YakShiDeva's Blog (3)

In the Latrobe Valley (Vic, Australia) the climate skeptics constantly jam the local papers with their cynicism. However, there can be a green solution for the coal industry, why should the coal industry be bailed out by the Rudd government when alternative investment in Green jobs could create a vibrant valley full of potential. We need a strong transition policy to get us away from coal and into renewables, just like Germany did in the Ruhr Valley. Switching off coal and moving to a low… Continue

Gas-fired power stations may be built in Latrobe Valley Vic BUT Generators pressuring Labour for "adequate compensation" for the introduction of the Carbon Reduction Scheme, by saying they wont go gas if they don't get the compo. No doubt Labour will subsidise them all the way as they have been doing for years. When are these generators going to accept responsibility for the pollution they create. They are saying a transition period of 10 - 15 years with permits to emit CO2 and $8 billion in… Continue

Power stations in the Latrobe Valley could begin closing down as soon as 2013 (according to 'confidential' govt documents). Hazelwood Power station could close as soon as 2013. ..with Yallourn power statiion closing 5 years later (Latrobe Valley Express Mon 19 October)



Concerns are International money invested in the power stations will walk out of the Latrobe Valley without investing in renewable energies to re-invigorate the area. The Latrobe Valley already has one of the highest… Continue