Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "renewable energy"
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1.5KArticleLandowners Tell TasNetworks to Bugger Off
Independent Braddon MHA Craig Garland joined protesting landowners outside TasNetworks’ Burnie office today to demand an immediate pause on the Marinus Link...
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Will Green Energy Projects Trample Our Rural Communities?
Across Australia, renewable energy projects are being advanced at a pace that leaves communities sidelined. The result is not progress but deep...
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The Marinus Wellington – A Dinosaur Idea
In the second part of a two-part article, author Greg Pullen challenges the core assumptions behind Project Marinus, arguing that the technology...
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A Poisonous Mushroom Meal for Tasmanians
In the first part of a two-part article, author Greg Pullen uses an analogy of a "progressive dinner" to critique Project Marinus,...
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ABC Host’s Family Tie to Hydro Sparks Outrage
Edit update ABC Hobart were contacted for comment and an ABC spokesperson has responded as follows. Leon Compton is an experienced and...
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Marinus Link – A Billion Dollar Bet on Failure
Almost 20 years ago I advised the fund that bought Basslink from the (British) National Grid Company. NGC (and Macquarie) had run...
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Tasmania Rushes Through Financial Commitment to Marinus Link
The Tasmanian Government has rushed through approval of the controversial Marinus Link project. The decision, which commits Tasmania to a multi-billion dollar...
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The Arse of the Deal
Energy observer Greg Pullen mulls the Marinus mistake, now apparently a done deal. Whither sound policy-making in a withering democracy?
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Wave Power Better than Solar & Wind?
Blurb from Undecided with Matt Ferrell Every crashing wave delivers a pulse of power. Add them all up, and the ocean carries...
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Why Our Politicians Are Failing on Transmission Megaprojects
Something is broken in the way Australia makes big decisions — especially when it comes to the rapid rollout of energy infrastructure....
