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No public money for coal – close Eraring on time
The decision to spend public money extending the life of Eraring Power Station is coming to a head. Eraring is Australia’s largest coal fired power station, and unless it closes as scheduled, NSW (and Australia) will fail to meet our already weak climate targets. Write to NSW Government demanding that they invest in renewable energy rather than spend taxpayer money subsidising coal.
Gardens of Stone The Gardens of Stone is an iconic landscape located near Lithgow in the Blue Mountains. It is an area of critical ecological and First Nations significance, home to 16 threatened ecological communities and more than 80 rare and threatened species, including the critically endangered regent honeyeater. Despite the site’s protected status, Centennial Coal is again proposing a destructive coal mine in the area. FIND OUT MORE
Clean up Vales Point coal power station
An estimated 650 extra children suffer asthma on the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie because of nitrogen dioxide pollution emitted by coal-fired power stations. The Vales Point power station has applied to operation outside the standard pollution limits and emit up to twice the NSW limit, 10 times the European limit and 23 times the Japanese limit.
The Nature Conservation Council is working with the local community for the Environmental Protection Authority to reject the application and require the owners of Vales Point to install equipment to clean up the power station.
Coal is not just terrible for the climate, but is a major source of air pollution and causes many health issues.