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Doubts emerge over Latrobe Valley transition
16 May 2013: The Latrobe City Council says Federal Government budget cuts will make it difficult for the region to move away from its reliance on brown coal.
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Renewable energy projects lose in budget
15 May 2013: The drop in the European carbon price left a $6 billion hole in the budget and climate change projects haven't been exempt from subsequent cuts announced last night.
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Unknown wonders: Barmah-Millewa forest
14 May 2013: At first glance, the Barmah-Millewa forest may not seem all that impressive. If you’ve come in a dry year...
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Carbon price working? Coal slumps, clean energy soars
10 May 2013: Electricity generated by Australia's highly polluting brown coal power plants has fallen 14 per cent since introduction of the carbon price, while renewable power has soared.
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Liberal MPs want rethink on Coalition's climate change plan
10 May 2013: Two Liberal MPs want Tony Abbott to review or consider abandoning parts of his $3.2 billion plan to combat climate change in light of ''dire economic circumstances''.
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Open cut in spotlight
9 May 2013: The integrity of Latrobe Valley's brown coal open cut network has come under the state budget spotlight, with $4.2 million allocated to improve "high risk" stability issues.
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Brown coal investment
9 May 2013: Investment in the Latrobe Valley's brown coal sector will be driven by a range of funding initiatives, according to State Energy and Resources Minister Nicholas Kotsiras.
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Scrap subsidies and save the budget?
9 May 2013: The government is being told it could save billions by scrapping a range of subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, and take Australia a step closer to a low-carbon future.
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Transport a winner, but others are not so happy
8 May 2013: The road lobby has reacted well to the State Government's East West Link project, announced in yesterday's state budget.
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Wind farm syndrome dismissed
7 May 2013: The inaudible sound caused by wind farms is no worse than that from other rural and urban environments and does not affect human health, a review by the Victorian Department of Health has found.
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