Council Election Day, NSW
| September 13, 2008 | ||
| 8:00 am | to | 6:00 pm |
Voting is compulsory. No absentee voting.
August 13, 2008
July 5, 2008
Greens respond to the Government’s Climate Change Green Paper
Key points from Minister Wong’s Green Paper’s
- Free permits for aluminium sector out to 2020, Protection for coal generators: What signal does this send to these industries to change?
- Subsidising geosequestration : Governnment handouts to invest in an unproven, costly technology?
- Include Transport in the Trading Scheme, but take it away by removing excise tax: Where is the positive incentive to move away from petroleum based transportation in the form of increased funding for public transportation?
Responsible compensation can help householders & industry to reduce carbon costs through energy efficiency.
The establishment of carbon credits for plantation establishment is welcome. But, what happens to native forest logging which sends millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere every year?
Read more of Senator Christine Milne’s response here
Earlier: Senator Christine Milne responds to the Garnaut Report as being an inadequate response
Senator Milne’s Website on Greens policies for Climate Change
June 30, 2008
No to the Sell-Off
The Parramatta Greens oppose the plans of the NSW Government to sell off the state owned electricity retailers and the lease out of the electricty generators. In light of the serious impacts of climate change, the move to privatise the electricity industry could have disastrous consequences. More
