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New polling shows voters in Liberal-held marginal seats support phasing out Hazelwood
The electorate is concerned about global warming and strongly backs the phase-out of coal-fired power stations, so why are we hearing so little about the difference between the two major parties?
Nicholas Aberle

Jun 30, 2016

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Video of the Day: Postcards from Hazelwood
Here’s the mail: The proposal by Hazelwood’s French owners to shut down Australia’s dirtiest brown coal generator has a very interesting back story…
Staff Reporter

Jun 2, 2016

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Engie flags potential closure of Hazelwood, world’s most polluting power plant
Engie reveals for first time that it is considering closure of Hazelwood brown coal generator in Victoria, the world’s most polluting power plant.
Giles Parkinson

May 26, 2016

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Hazelwood owner Engie launches push for 1,000GW of solar
Engie, the owner of the dirty Hazelwood brown coal generator, launches an initiative to have 1,000GW of solar installed in the world by 2030. That would keep the world on track to meet its 2C target, and is the first big sign that the private sector will seek to deliver on the ambitious targets agreed in Paris.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 19, 2016

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Hazelwood owner promises no new coal fired power stations
Hazelwood owner promises no new coal-fired power stations, but NGOs say it would mean more if they closed the most polluting power station in developed world.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2015

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Abbott policies still favour brown coal generation, despite emission targets
Report says Abbott’s 2030 emissions target will need brown coal generators to close, but government’s current suite of policies favour these plants.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 31, 2015

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Hazelwood owner makes big push into solar energy
Engie, owner of Hazelwood brown coal generator, buys leading solar farm developer, declaring solar to be cleaner than coal and cheaper than nuclear. It says solar is the energy source of the future.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 10, 2015

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Hazelwood owner issues ‘call to arms’ against coal
The owner of Hazelwood, Australia’s dirtiest coal fired power generator, issues a “call to arms” against coal, and also predicts a radical energy transition that will see half of all energy sourced from local wind and solar and battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 17, 2015

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Dirty air, dodgy politics in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley
Why it’s easier to attack science than listen to Morwell fire death statistics.
Adrian Barnett

Sep 29, 2014

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