MEDIA RELEASE: Peter Campbell challenges Robert Clark and Robert Chong to a debate on Climate Change
Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Contact: Peter Campbell on (mob) 0409 417 504
Peter Campbell, the Greens candidate for Box Hill challenges his fellow candidates, the Liberals' Shadow Treasurer, Robert Clark, and Labor's Robert Chong to a local public debate on climate change solutions and logging in water catchments.
"The links between climate change, deforestation and water have become obvious during this election campaign, with drought hitting us hard," said Peter Campbell. "Despite this, our forested water catchments, such as the slopes of Mt Baw Baw in the Thompson River catchment and Armstrong Creek catchment that feeds the Upper Yarra, are still being logged. This is seriously reducing water yields for our reservoirs."
"Both Steve Bracks and Ted Baillieu have refused so far to protect our water catchments, yet they both say we must save water," said Peter Campbell. "The people of Box Hill are doing a great job to conserve our precious water, so our politicians should support them right now and end their hypocrisy."
"We need a bipartisan commitment to immediately end logging in our water catchments," said Peter Campbell. "That' why I'm challenging the other major candidates in the Box Hill District to an open, public debate on these and other important issues about the future of Box Hill - and Victoria."
"Robert Clark and Robert Chong also need to tell Box Hill voters why their parties are dodging the hard decisions on using less brown coal and why they support extending the life of Hazelwood, the nation's dirtiest power station in the Latrobe Valley," said Peter Campbell.
"Trying to turn coal 'green' won't work and will just throw good money after bad," said Peter Campbell. "We need a 'greenprint' to shift from burning coal towards a mix of renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar energy. We also need serious efficiency targets to reduce our overall energy consumption."
"We need long term vision and strategies to develop a sustainable energy industry in Victoria," said Peter Campbell. "We need more than band-aid measures concocted for an election campaign."
"While both major parties are threatening to try and shut the Greens out of parliament with their dodgy preference deals, we Greens will look hard at their policies when we make our local preference decisions" said Mr Campbell. Greens in parliament will ensure we get real action on climate change and forest protection.
For more information, please contact:
Peter Campbell on (mob) 0409 417 504
or
Dave Lane on (mob) 0419 156 213
Contact: Peter Campbell on (mob) 0409 417 504
Peter Campbell, the Greens candidate for Box Hill challenges his fellow candidates, the Liberals' Shadow Treasurer, Robert Clark, and Labor's Robert Chong to a local public debate on climate change solutions and logging in water catchments.
"The links between climate change, deforestation and water have become obvious during this election campaign, with drought hitting us hard," said Peter Campbell. "Despite this, our forested water catchments, such as the slopes of Mt Baw Baw in the Thompson River catchment and Armstrong Creek catchment that feeds the Upper Yarra, are still being logged. This is seriously reducing water yields for our reservoirs."
"Both Steve Bracks and Ted Baillieu have refused so far to protect our water catchments, yet they both say we must save water," said Peter Campbell. "The people of Box Hill are doing a great job to conserve our precious water, so our politicians should support them right now and end their hypocrisy."
"We need a bipartisan commitment to immediately end logging in our water catchments," said Peter Campbell. "That' why I'm challenging the other major candidates in the Box Hill District to an open, public debate on these and other important issues about the future of Box Hill - and Victoria."
"Robert Clark and Robert Chong also need to tell Box Hill voters why their parties are dodging the hard decisions on using less brown coal and why they support extending the life of Hazelwood, the nation's dirtiest power station in the Latrobe Valley," said Peter Campbell.
"Trying to turn coal 'green' won't work and will just throw good money after bad," said Peter Campbell. "We need a 'greenprint' to shift from burning coal towards a mix of renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar energy. We also need serious efficiency targets to reduce our overall energy consumption."
"We need long term vision and strategies to develop a sustainable energy industry in Victoria," said Peter Campbell. "We need more than band-aid measures concocted for an election campaign."
"While both major parties are threatening to try and shut the Greens out of parliament with their dodgy preference deals, we Greens will look hard at their policies when we make our local preference decisions" said Mr Campbell. Greens in parliament will ensure we get real action on climate change and forest protection.
For more information, please contact:
Peter Campbell on (mob) 0409 417 504
or
Dave Lane on (mob) 0419 156 213
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