Interesting news about Loy Yang brown coal power station in Victoria. They’ve been in financial trouble for a while now but it seems to be getting more desperate - proving that polluting coal power stations are becoming unprofitable.
(via Power supplier allowed to keep trading with $565m debt)
Source: smh.com.au
Say Yes Earth Relay: Bendigo by Environment Victoria on Flickr.
Via Flickr:
Friday, 30 September
Bendigo, Bendigo Sustainability Group
Over the coming few weeks, as the price on pollution is debated in Parliament, Victorian communities will come together to take part in the Earth Relay - a series of actions to symbolise support for action on climate change.
Like the passage of the Olympic flame to the site of the Olympic Games, communities across Victoria will be passing a human sized earth globe from suburb to suburb and town to town. And after traveling across the state, the dome will be taken to Parliament House, Canberra to send the Victorian community’s message of hope for the future.
So get involved in this important moment in history. Hop here to find out when the when the Earth Relay is coming to a suburb or town near you > www.environmentvictoria.org.au/earth-relay
Photo credit: Jim Aldersey, Bendigo Advertiser
Prime Minister Julia Gillard during a visit to the Latrobe Valley.
Nice story in The Age showing once again, HRL is a complete dog of a project. No new coal!
Source: theage.com.au
Say Yes Earth Relay: Geelong by Environment Victoria on Flickr.
Via Flickr:
Friday, 16 September
Geelong, Geelong Sustainability Group
Over the coming few weeks, as the price on pollution is debated in Parliament, Victorian communities will come together to take part in the Earth Relay - a series of actions to symbolise support for action on climate change.
Like the passage of the Olympic flame to the site of the Olympic Games, communities across Victoria will be passing a human sized earth globe from suburb to suburb and town to town. And after traveling across the state, the dome will be taken to Parliament House, Canberra to send the Victorian community’s message of hope for the future.
So get involved in this important moment in history. Hop here to find out when the when the Earth Relay is coming to a suburb or town near you > www.environmentvictoria.org.au/earth-relay
The Greens are in a winning position in the Victorian State seats of Richmond and Northcote; while its ‘too close to call’ in Brunswick and Melbourne, a special telephone Morgan Poll conducted last night (Tuesday, November 16, 2010) shows.
Two Party preferred vote in the four seats surveyed was:
Richmond — Greens 61% vs ALP 39%
Northcote — Greens 54% vs ALP 46%
Brunswick — Greens 51.5% vs ALP 48.5%
Melbourne — ALP 51% vs Greens 49%.The Greens obtained a significant vote before preferences — in Richmond (50%), Northcote (50.5%) and Brunswick (41.5%); while in Melbourne the vote is divided fairly evenly across the three major parties.
Gary Morgan says: “Despite the Liberal Party decision on the weekend to preference Labor ahead of the Greens across Victoria, the Greens look set to do particularly well in the Inner Melbourne seats they have been targeting since the last Victorian State election — Victoria seems to be heading for a Hung Parliament.”
