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The case for powering Melbourne's trains with renewable energy

Rapid improvements in wind, solar and energy storage are not only transforming the energy system, they are key to decarbonising the transport system too.

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Turnbull govt energy policy dealt another blow with VIC ruling out a scheme that undermines state climate & energy leadership

The Turnbull govt's 'National Energy Guarantee'--a policy that would prolong the use of gas and coal, and curtail renewables--has been dealt another serious blow.

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Community leads on solar: Y2R talks to Positive Charge

With the federal Coalition continuing to dither on the issue of gas driving up energy prices, it’s community energy groups like Positive Charge that are leading the way, helping locals access affordable renewable energy – right on their rooftops.

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Expanded wind tower production in Portland shows Vic Renewable Energy Target already creating jobs

MEDIA RELEASE 10.03.2017: Expanded wind turbine production in Portland shows Vic Renewable Energy Target already creating jobs

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First Nations lead push for energy justice

Last month in Melbourne a panel of First Nations leaders from WA, NT, Queensland, NSW and Victoria as well as Canada shared stories of traditional sustainable practice and their vision for using renewables to achieve energy justice at this year's Community Energy Congress. Delegates from First Nations used the event to launch the First Nations Renewable Energy Alliance to use community energy to achieve self determination.

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Hepburn Wind Celebrates Pioneering Communities this Sunday Feb 26th

Just days after the Victorian Liberal party’s Shadow Minister Against Renewables David Southwick made a misguided pledge to axe the VRET, Victorian communities are celebrating the real leaders in renewable energy at Hepburn Wind’s community wind farm.

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Open letter to PM Malcolm Turnbull: Show leadership and stop attacks on renewable energy

Friends of the Earth has called on PM Malcolm Turnbull to stop political attacks on state climate and energy policy leadership in an open letter hand-delivered to the PM’s Sydney office today.

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Moorabool Environment Group supports new wind farms, clean energy

Moorabool shire, located between Ballarat and Melton, can look forward to more clean energy as new wind farms step closer to construction, Moorabool Environment Group president Ben Courtice explains.

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Research finds unreliable, expensive gas cause of SA price spikes: Solar-thermal solution needed

New research from the Climate Council has identified expensive and unreliable gas power as the key cause of recent electricity price spikes in South Australia.

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Can Minister Frydenberg hit the reset button on national renewable energy policy?

New Minister for Energy & Environment Josh Frydenberg has hit the ground running after years of poor policy choices by the Coalition.

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