Recently a series of reforms passed by the Baillieu government seriously diminished Victoria’s capacity to protect its natural environmental and respond to the transitional challenge of cleaner energy production, writes Tom Dreyfus.
Wind turbines
A win for anti-wind farm campaigners in Victoria
The Victorian government has introduced new policies on wind farms, including the ability for households to veto wind turbines located within two kilometres of their homes, reports Larvatus Prodeo.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Latham, a star is born
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Political snippets: Winds of change fail to sweep up Gillard
The photo opportunity of Julia Gillard at a Crookwell wind farm did not go exactly as intended.
Inside Story: green growth sprouting in mainstream economic analysis
Mainstream economics is beginning to recognise the opportunities alongside the climate threat, writes Michael Jacobs.
The wind in the science culture war sails
The science culture war started by tobacco, nuclear and fossil fuel industries took a curious twist this week, with the release of a Senate report into so-called ‘turbine sickness’, writes Dan Cass.
The wind beneath Google’s wings
Example #82732 of how Google is taking over the world: it’s now invested in wind farms. Specifically, a wind farm in the US with a projected capacity of 6,000 megawatts. But why is a search engine giant getting into the wind energy game?
China is the world leader on clean energy
Say what you will about its pollution problems, China is now blitzing the rest of the world on clean energy technology, becoming the largest manufacturer of wind turbines and solar panels in the world.
Samso: the self-sufficient island
The small Danish island of Samso is one of the first industralised places on Earth to become totally energy self-sufficient, powered by wind turbines, solar and straw-fired plants.
Small wind could become a big deal
GE has just pumped millions into a small company in Arizona that has created backyard wind turbines which allow households to generate their own clean, cheap energy. Could the future of energy be DIY?
Councillors quash Hobart’s Windy City plans
A controversial plan to put 11-metre high wind turbines on top of an inner-city Hobart building has been quashed by local councillors, although it was claimed the wind turbines would drop the power bill by 10%.
Global warming could be slowing wind speeds
How are we going to save the planet if climate change decreases wind speeds to the point where turbines won’t work?
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Opposing windfarms on environmental grounds
Fran Baily is standing alongside concerned residents in the battle against a Victorian windfarm project. And it may turn out her stance may be pro-environment as well as populist politics.
AGL’s abandoned wind farm — the story behind the story
Locals rejoiced yesterday when AGL withdrew plans for a controversial wind farm in Dollar, in Victoria’s south east. The company said it was a commercial decision, but there is another story to be told here, one about the power of citizens to repel dubious development, writes Lionel Elmore.
