Campaigns

We are continuing to support Environment Victoria's following campaigns:

1. CoalWatch - a new project to track the coal industry's dangerous expansion plans in Victoria

Environment Victoria recently launched CoalWatch, an innovative new online resource that allows all Victorians to keep track of the coal industry’s ambitious expansion plans in Victoria and helps build a movement to stop these polluting projects from going ahead.

CoalWatch reveals that thousands of square kilometres of prime farming land, towns, natural bushland and key tourist destinations across the state are already subject to mining or exploration licences. The licences cover over 65 billion tonnes of commercial coal reserves, which if burnt, would send our emissions sky-rocketing.

To view the coal industry's current activities and proposed developments, visit google earth at http://www.environmentvictoria.org.au/media/coalwatch-map-and-tour

To read recent press coverage of CoalWatch, go to:

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/farmer-worries-mining-company-has-him-pegged-20110302-1bewo.html

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/baillieu-coal-export-push-20110302-1bexa.html
 

2. Replace Hazelwood power station by 2012 with a combination of renewable energy, energy efficiency and gas (as a transition fuel)

Sign the online petition to Switch Off Hazelwood.

According to studies, endorsed by Environment Victoria, it is possible to replace Hazelwood by the end of 2012. The Latrobe Valley could flourish, besides obvious greener pastures, jobs created by the construction and operation of the new power generators would far exceed Hazel’s current employee numbers.

Read the report "Fast-tracking Victoria’s clean energy future to replace Hazelwood Power Station - May 2010" which details how Hazelwood can be replaced as soon as the end of 2012. All while maintaining energy security, cutting Victoria's greenhouse pollution by 12 percent and creating more jobs than Hazelwood currently provides.
The report was written by energy analysts Green Energy Markets for Environment Victoria.

3. No New Coal - No HRL Dual Gas

Right now, plans are proceeding for a $750 million NEW coal fired power station. If it goes ahead, it will pump up to 4 million extra tonnes of carbon pollution into our skies. As if our climate didn’t have enough to deal with!

HRL’s new coal-powered station will keep us in the technological dark ages. We need a clean energy economy – STAT! We need to drastically reduce our pollution – not make things worse. Instead, HRL Dual Gas wants to lock Victorians into a polluting energy system for another 50 years. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is racing ahead with genuinely clean and innovative technology, and new jobs.

The federal and state governments have committed to dishing out $150 million tax payer dollars to make the new HRL coal-fired power station a reality. And right now the Environment Protection Authority is close to giving the project the green light.

Take Action - Read EV's submission or support their campaign to stop the power station being built 

For more information go to
http://www.environmentvictoria.org.au/ or
http://www.replacehazelwood.org.au/