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Don't underestimate rightwing desperation in media attacks on greens
2013-07-26 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The gloves are off. In recent days, a sustained attack on environmentalism has been mounted in the UK media. The Times, the Telegraph and the Financial Times have all run articles by influential journalists blaming the environment community for our current woes. In the Financial Times, John Kay blamed environmentalist's malign influence on procrastinating politicians for the risk that the lights will go out. In the Telegraph a fawning interview of Nigel Lawson by Cristina Odone saw him accusing...
EU carbon fix squeaks through in lucky break for Greens
2013-07-03 19:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: There's a century-old phrase often attributed to Otto von Bismarck on laws and sausages - you never want to see them made. Lawmakers in the European Parliament in a surprise move on Wednesday passed a bill that could have a bearing on how much Europe will pay for its energy over the next 40 years by forcing up the price of carbon allowances in the EU emissions trading scheme through cutting the supply of permits. But they did so only after infighting among those opposed to the measure handed the...
United Kingdom: Greens want a fast track to clean energy
2013-07-02 02:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Greens have called for Australia's renewable energy target to be increased to 90% by 2030 and for an extra $20 billion to be spent through the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, in a bid to ultimately run the country entirely on clean energy. Unveiling the plan in Melbourne, Greens leader Christine Milne told Guardian Australia that the bid for Australia to eventually become 100% renewable was "technically feasible and extremely achievable". However, analysts and business groups have reacted...
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Australia: Greens plan fossil-free future by 2030
2013-06-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Brisbane Times: Could NSW be made to operate completely free of fossil-fuelled electricity within 17 years? The Greens think so. The state branch of the party will this week unveil a bold plan to close down every coal- or gas-fired power plant in the state by 2030, while guaranteeing employment for displaced power sector workers. The proposal, to be put before State Parliament on Thursday, would cost $8.2 billion a year, part of which would be funded by removing fuel subsidies for mining and power companies...
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Time is up for the Australian Greens
2013-06-14 03:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Greens leader Christine Milne entered the federal election campaign last week in the party's latest attempt at relevancy. In her first interview with Guardian Australia, Milne made several demands of the putative prime minister-elect, Tony Abbott, to secure the Greens' cooperation with a new Coalition government. Pledging that her party's role will be to "keep the bastards honest' and insisting that Abbott would need to produce acceptable spending initiatives, Milne resembled the Black Knight...
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