Replace Hazelwood

[uknowispeaksense]

We have the opportunity to show the world how to reduce emissions. The ZCA2020 plan produced by Melbourne Uni promises to reduce emissions, create tens of thousands of jobs and reduce the average Aussie electricity bill to just $8 per week. Don't believe me? watch?v=qImNRuV4G0Q

[MickyyisMick]

· It uses a whopping 27 billion litres of water a year. Thats almost as much water as the whole of Melbourne uses in a month!

And it's pumped back into the lake and re-used. Do you even know how the lake + power station work or are you just trying to make people believe in your cause?

[MickyyisMick]

Hazelwood Pondage isn't going anywhere. It's owned by the chinese and they wouldn't invest in something they know will fail. If they shut it down the government would have to pay them millions and millions of dollars in compensation. The government does not have money to wave around.

Point 2; we didn't put a man on the moon, it was a hoax.

Final summation : It isn't going to happen.

[backindauk]

Carbon dioxide is a null issue, the real problem with brown coal is the other contents - Arsenic, Thorium, Mercury... dumped straight into the air - causing massive health problems for people in the surrounding area.

[kisemuk]

Who needs electricity? We can power the world on lentils and self-importance!

[orchyboy]

I agree, we need to replace it with nuclear power asap.

[malbert34]

@orchyboy Not nuclear power mate, I don't want no nuclear waste to ruin our beautiful country.

[randomsrvapps]

@malbert34 we already take the nuclear waste from china & scotland

[malbert34]

@randomsrvapps errr, no we don't! Since when? Show me a news article for proof, otherwise I won't believe you.

[extremefarts]

@malbert34 Nuclear power is the way to go. Or we could always hook up 1000 BMWs, but they would only have enough power for a few light globes.

[malbert34]

@extremefarts Random much?

[EnvironVictoria]

Thanks a bunch for your support guys! If you're willing to keep on keeping on there's plenty more you can do to help Replace Hazelwood. Head to the Replace Hazelwood website for details on how you can make it happen.

Love and best wishes, Environment Victoria

[Misssparkles110]

Great video. There is not many inspiring videos like this around on climate change stuff. I love it.

[markwakeham]

i really love this vid

[BravoCharlieTV]

Excellent video, thank you so much to those who contributed. The change we need :)

[aneurysm1985]

Nicely done.

Anyone that liked the message of this video should check out Mark Ogge's 10 minute speech at the 'Transition Decade' launch earlier this year. His speech highlights that there are no actual barriers to replacing 100% of Australia's electricity with renewables by 2010).

(Would link to that video, but Youtube won't let me. Do a Google search for "ogge t10 vimeo" and click on the first link that appears).

[BravoCharlieTV]

@aneurysm1985 Cheers I saw that in person - inspiring to see it taking flight > (cut + paste vimeo.com /9748972 without the space or google as above)

[AusConservationTV]

Have added to favourites - nice work.

[EnvironVictoria]

Thanks a mill for your support @AusConservationTV 

[EnvironVictoria]

Love your work @AusConservationTV Thanks a mill!

[Sienna291973]

Great vid! Seriously time to Replace Hazelwood.

[EnvironVictoria]

Cheers @Sienna291973 Absolutely! It's about time we replace this old clunker!!

[randomsrvapps]

@EnvironVictoria

Brown coal ore contains 0.5%-0.2% of URANIUM & THORIUM over 5 METRIC TONNES of URANIUM is put into the air from hazelwood alone along with over 10 tonnes of thorium

not to mention the mercury and other heavy metals being dumped into the heavens and just happen to fall into hazelwood pondage

Not to mention this power station has upgraded the turbines and other extreamely expensive components to last 30 years from now there simply isn't enough supply to shut the plant down.