Media Release
Budget misses chance to end fossil fuel subsidies, but gives up on 'clean coal'
14 May 2013: Environment Victoria has described today’s budget as a lost opportunity to remove fossil fuel subsidies, and a disappointing result for the environment and clean energy
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Budget abandons outstanding environment election promises
7 May 2013: Environment Victoria has described today’s budget as a continuation of the Coalition’s deeply disappointing record on protecting the environment and supporting clean energy and an abandonment of key pre-election environment promises.
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Victorians urged to get in quick before solar hot water rebates axed
3 May 2013: Environment Victoria has warned Victorians wanting to install solar hot water that they have weeks to act before the State Government abolishes the solar hot water rebate on 31 May 2013.
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EPA approves one million tonne increase to Victoria’s carbon pollution
24 Apr 2013: The Environment Protection Authority of Victoria has granted a works approval for a new gas processing facility proposed by company ESSO at Longford in Gippsland.
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Turning a $7.5 billion sledgehammer into a $2.5 billion surplus
22 Apr 2013: Treasurer Wayne Swan has a clear opportunity to turn a $7.5 billion shortfall in government revenue into a $2.5 billion advantage.
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Macarthur wind farm puts Victoria's wind resource on the global stage
12 Apr 2013: Environment Victoria has today welcomed the opening of the Macarthur wind farm, describing it as the biggest injection of renewable energy for Victoria since the completion of the Snowy Hydro scheme.
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National alliance formed to take back $10 billion handouts from big polluters
10 Apr 2013: Australia’s leading environment and community organisations have this week launched a new alliance to call for the Australian Government to cut fossil fuel subsidies at the upcoming federal budget in May.
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DSE merger signals risk antiquated approach to environment will continue
9 Apr 2013: Today Premier Naphine announced the merger of the Department of Sustainability and Environment and the Department of Primary Industry, as well re-committing the government’s support developing Victoria’s coal resource.
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Victorian Government Climate Plan doomed to failure
19 Mar 2013: The Victorian Government’s Climate Change Adaptation Plan is doomed to failure, according to Victoria’s leading environment organisation Environment Victoria.
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Change of leadership offers chance to turn over new leaf on environment
7 Mar 2013: Environment Victoria is calling on Premier Denis Napthine to rethink the Baillieu government’s ‘scorched earth’ environment policies and start taking Victoria’s environment forwards again.
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