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Helping Victorian homes tackle climate change, energy & water bills
February 12, 2014
The One Million Homes Alliance is calling on the Victorian Government to enable more Victorians to tackle climate change and riing energy and water bills by upgrading the water and energy efficiency of one...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFull phase-out of Hazelwood required for rapid transition from coal
February 12, 2014
National environmental organisation Friends of the Earth has welcomed the revelation that the state government is considering closing one quarter of the capacity of the Hazelwood power station, the developed world's dirtiest coal fired...
Read More Add your reaction Shareheritage bushland property to be bulldozed for Peninsula freeway
February 12, 2014
Joyce and Simon Welsh, owners of the historic Westerfield property on Robinsons Road in the Green Wedge south of Frankston have been notified that clearing will begin on Monday 5 July on the 2.656...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAustralia's first zero carbon housing project hits a hurdle
February 12, 2014
For the past 8 years environmentalist Brendan Condon has been working to build Australia’s first zero carbon housing project at Cape Paterson near Wonthaggi. This Ecovillage will build 200 highly sustainable houses. Recently the...
Read More Add your reaction ShareNational Day to Replace Hazelwood
February 12, 2014
On Saturday, July 17 we’re asking you to join with us in community actions across Australia calling on Kevin Rudd to make a commitment to Replace Hazelwood with clean energy by 2012. FoE is...
Read More Add your reaction ShareRally at Martin Ferguson's office
February 12, 2014
In support of Traditional owners from Muckaty in the Northern Territory, who are opposing the site selection for the Nations first Radioactive waste dump. Resources minister Martin Ferguson is planning to dump nuclear waste...
Read More Add your reaction ShareKelvin Thomson backs closure of Hazelwood - who's next?
February 12, 2014
Kelvin Thomson, the member for the federal electorate of Wills, has endorsed the campaign by the Victorian climate change movement for the closure of the ageing and dirty Hazelwood coal fired power station. It...
Read More Add your reaction Share'Energy Future' paper sets the scene. Climate White Paper must drive transition from coal.
February 12, 2014
Friends of the Earth has welcomed today's release of 'Victoria's Energy Future' by the Minister for Energy Peter Batchelor. We acknowledge the fact that the Brumby government is taking such a proactive approach to...
Read More Add your reaction ShareReplace Hazelwood campaign
February 12, 2014
Hazelwood is Australia’s dirtiest power station. This election year, we’re calling on the Victorian and Federal Governments to commit to Replace Hazelwood with Clean Energy by 2012. Please join the campaign.
Read More Add your reaction ShareLead levels in Ballarat Drinking Water Alarming
February 12, 2014
Friends of the Earth (FoE) today expressed alarm at the high levels of lead recorded in Ballarat and district drinking water. FoE conducted a Freedom of Information request with Central Highlands Water earlier in...
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