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Wind FarmRenewable energy's potential is vast, far greater than that of nuclear power or climate changing coal.
With current renewables technology, we can generate almost six times today's global energy demand (source: International Solar Energy Society). Many countries, like the UK, China, and Egypt, have enough wind power to meet their energy needs many times over. As tidal, wave, solar and bio-mass technologies develop, a diverse renewable energy industry will emerge.

Renewable energy is reliable, clean and limitless power generated by natural forces and processes such as sunshine, wind, flowing water (hydro) and organic materials (bioenergy).

With vast open space and abundant sunshine, Australia has the potential to harness more renewable energy than almost any other country in the world. Enough sunlight falls on Australia each hour to supply all our power needs for a whole year, if we could capture it all!

The Greens NSW are campaigning for a NSW Mandatory Renewable Energy Target of 20% by 2012 and 50% by 2020.


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Wind farms get clean bill of health

Wind farms get clean bill of health

03 July 2010

Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) today cleared wind farms of accusations of health impacts on nearby residents, according to Greens NSW MP and Energy spokesperson John Kaye.

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Environment and climate an afterthought in Keneally's first budget

Environment and climate an afterthought in Keneally's first budget

08 June 2010

Greens NSW MP and Treasury spokesperson John Kaye said: "The budget persists with the ‘clean coal’ myth while starving renewable energy of the funds the industry needs to break through.

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Opinion Piece: Clean energy and jobs on the line in the Hunter

Opinion Piece: Clean energy and jobs on the line in the Hunter

13 April 2010

Australia’s political leaders are squandering the opportunity to reduce the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs. The last two and a half years have been wasted on a debate between an Opposition dominated by climate change deniers and a Government intent on rewarding big polluters and throwing a pale green cloak over a fatally flawed business-as-usual plan.

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Renewable energy can ease soaring power bills

Renewable energy can ease soaring power bills

15 March 2010

A shift to renewable energy could take the pressure of households facing a surge in power prices, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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NSW Energy Minister Robertson’s faith in the free market misplaced

NSW Energy Minister Robertson’s faith in the free market misplaced

23 February 2010

NSW Energy Minister John Robertson's faith in the free market to deliver cash payments for households producing solar power is misplaced, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Solar scheme will cost NSW households just eight cents a day

Solar scheme will cost NSW households just eight cents a day

04 January 2010

The NSW solar feed in tariff scheme will have a miniscule impact on household power bills compared to the Keneally government's plans to lumber the state with coal powered wires and poles for decades to come, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Backing renewables will bring jobs boom to Illawarra

Backing renewables will bring jobs boom to Illawarra

17 November 2009

The Green Jobs Illawarra Action Plan released this week highlights the rich future available to regions that embrace the battle against climate change, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Seven years too short to kick start a solar revolution in NSW

Seven years too short to kick start a solar revolution in NSW

10 November 2009

Greens MP John Kaye warned that the proposed seven year life of Nathan Rees' solar feed in tariff scheme would be too short to create on-going jobs and substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Integral's solar school fiasco sends wrong message

Integral's solar school fiasco sends wrong message

18 August 2009

Energy Minister Ian Macdonald should move quickly to ensure that solar panels installed on NSW schools are connected to the grid, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Wind energy revolution will still be waiting for Rees govt

Wind energy revolution will still be waiting for Rees govt

17 August 2009

The Greens welcomed the Rees government's recognition that wind energy generation in NSW is falling behind other states but the twenty two month holiday from development fees will not be long enough to solve the problem, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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