Victoria's environment - A state in reverse
A new report into the Baillieu Government’s environmental record has found that the decisions taken by the government will have a detrimental effect on Victoria’s food and energy security, cost of living and liveability.
WE WON ON HRL!
Congratulations! Today, we’ve had a major win in our campaign to Stop HRL – the proposed new coal-fired power station in Victoria.
This afternoon the Federal Energy and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson announced that the federal government is withdrawing their $100 million grant to HRL because the company has failed to meet the conditions of that money for the sixth time.
The Victorian Green Renters' Guide: Sustainable Living Tips for Renters
June 2012
Are renters legally able to change their showerheads? How can you make your toilet waste less water when you don’t have dual flush?
Answers to these questions and more are in the second edition of the Victorian Green Renters' Guide.
You can:
NEW REPORT! Fast-tracking Victoria’s clean energy future to replace Hazelwood Power Station
Fast-tracking Victoria’s clean energy future to replace Hazelwood Power Station
May 2010
This report shows that Hazelwood can be replaced as soon as the end of 2012. All while maintaining energy security, cutting Victoria's greenhouse pollution by 12 percent and creating more jobs than Hazelwood currently provides.
The report was written by energy analysts Green Energy Markets for Environment Victoria.
The Victorian Green Renters' Guide: Sustainable Living Tips for Renters
Are renters legally able to change their showerheads? How can you make your toilet waste less water if you don’t have dual flush? What do you do when your rented house has no curtains and you’re on a tight budget?
Answers to these questions and more are in the second edition of the Victorian Green Renters' Guide.
You can:
Alcoa ties its future to polluting coal generation
Alcoa ties its future to polluting coal generation
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Environment Victoria has today condemned Alcoa’s decision to source its electricity from Loy Yang Power’s brown coal power station for the next 26 years.
Environment Victoria Campaigns Director Mark Wakeham said that it was unacceptable for aluminium smelters to be locking in such a polluting power supply until 2036 and that Alcoa should have been looking at renewable energy and gas-fired generation to power its two Victorian smelters:
Now that the CPRS shemozzle has passed it's time to Walk Against Warming
Saturday, 12 December @ 12pm
Parliament House, Canberra, can be a strange place at the best of times. I’ve probably spent about 2 months of my life in the building, meeting with politicians, advisors and bureaucrats, trying to achieve some progress on climate change- the issue that needs a little less conversation and a lot more action.
Environment Victoria supports Wildness Society and VNPA calls
Environment Victoria is supporting calls today for the Liberal Party to stop blocking new national parks.
Liberal Party conservation credentials shattered
Thursday 12 November, 2009
(Media release by The Wilderness Society and the VNPA)
Environment Victoria: Online Annual Report 2008-2009
Welcome to our online Annual Report.
It's been a big year (in more ways than one) and we've worked hard to make the most of it. Click on the links below to see what we've been up to and the great things we've achieved in the last twelve months.
