Renewable Energy Target (VRET) and rewarding Labor’s vision to ramp up the renewables revolution. The scale of this weekend’s electoral bloodbath warrants further examination. Opposition Leader Matthew Guy started the weekend presiding over 37 seats…
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Victorians vote for a renewable-powered future
MELBOURNE, Nov 24, 2018 – Victorians have given renewable energy a big tick of approval by voting to keep Labor in government for four more years, with a mandate to expand and increase investment in solar, wind and battery storage.A short time ago, the ABC declared victory for Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, who led Labor…
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Students, surfers, and community unite to show oil companies they are not welcome in Apollo Bay
November 23, 2018: A student-led flotilla including kayaks, sailboats, paddle boards, and surfboards will set sail in Apollo Bay Harbour today to send a message to oil companies that they are not welcome to drill in the Great Australian Bight.The flotilla, which will begin at 1.45pm in Apollo Bay Harbour, was organised by a 15-year-old…
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POLL: Pro-renewable policies emerge as vote-winners in Victorian election
With the polls narrowing as Victorians prepare to cast their ballots in this weekend’s state election, renewable energy has emerged as a key battleground with the victor likely to be…