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A new VIC power plant put on hold as Mac Gen cuts its assets by $700m

April 17, 2012 – 12:20 pm

In Victoria, HRL announced yesterday that it would it was putting on hold its plan to build a new coal and gas fired power plant at Morwell following a decision by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

By Amber Jamieson | Also posted in Energy, Renewable energy, The business of being green | Tagged , , , | Comments (4)

Australia’s carbon tax battle: where it fits into the global war

October 6, 2011 – 11:36 am

Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus write: As two Americans watching from the sidelines as Australia tears itself apart over a carbon tax, it is impossible not to be reminded of our own country’s self-destructive battle over cap and trade in 2009 and 2010. And little wonder why: the Left and Right partiesin Australia have adopted [...]

By Crikey | Also posted in Carbon Price, climate change, Energy, Green technology, Greens, Renewable energy, Solar Power | Tagged , , | Comments (56)

Wielding power the Rinehart way

September 19, 2011 – 3:49 pm

Graham Readfearn writes: It was one of those “drop your bacon sandwich at the audacity” kind of stories — the sort of revelation that shows what power and influence in a democracy really means. Australia’s wealthiest individual, Hancock Prospecting chairman Gina Rinehart, loaded up a couple of federal MPs onto her private jet and flew them [...]

By Crikey | Also posted in climate change, Federal Politics | Tagged , , , | Comments (11)

Is brown coal really the planet’s saviour?

September 6, 2011 – 9:25 am

“Brown coal”, Mantle Mining company director Ian Kraemer told locals at a Bacchus Marsh public meeting, “has the ability to be the saviour of the planet”.

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Big Coal vs. The People

August 25, 2011 – 1:55 pm

The eyes of even the most hardened court observers glazed over as the seemingly endless mess of legal procedures dragged on. It wasn’t just unremarkable, it was outright dull – obscuring the profound struggle set to unfold. Monday  was day one of a court case in the Brisbane Magistrates Court in which a group of [...]

By John Hepburn | Also posted in climate change, Farmers Say, Global Warming | Comments (1)