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Candidates Forum: ‘we’re in the business of growing renewable energy’, says...
A candidates forum held in Melbourne last night saw two Victorian Labor shadow ministers in the hot seat: Lily D’Ambrosio the Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources, and Lisa Neville, Shadow Minister...
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PollieWatch: Liberal candidate for Macedon flags exemption for community wind...
Liberal candidate for the hotly-contested seat of Macedon, Donna Petrovich, has shifted her position on wind energy as a result of a community campaign. The move could signal a shift on wind energy...
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Election Watch: Can Napthine be trusted on renewable energy?
Both the Napthine and Abbott governments have called on the RET to be weakened. Friends of the Earth question Premier Denis Napthine’s commitment to renewable energy as the federal RET negotiations...
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Voices of Macedon: Community consultation missing on key planning issues
Hundreds of Macedon residents participated in the People’s Climate March and want more renewable energy. Renewable energy is a mainstream election issue in the hotly-contested seat of Macedon....
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Election Watch: Where do Macedon candidates stand on renewable energy?
Renewable energy is a mainstream election issue in the hotly-contested seat of Macedon. Anti-wind farm laws introduced by the Coaltion government in 2011 have hit the Macedon Ranges hard. A large-scale...
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Senate wind “inquisition” nothing but a witch-hunt
The Australian and Senator John Madigan aren’t even pretending the current senate wind energy inquiry is impartial. Both have referred to the Senate Select Committee on Wind Turbines as an...
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Pollie Watch: Premier’s Renewable Energy Plan
PREMIER Daniel Andrews elected the Challicum Hills Wind Farm near Buangor on last week as the location to announce a plan to make Victoria the country’s leading state in renewable energy. Mr Andrews...
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Pollie Watch: James Purcell MLC backs the VRET
A little over a fortnight ago the Daniel Andrews government backed our long-standing campaign to reinstate the Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET). But the Premier is not the only one backing the...
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Pollie Watch: NSW Minister Pru Goward airs “bizarre” wind farm views
NSW Assistant Minister for Health Pru Goward. National environment group Friends of the Earth has branded NSW Assistant Health Minister Pru Goward’s comments on wind farms “bizarre.” The organisation...
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Pollie Watch: Will Victorian Liberal MPs support workers & wind farmers?
Victorian Liberal MPs have a choice before them this weekend – will they side with the community and defend renewable energy jobs and drought-proof income for farmers? Or will they put ideology first?...
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