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7 May 2020
Friends of Earth: Vic Energy Minister spot on - Time for Angus Taylor to get a move on with offshore wind laws
The Victorian government has stepped up its advocacy for offshore wind, with Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio telling the federal government to “put ideology aside”, stop delaying and bring offshore wind laws to...
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21 Apr 2020
Nature Conservation Council: Origin Energy receives third $15,000 fine for toxic dust pollution
The NSW Government should significantly increase penalties for coal ash pollution after Origin Energy received its third fine in four years for allowing toxic coal ash to contaminate suburbs neighbouring its Eraring...
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14 Apr 2020
Friends of Earth: Australia's first offshore wind farm takes big step forward
Australia's first offshore wind farm Star of the South has kickstarted the environmental approvals process and has been referred to both the state and federal government for formal consideration.
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9 Apr 2020
Friends of the Earth: Australia's first offshore wind farm Star of the South takes major step forward with EES referral
Australia's first offshore wind farm The Star of the South is a game-changer for new renewable energy supply and taking action on climate change in Victoria, which will create thousands of jobs and...
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8 Apr 2020
Greenpeace AP: Air pollution linked to higher Covid-19 death rate, new study reveals
Marginal increases in air pollution are linked to a significant increase in the Covid-19 death rate, according to new analysis from Harvard University released today.
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7 Apr 2020
Nature Conservation Council: Deadly dust emissions from Vales Point coal power station almost triples in a year
Delta Electricity has reported alarming increases in emissions from Vales Point, as part of the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI), including a 121% increase in coarse particle emissions (PM10) and a 181% increase in...
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7 Apr 2020
Nature Conservation Council: Coal power pumps 300M tonnes of toxic pollution into the air in 12 months
Emission of toxic air pollutants from NSW power stations remains dangerously high, new National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data shows, posing an unacceptable and unnecessary risk to public health.
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7 Apr 2020
Greenpeace AP: Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread bleaching ever as rampant coal use takes its toll
Coal-fired climate change has caused the Great Barrier Reef to bleach for the third time in five years, with the latest attack devastating already struggling corals from far North Queensland to the...
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7 Apr 2020
Greenpeace AP: Toxic air pollution almost triples at one of Australia’s oldest and dirtiest power stations
Alarming new data confirming that the Vales Point Power Station has reported an almost three-fold increase in PM 2.5 pollution represents a significant risk to the respiratory health of Central Coast communities...
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20 Mar 2020
Friends of the Earth: Bushfire survivors call on banks to stop funding climate crisis
The Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action group has sent an open letter to the major Australian banks calling on them to stop funding new fossil fuel projects and to set dates by which their...
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