Baillieu’s anti-climate strategy
doesn’t add up
My father once explained to me a theory that a Premier or Prime Minister was either a Leader, or a Smart Economic Manager. In his opinion, Whitlam was a Leader while Howard was a Smart Economic Manager.
The challenge of dealing with climate change during a significant economic downturn requires a Premier or Prime Minister who is both. Unfortunately for Victoria, Premier Ted Baillieu has chosen to be neither.
How I learnt to stop worrying and love the law
Reflecting on EVs legal challenge to stop HRL
For the past few months I’ve been working solidly on Environment Victoria’s campaign to Stop HRL, a proposed new coal-fired power station in Victoria.
Some of the actions in our campaign have been familiar. Others, like the hand-signed petition of almost 13,000 people calling on the federal government to withdraw their funding of HRL, pushed us to organise better and improve the way we work.
And we’re back
Legal action to Stop HRL resumes
I’m writing this morning from inside one of the many hearing rooms at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). We’re back in VCAT after an almost three month adjournment in our legal challenge against the EPA’s approval of a new coal-fired power station for Victoria by company HRL.
Congratulations
On another massive year
Regardless of what happens over coming years, 2011 will go down as a major turning point in Australia’s action on climate change.
At a community, policy and political level the campaigns and outcomes delivered this year will have a lasting impact.
Our legal challenge has been delayed
But in the meantime we've got a challenge for you
Our legal challenge against the proposed new coal-fired power station HRL has been unexpectedly adjourned until next year due to unforeseen health issues of the tribunal Chairman.
Final evidence has been given, and the hearing will resume on 6 February 2012 for closing submissions from all parties.
And we're off
Day 1 of EV vs EPA
It’s mid afternoon on the first day of our legal challenge against the EPAs approval of the HRL coal-fired power station.
I’m exhausted after the frenzy of the last few months of preparation, but I’m also relieved that we’ve finally got here.
I arrived this morning to a court room full of lawyers and barristers (I think there were 20 in total) and admin staff setting up bookcases in the room to handle all the documents.
One girl’s story of a carbon price campaign
Congratulations Australia!
I remember clearly the first time I learnt about emission trading schemes – although I didn’t know that’s what it was called at the time. It was the mid 90’s, John Hewson was still a member of the Liberal Party, and my family was spending the night in Parkes on our way to a family holiday in Queensland.
The 7.30 report was on the television and my Dad was engrossed with the conversation, agreeing vocally with what was being discussed. I asked what was going on.
Our solar future on a knife-edge?
We hope not!
Media speculation is currently whirling around whether or not the Baillieu Government is about to cut Victoria’s solar feed-in tariff.
Environment Victoria supporters will remember the major campaign spearheaded by this organisation and supported by community groups, environmental organisations, churches, social sector groups, businesses and unions to improve the solar feed-in tariff proposed by the then Brumby Government.
HRL attempts to silence critics
Environment Victoria in court over new coal-fired power plant
Environment Victoria was back at the Victorian Administrative Appeals Tribunal this afternoon, for the next step in our legal challenge to the EPA’s decision to approve a new coal-fired power station for Victoria.
In a shocking move, HRL Ltd, the company behind the new polluting power station, is making a legal challenge against Environment Victoria’s rights to stand up for our environment in the courts.
Environment Victoria launches appeal
against new coal in Victoria
This afternoon Environment Victoria and local climate action group Local’s Into Victoria’s Environment (LIVE) launched our legal campaign against the proposed new coal fired power station for Victoria, HRL.
