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First year anniversary of Fracking Ban
August 30, 2017
The 30th of August marks a very special occasion for Victorians: the first anniversary of our state-wide ban on Fracking and unconventional gas.On this day last year the Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews announced...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFoE welcome $4.7 million Andrews govt grant scheme for climate action: "Program will bring jobs, investment to regional Vic"
July 24, 2017
MEDIA RELEASE: 24 July 2017 Friends of the Earth have welcomed an Andrews government announcement of a $4.7 million grant scheme to kick-start community projects that tackle climate change saying it will bring jobs...
Read More Add your reaction ShareCoalition of the willing on renewables welcome, but “must deliver existing state/territory commitments”
July 13, 2017
Friends of the Earth: Coalition of the willing on renewables welcome, but “must deliver existing state/territory commitments” Friends of the Earth, the environment group that coordinated the campaign for a Victorian Renewable Energy Target,...
Read More Add your reaction ShareState government coal policy keeps the door open to a dirty past
July 07, 2017
The Andrews Labor Government has released its coal policy this afternoon (the Statement on Future Uses of Brown Coal). National environment group Friends of the Earth says that this long awaited policy represents a profound...
Read More Add your reaction ShareScott Morrison tries to bully the states into accepting fracking
June 29, 2017
In a remarkably clumsy attempt to bully local communities, federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has threatened state and territory governments with financial penalties by cutting their GST distribution if they limit gas exploration. Mr Morrison...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFloating LNG import terminal planned for Victoria
June 08, 2017
Recent media reports about plans for a floating LNG import terminal in Victoria are deeply concerning. The terminal would allow Victoria, NSW and South Australia to ‘import lower cost gas, potentially from the US or Western...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFloating LNG import terminal planned for Victoria
June 08, 2017
Recent media reports about plans for a floating LNG import terminal in Victoria are deeply concerning. The terminal would allow Victoria, NSW and South Australia to ‘import lower cost gas, potentially from the US or Western...
Read More Add your reaction ShareA renewable energy park for Point Henry?
May 31, 2017
The Point Henry aluminium smelter was located near Geelong and operated for many decades prior to its closure in 2014. Since then, both Alcoa (who operated the smelter) and the state government have been...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFurther privatisation unlikely to save money, benefit environment
May 24, 2017
Infrastructure Australia has announced that it wants state governments to hand the operation of their public transport systems over to private operators, arguing that they could cut costs and improve service quality by doing...
Read More Add your reaction ShareCarbon Capture and Storage
May 24, 2017
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an unproven, risky and expensive technology. State and federal governments have put huge amounts of public funds into CCS research for years, in the hope it will provide...
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