Replace Hazelwood
Imagine a wealthy state like Victoria being home to one of the dirtiest power station in the industrialized world. You’d think that was impossible wouldn’t you? Unfortunately its not, which is why we’re campaigning for the closure of Hazelwood power station and its replacement with cleaner, greener alternatives.
Hazelwood power station is one dirty brown coal burning beast. It pumps out over 16 million tonnes of greenhouse pollution each year. That’s almost 15 percent of Victoria’s greenhouse gas emissions and 3 percent of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, all on its own. And it uses a whopping 27 billion litres of water a year. That’s almost as much water as the whole of Melbourne uses in a month! Yep. And there’s just the start of it. Get even more dirty details on this old clunker
The good news is that there are alternatives to polluting coal. And we can Replace Hazelwood with clean, safe and reliable energy for the future, and we can do it within the next two years.
We’ve released a report that shows how Hazelwood can be replaced as soon as the end of 2012 using a combination of renewable energy, energy efficiency and as a transition fuel, gas. All while maintaining energy security, cutting Victoria's greenhouse pollution by 12 percent and creating more jobs than Hazelwood currently provides. How good is that!
Check out the Replace Hazelwood report here
This year, we have a big opportunity to Replace Hazelwood and set Victoria and Australia on the path to a clean energy future. With a state and federal election both timed for later this year, now is the time to make the call for all parties to commit to Replace Hazelwood with Clean Energy by 2012. And you can help make it happen!
Help us Replace Hazelwood. There's a mountain of things you can do. Get involved here
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We've released a report that shows how Hazelwood can be replaced as soon as the end of 2012. All while maintaining energy security, cutting Victoria's greenhouse pollution by 12 percent and creating more jobs than Hazelwood currently provides. Check it out
A number of other studies have shown how Hazelwood’s electricity generation could be replaced by cleaner sources. For instance see Towards Victoria’s clean energy future
New analysis shows that little progress has been made over the past decade in reducing Victoria’s reliance on polluting coal-fired electricity. Get the dirt here and check out our release
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Proposed coal plant application withdrawn
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Adam Morton, The Age
The company behind a proposed coal power station in the Latrobe Valley has withdrawn its application for approval from the Environment Protection Authority.
Dual Gas —...
moreProposed coal plant under fire
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Adam Morton, The Age
Premier John Brumby is facing calls that he must block a proposed new coal power station in the Latrobe Valley to back up his claim that he will lead the nation on climate change policy.
...moreRangas unite for a safe climate
Wednesday, 4 July 2010
Rangas have hit the streets of Melbourne today to protest the absence of real policy to reduce greenhouse pollution in the Federal election campaign and to promote the upcoming a href="http://www.environmentvictoria.org.au...
moreHazelwood owners want closure
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Australian Financial Review
International Power, owners of Hazelwood Power Station have claimed that they would rather close down the entire power station than just the two turbines that would likely be closed under...
moreOne Million Homes program best path to meet Brumby’s 5 star home upgrade promise
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
The One Million Homes Alliance today welcomed the Brumby government’s commitment to increase the energy efficiency of Victorian homes to an average of 5 stars by...
morePlan to phase out Hazelwood power station
Monday, 26 July 2010
ABC News
The Victorian Government has announced plans to pursue the gradual shut down one of Australia's most polluting power stations.
The Government wants to shut down a quarter of production...
moreVictoria set to lead the nation in reducing greenhouse pollution
Monday, 26 July 2010
Environment Victoria has strongly welcomed the Brumby Government’s Climate Change White Paper released today, saying that the new greenhouse targets and policy package positioned...
moreSolar plan raided to pay for guzzlers
Sunday, 25 July 2010
The Age, Melissa Fyfe and Mark Metherell
Australia's renewable energy industry was reeling yesterday after discovering a $520million budget cut to low-emissions technology in the fine print of Julia Gillard...
moreBrumby lays down gauntlet on carbon
Monday, 26 July 2010
The Age, Adam Morton
The Victorian government will present itself as the national leader in tackling climate change by pledging to cut the state's greenhouse gas emissions by at least a fifth over the next...
moreSolar moves help clean up Victoria’s energy supply
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Environment Victoria today welcomed plans by the Brumby Government to fast-track the development of large scale solar power for Victoria saying that the move would make it easier to replace...
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Brumby takes a lead
while Feds drag their feet
On 26 July the Victorian Government announced the detail of their Climate Change White Paper.
It was headlined by commitments to cut Victoria’s greenhouse pollution by 20 percent by 2020, to replace one quarter of Hazelwood power...
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The clunker we need to scrap is Hazelwood
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's $394 million ''cash for clunkers'' policy — designed to get polluting cars off the road — is aimed at the wrong clunkers.
Two days after Gillard's announcement, Victorian Premier John Brumby released his version of "cash for clunkersquot...
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It's been a big week for Victoria
and tackling greenhouse pollution
Yesterday the Victorian Government announced that they will double the states energy efficieny target and reduce emissions by 5.4 million tonnes a year. Today Premier Brumby confirmed the government is focused on replacing Hazelwood...
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Help Replace Hazelwood Power Station
with Clean Energy by 2012
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- NEW REPORT! Fast-tracking Victoria’s clean energy future to replace Hazelwood Power Station |
- International Power Australia's submission on the CPRS Green Paper |
- Coal decision a reprieve for the climate |
- Rudd climate backflip raises pressure to replace Hazelwood |
- Replacing Australia’s dirtiest power station could fill climate policy vacuum, says report |
- Calling all Hoddle St Traffic – Help create a clean energy future! |
- Hazelwood asbestos claims deserve full investigation |
- Climate change failure claims another leader |
- Hazelwood moves welcome but complete replacement necessary |
- Call for Brumby and Gillard to unite to completely replace Hazelwood |
