UPDATE
WE WON!! The federal government has withdrawn funding from HRL!
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this victory by donating or signing our petition. YOU made this possible!
More details to come, but for now read our media release and our blog about this major victory...
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How the community stopped a coal-fired power station: A timeline
In July 2012, we finally won our campaign to Stop HRL - a proposed new coal-fired power station in Victoria. This fantastic outcome was the result of years of hard work from people across the climate movement. Here’s how it happened
THE PROBLEM
A proposed new coal-fired power station called HRL has recently been approved by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in Victoria. If it goes ahead it will be the first coal-fired power station to be built in Victoria for 20 years. It will increase our carbon pollution by millions of tonnes every year and lock us into polluting and out-of-date technology for decades to come. Australia needs to move to genuinely clean, renewable energy quick smart, or we risk getting left behind.
Now, more than ever we need your help. Please, help us stop this new polluting beast from going ahead and put Victoria on track for a clean, renewable energy future instead. We can’t do it without you.
THE SOLUTION
In 2010, 4,000 people objected to the EPA regarding the HRL proposal – the most objections that the EPA has ever received on any issue - so we know that the community cares about this issue. But we know it’s going to take more than that super effort to stop this polluting beast from going ahead. We’ve got a two-pronged strategy that we’re confident can stop this polluting power station in it’s tracks:
WE'RE GOING TO COURT
If we win, no new polluting coal-fired power stations would ever be built in Victoria again – a lasting legacy for our environment. More info here
WE'RE TAKING IT TO THE FEDS
We're calling on the federal government to withdraw their finacial support for HRL. Here's eight good reasons why.
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Discover other coal projects on the agenda for Victoria with CoalWatch
Doubts emerge over Latrobe Valley transition
16 May 2013
ABC
Renewable energy projects lose in budget
15 May 2013
ABC PM
Unknown wonders: Barmah-Millewa forest
14 May 2013
Susan Lawler, The Conversation
Carbon price working? Coal slumps, clean energy soars
10 May 2013
Tom Arup, Sydney Morning Herald
Liberal MPs want rethink on Coalition's climate change plan
10 May 2013
Jonathan Swan, Sydney Morning Herald
Open cut in spotlight
9 May 2013
Latrobe Valley Express
Brown coal investment
9 May 2013
Latrobe Valley Express
Scrap subsidies and save the budget?
9 May 2013
Nick Perry, The Australian
Transport a winner, but others are not so happy
8 May 2013
ABC
Wind farm syndrome dismissed
7 May 2013
Tom Arup, The Age
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