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MEDIA RELEASE - 05.04.2019: West Vic Wind and Battery Hub Could Aid Climate Fight
April 05, 2019
Environment group Friends of the Earth have welcomed news of a large-scale wind and battery hub proposed for a timber plantation in Western Victoria, saying it could be a key plank of Victoria's efforts...
Read More Add your reaction ShareLandmark Star of the South offshore wind farm gets first tick from Feds
March 29, 2019
MEDIA RELEASE: 29 March 2019 After months of delay by the federal Coalition, Australia’s first major offshore wind farm, the Star of the South Energy Project proposed off the South Gippsland coast, has received...
Read More Add your reaction ShareClimate action gains traction with new wind farm proposed for Latrobe Valley
March 28, 2019
MEDIA RELEASE: 28 March 2019Climate action gains traction with new wind farm proposed for Latrobe ValleyEnvironment group Friends of the Earth Melbourne are pleased to see an new wind farm proposed for the Latrobe...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: EPA Props Up Fossil Fuels by Approving Community-Opposed Brown Coal Project in Latrobe Valley
February 15, 2019
Environment group Friends of the Earth has criticized the Environment Protection Authority’s decision to approve a trial brown coal to hydrogen project in Latrobe Valley on the 14th of February as a costly distraction...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: 12 Nov 2018 Liberal party support for new gas & coal a dangerous option when renewables are ready
November 12, 2018
This morning Matthew Guy and the Victorian Coalition announced their intention to build a new ‘baseload’ 500 MW power station if elected at the November state election. Friends of the Earth say the Liberal...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE 08.11.2018 Opposition overshadowed by Andrews govt's ramped up renewables ambition
November 08, 2018
Environment group Friends of the Earth have welcomed the Andrews government's announcement they will increase Victoria's Renewable Energy Target to 50 percent by 2030 if re-elected at November's state election, and say it overshadows...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Andrews govt’s big renewables announcement lays the foundation for climate leadership as state election approaches
September 11, 2018
MEDIA RELEASE: 11 Sept 2018 Andrews govt’s big renewables announcement lays the foundation for climate leadership as state election approaches Environment group Friends of the Earth welcome the Andrews government’s announcement today of six...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Matthew Guy comes to the party on renewable energy jobs, yet commitment to Vic Renewables Target is the real test
August 29, 2018
MEDIA RELEASE – 29 Aug 2018Matthew Guy comes to the party on renewable energy jobs, yet commitment to Vic Renewables Target is the real testOpposition leader Matthew Guy made a renewable energy policy announcement...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Andrews govt's big boost for solar the society wide solution to climate change Victoria needs
August 19, 2018
Victoria's Daniel Andrews government has made a dramatic announcement that it will roll out cheap solar power to more than half a million homes if re-elected, committing to a $1.2 billion plan that would...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Twin renewable energy announcements for the Grampians and Ballarat welcome, next steps needed on Victorian Climate Change Action Fund
July 11, 2018
National environment Group Friends of the Earth welcomes the Andrews government's twin announcements of the Grampians New Energy Taskforce and funding for the Asia-Pacific Renewable Energy Centre at Federation Uni in Ballarat, saying they...
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