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2008   

 October  

18/10/08 Winds of change stir up a rift in rural community Adam Morton The Age 

 

June  

23/06/08 Energy rating might soon be part of sale deed Jason Dowling , The Age   

 

May  

2/05/08 State faces drier times; Chris Hammer and Peter Ker, The Age  

 

March

24/03/08 Turning off the lights won't cut emissions one jot , The Age Letters - A collection on Earth Hour 

13/03/08  Audit blasts lack of drive to change Royce Millar and Adam Morton, The Age 

 11/03/08 Victoria: the garden state or greenhouse capital? Clay Lucas and Royce Millar, The Age

11/03/08 Mercury rises for mad March Chee Chee Leung , The Age South Australia; Victoria;  

 

January

22/01/08 Backflip likely on controversial trains bicycle ban Stephen Moynihan, The Age

14/01/08 Heat is on Victoria to get smart about energy use The Age our highlighting Links

11/01/08 Heat is on for power supply Josh Gordon, The Age our highlighting

11/01/08 Investment flows with the weather Adam Morton, The Age , with AFP Worldwatch Institute our highlighting

06/01/08 Greenhouse emissions soar ; Adam Morton, The Age Links

 

2007

December

 Water State 14/12/07 Water catchment logging shock Media release Luke Chamberlian, The Wilderness Society Melbourne; Port Phillip Dec 07; Central Highlands

Water State 08/12/07 Gas-fired station may power desal plant Rachel Kleinman The Age Melbourne; Gippsland

Climate National 06/12/07 Australia can lead the way on climate Kenneth Davidson, The Age; Opinion our highlighting Port Phillip; Melbourne; Gippsland

Climate National 03/12/07 Big emission cuts are affordable, study finds The Age Related Port Phillip; Melbourne; Gippsland

 

November

  Waste State 16/10/07 Heatwave no threat to power, experts say Mathew Murphy, Rachel Kleinman and Jane Holroyd, The Age Gippsland

Climate National 01/11/07 ; 01/11/07 Australia scores badly on emissions growth report Tim Colebatch and Jewel Topsfield, The Age Links Australia Britain France Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, China Bangladesh our highlighting

 

October

30/10/07 Origin tunes in for some red-hot rock Mathew Murphy, The Age Business Day

Forests National 30/10/07 Native trees key to cooling climate, Dani Cooper,ABC, Science Online

02/10/07 Ararat sun goes to water Nick Sheridan, The Age Business Day

 

September

26/09/07 Extreme fire danger 'to escalate'; Chee Chee Leung, The Age see also ..

Regions embrace renewable energy The Age Business Day Box Ironbark; Sept 07 Links

 

June

18/06/07 Saving the salt of the earth - Water shortage has windy solution, www.beyondzeroemissions.org

 

May

24/05/07 Dark look at what's in store, Herald Sun. Sarah Wotherspoon

24/05/07 Scorching future vision, Herald Sun. Sarah Wotherspoon

21/05/07 Bright appearance puts green dream in the shade, Liz Minchin, The Age

21/05/07 Making a farce of five-star, Royce Millar and Liz Minchin, The Age

17/05/07 Extremes likely to hit a warm Australia: expert, Liz Minchin and David Rood, The Age

16/05/07 Future shock, The Age Liz Minchin

16/05/07 Climate change: shock findings for Victorians, The Age Liz Minchin Links

02/05/07 Company gas cuts, no relief for needy, State Budget , The Age our highlighting 

 

April

23/04/07 Farmers urged to help save native animals and plants - Rachel Kleinman, The Age Links

 

March

Climate National 29/03/07 Hydro's uphill battle, Josh Gordon and Rachel Kleinman, The Age New South Wales;

29/03/07 Victoria falls behind on burn-offs, Orietta Guerrera, The Age; Links

Climate national 28/03/07 Climate zones to disappear , James Randerson, London, Guardianp; Andes, Indonesia ; Brazil; African Rift Mountains, Zambian and Angolan highlands, South African Cape region, south-east Australia, Himalayas and the Arctic

 

February

23/02/07 Drilling for climate change answers South West; Feb 07

19/02/07 Carbon storage plan gains momentum, Sarah Scopelianos and Vanessa Burrow, The Age, Business; South West; Feb 07 Links ; Related

January

16/01/07 Mass power outages hit state, Liz Minchin, The Age

 

2006

 

November

08/10/06 National’s electricity plan leaves regional communities high and dry, Environment Victoria Media Release

 

October

13/10/06 We’re on the road to – where?- Media Release Environment Victoria

05/10/06 Power plan: credits, where they are due Vanessa Burrow, The Age Business

05/10/06 Super fund looks to carbon-based investment forms, Leon Gettler The Age Business

September

National 26/09/06 State 26/09/06 We're drying up fast, Danny Butler and Sarah Wotherspoon, Herald Sun

26/09/06 State set for one of its worst bushfire summers, Andra Jackson, The Age

20/09/06 Help for parrot in new wind bid, Jewel Topsfield, Canberra, The Age

20/09/06 PacHydro may abandon wind farms, Rod Myer, The Age , Business

  17/09/06 Doubting Ted fuels green rage - The Age

10/09/06 Secret to cheap petrol is coal, Jason Dowling, The Age

09/09/06 Housing's green revolution, Jenny Brown, The Age Links

06/09/06 Home, green home, The Age Dan Rule, Metro Links

06/09/06 Petrol costs drive rise in public transport use, Stephen Moynihan and Ian Porter, The Age

05/09/06 More Melburnians taking the train, - The Age

 

August

 21/08/06 Green light for state's biggest wind farm, - Sasha Shtargot and Paul Austin, The Age

17/08/06 Global warming 'threatens' wine regions, -The Age

16/08/06  Forests under threat from global warming, The Age

16/08/06  Greens blow cold on wind farms, support local views, Liz Minchin, The Age

16/08/06  States' green power plan woul10/08/06   More Puff than Power, Geoff Strong, The Age.

05/08/06   Feathers fly again in battle of the parrots, Liz Minchin, The Age

05/08/06   Air power will only blow hot and cold as state seeks grid boost , Geoff Strong The Age d hit bills, Rod Myer, The Age

 

 

July 06 - Minister ignored parrot advice Liz Minchin, The Age

July 06 Green energy projects face grant shortfall, Rod Myer and Liz Minchin, our highlighting The Age Business

July 06 Windfarm to power up, but bills will rise Rick Wallace, Victorian political reporter, The Australian South West; July 06

July 06 State gives green flag to 128-turbine wind farm, Mathew Murphy, The A ge South West; July 06

July 06 Spanish firm to build $400m wind farm The Age; South West; July 06

July 06 Cheaper off-peak travel the ticket , - William Birnbauer, The Age Links

July 06 Mortlake gas station step in right direction Environment Victoria Media Release South West; July 06

July 06 Green fear grows over cleaner energy bid, - William Birnbauer, Jason Dowling, our highlighting The Age South West; July 06

 

26/06/06 Let wind farms pay to help endangered species they hurt, - Tim Flannery, The Age - Opinion

23/06/06 Nirranda greenhouse project 'low risk': research group, ABC Victoria | Local News | Story ; South West

23/06/06 Polluters may have to own up, - Liz Minchin, The Age - State - 23/06/06

06/06/06 Big cars slump, - IAN PORTER, The Age

04/06/06 Global warming 'the greatest atrocity', By Xavier La Canna, AAP, http://www.news.com.au/

 

21/05/06 Greenhouse showdown over smelter, - By William Birnbauer and Jason Dowling, The Age 

 

04/05/06 Gridlock mayhem brings a city to a standstill for hours, By Stephen Moynihan and Selma Milovanovic, The Age

03/05/06 Vic blasts Campbell's wind farm plan, - The Age

  April

17/04/06 Is this a flight of fancy?, Ben Haywood, Education Age 

08/04/06 Minister defensive over parrot 'hypocrisy', By Liz Minchin and Nassim Khadem, The Age

 

2005

 

18/11/05  Icons under threat: PART 5 The Alps, The Age - Links

13/11/05 Icons under threat: PART 1 The Murray - The Age - Links

 

2004

29/08/04 Blowing cold on Bracks, By David Broadbent, The Age

219/07/04 State 'stalling' on environment laws By Melissa Fyfe, Royce Millar

14/01/04 Inland sites dominate wind farm atlas, - By Larissa Dubecki, The Age

 

  2003

22/11/03 Landscape test for wind farms, By Chee Chee Leung, The Age

20/09/03 Don't ruin our coast with wind farms, - By Ted Baillieu, Opinion, The Age

29/08/03 Coastal Guardians in Melbourne, - Reporter: Dave Lennon and Shannon Reid , ABC Central Victoria; Strezlecki's 

 

  2002  

21/10/02 Alliance sends Bracks energy wish-list By Melissa Fyfe Environment Reporter The Age

 

1997

05/09/97 EL NINO THREAT OF TOXIC ALGAL BLOOMS CSIRO MEDIA RELEASE 97/177 Queensland; South Australia; Victoria; New South Wales; Climate - Murray Basin Sept 97 Related

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