This has already made the local media here in Mildura. However, the consensus
appears to be that Mr Brumby's intentions are good but his suggestion is poor.
Given that the solar power stations will be privately run (with government
funding of course) it is unlikely that the cheapest option will be the clearing
of vegetation when there are already plenty of cleared paddocks around that
possibly would be cheaper. This is different to the toxic waste dump which was
a government problem and so they looked at the cheapest option for purchase of
land (I hope that the government wouldn't offer this as an incentive). There is
already one setup planned in the vicinity of Nowingi but is in cleared country.
I hope this will be the case, but once again it is something worth watching as
the benefits of solar energy are completely negated if you are required to
clear vegetation (and its carbon trapping potential) to create the site
particularly in such a highly cleared area already.
Cheers,
Peter
> From:
> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:30:57 +0800
> To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Mallee Emu-wren in trouble again. Nowingi
>
> Hi all
>
> Just found some disturbing news on the internet talking about destroying
> critical Mallee Emu-wren habitat for solar development.
>
> As most of you know this species is already in a huge amount of trouble due
> to fire and habitat loss.
>
> This development now looks to be planned in one of this species strongholds.
>
> A link to the news story is below.
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/26/2963815.htm?site=news
>
> I hope this doesnt get up and running.
>
> Sorry Adrian
>
>
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