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	New coal-fired power station makes a mockery of State Government's climate credentials Victoria’s peak environmental group today expressed dismay at the State Government’s announcement of a new brown-coal fired power station in the Latrobe Valley. Environment Victoria Chief Executive Kelly O’Shanassy said the new coal-fired power station was an environmental disaster in the face of climate change. The new 400 MW power station will emit an extra 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere each year - the equivalent of 50 billion “black balloons”. Read more...
	COAG's small steps not enough to save Murray Darling Steps taken at today’s Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting will not be enough to stem the decline of the Murray Darling Basin, Environment Victoria said. Healthy Rivers Campaigner Juliet Le Feuvre said the signing of the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) is a welcome step in the creation of the new Murray Darling Basin Authority, but the infrastructure package announced will not produce results fast enough to address the unfolding crisis. Read more...
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