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Archived material from historical editions of The Generator

  • The Age’s Alan Moran attacks Vic gov. actions on windmills, but poses some pretty wobbly points

    It’s all about getting Green preferences: Moreover, the measures
    represent a policy invasion by the Victorian Government, which is
    muscling in on an area of Commonwealth responsibility. The upside for
    the Labor Party is that efficiency sapping energy measures will help
    cement Green preferences which might deliver Labor control of the State
    Upper House. But $1 billion and a legacy of hopelessly uneconomic
    windmills is a high price to charge the Victorian people for the
    privilege of representing them.

    The Age, 3/2/2006, p. B10

    Source: Erisk – www.erisk.net

  • Nukes, Iran, the UN, and the slide towards war

    Source: Greenpeace – http://www.greenpeace.org/international/

  • Senate Committee to look into future oil supply

    The Australian, 1/2/2006, p. 2

    Source: Erisk – www.erisk.net 

  • Halliburton to separate from KBR due to controversy

    The Australian, 31/1/2006, p. 30

    Source: Erisk – www.erisk.net 

  • The ultimate irony: global warming opens up oil reserves under the Arctic Ocean

    Statoil already there: Much of the oil and gas is thought to be
    below the Barents Sea north of Norway and Russia, where Statoil has set
    up the Snow White project, which extracts gas for export to the US.

    The Australian, 30/1/2006, p. 12

    Source: Erisk – www.erisk.net 

  • Grants of up to $250,000 available under NSW Climate Action Grants Program

    Technology Action Grants:
    Two key objectives of Technology Action Grants are to:

    o Progress advances in greenhouse abatement technologies or
    technologies that assist adaptation to climate change impacts in NSW;
    and

    o Support the development of products, processes, practices and
    programs which minimise greenhouse gas emissions or assist adaptation
    to climate change impacts in the waste, transport, forestry,
    agriculture, industry processes or land use sectors.

    Community Action Grants:

    Two key objectives of Community Action Grants are to:

    o Increase the capacity of industry, business, local government or the
    community to reduce greenhouse emissions and adapt to the impacts of
    climate change in NSW; and

    o Promote widespread adoption of new products, processes, practices and
    programs which minimise greenhouse gas emissions or assist adaptation
    to the impacts of climate change in the waste, transport, forestry,
    agriculture, industry processes or land use sectors. This can include
    education and awareness raising adaptation planning and implementation
    of tools.

    Further information: For information on government support for
    energy savings please contact the Department of Energy Utilities and
    Sustainability on (02) 8281 7777. Application open on Monday 23 January
    2006. Closing date is Friday 24 February 2006.

    Reference: Guidelines, application forms and more information are available on the following websites: http://www.greenhouseinfo.nsw.gov.au or http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au or phone (02) 8837 6093.

    The Land, 26/1/2006, p. 22

    Source: Erisk – www.erisk.net