Energy
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Morrison and co are kneecapping my generation's future. And laughing about itA small opportunity to avoid a frightening world has been tossed away by this government and the lobbyists and financiers that they answer to
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Competition is failing in energy retail and it's hurting householdsIf governments want to make energy more affordable, making competition work for the community rather than the industry would be the sensible first step
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Silverton windfarm's output will be equal to taking 192,000 cars off the roadOnce it’s completed in 2018, the NSW site will produce enough electricity to power 137,000 houses
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Extreme heat brings health, fire and power cut warnings across south-eastern AustraliaStates from South Australia to Queensland prepare for temperatures above 40C as parliamentary inquiry examines power supply crisis
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Powershop reveals cash for renewable projects from customers who paid moreEnergy retailer raised $100,000 from customers, which will be given out as grants to community-owned energy projects
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Even Trump can't dismiss the success of renewablesNew US president may be forced to concede solar and wind’s huge potential for job creation and self sufficiency
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Why coal-fired power handouts would be an attack on climate and common senseThe evidence suggests the push for government help is an attempt to squeeze money out of unwise investments made at the end of the mining boom
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In Australia and the US, sound climate policy is being held hostage by vested interestsWe must shift away from a culture of politically motivated climate change denialism to an acceptance of the truly existential threat now facing humanity
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The environmental impact of coal and oilLetters: The Brent Spar campaign was entirely peaceful. And, far from accepting Shell could dump its oil tank at sea, we made them remove it
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Blackouts? What blackouts? How National Grid keeps the lights onA visit to the chief control centre in Berkshire reveals how solar and wind are keeping blackouts at bay … for now
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It seems Turnbull is basing his core political agenda for 2017 on a rare weather event. It’s a textbook definition of being buffeted by events rather than shaping themIs Malcolm Turnbull's priority really just keeping the lights on?
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Energy customers locked into a costly scheme who have no right to switchDistrict Heating is heralded as the way to a greener future. But, Anna Tims reports, it’s been rolled out without any regulation
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Blow to UK nuclear strategy as Toshiba considers pulling out of Cumbria plantGovernment urged to seek new investors to save Moorside project after concerns key partner will leave consortium
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Fukushima nuclear reactor radiation at highest level since 2011 meltdownExtraordinary readings pile pressure on operator Tepco in its efforts to decommission nuclear power station
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Turnbull's new climate and energy adviser worked for coal industry lobby groupSid Marris leaves role as head of climate and environment at Minerals Council of Australia to take up job with PM’s office
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'Clean' coal power plants: Matt Canavan hints at government subsidyMinister says he’s not surprised that generators don’t want another big baseload power station to enter the market
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Coal lobby's long game puts talking points into leaders' mouthsClimate science denier and veteran lobbyist Fred Palmer is proud of getting Australia to adopt the sector’s arguments on climate and poverty
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Scientists hope wetland carbon storage experiment is everyone's cup of teaCitizen scientists are being sought for a project which will see tens of thousands of teabags buried in wetlands to monitor carbon sequestration
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South Australian energy minister: 'Clean coal is a fairytale' – videoSouth Australia’s energy minister, Tom Koutsantonis, responds to the federal government’s push for clean coal generation as an energy source
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How Malcolm Turnbull could ignore the facts and fund the myth of 'clean' coalThe Coalition could use the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to finance new coal power stations but it wouldn’t be cheaper than renewables
Hard facts unmask the fiction behind Coalition's 'coal comeback'