MEDIA RELEASE: Government backs renewable energy target, Abbott needs to follow
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March 21st 2013
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March 7th 2013
Anyone walking around their local neighbourhood with their eyes open will have noticed the steady advance of solar onto local rooftops.
December 22nd 2012
Well 2012 has been a huge year for renewable energy. Keeping up with the speed of change in policy, politics, technology - and working through the challenges of ensuring the community voice is heard in the face of massive industry power - has my head hurting some working days! (and some non-working ones...)
November 13th 2012
It’s not often you see me in a suit...but Origin Energy's CEO Grant King has recently got me hot enough under the collar to go into their Annual General Meeting (AGM) to ask some tough questions about his public campaign to water down Australia’s Renewable Energy Target (RET).
November 12th 2012
MEDIA RELEASE: Origin chief feels heat over anti-renewables stance
Shareholders of Australia’s largest energy retailer have today called on the AGM to block a proposed $3.75 million bonus for Origin Managing Director Grant King, because of his prolonged campaign to destabilise the Renewable Energy Target (RET).
November 4th 2012
People Power: Solar votes have the power to decide the next Federal election
For the first time Australia has a solar electorate map which shows where householders are investing in solar panels and hot water systems to cut their power bills.
The new map will help federal MPs see just how many solar voters there are in their local area and demonstrate how important the Renewable Energy Target is for their electorate.
November 2nd 2012
The results of the People's RET Review are in!
Over 5000 Australians voted and overwhelmingly they wanted the Renewable Energy Target to be more ambitious:
- 93 per cent of respondents want a higher 2020 Renewable Energy Target
- 98 per cent want to see our renewable energy industry continue to grow with a 2030 target
- 92 per cent want at least 50 per cent of Australia’s en
October 26th 2012
Media Release: Origin rebuffed on cuts to RET
October 8th 2012
Last Sunday the plan to build Australia's first solar thermal power plant moved from being a local community issue in Port Augusta to one that’s ready to play out on the national stage.
October 7th 2012
The Walk for Solar ended on 30th September with a resounding rally of 1500 people in Adelaide and a national groundswell of support was clearly evident in the 20 SOLARdarity Walks held around the country from Cable Beach in Broome to the top of Mt Kosciuzsko, in Perth and all up the east coast as far as Townsville and Cairns.
