News
Costa's carbon double dipping bad for households & environment
Thursday 07 August 2008
Plans by the nation's electricity generators to pass on their emissions trading costs to consumers is yet another argument for not compensating large polluters, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Sydney rally raises urgency of reducing threat of nuclear war
Saturday 02 August 2008
Greens NSW MP John Kaye will use his address to today's Hiroshima Day Rally in Sydney to call for Australia to end its uranium exports to nuclear weapons states.
Snowy CEO should stop using public money to push sell-off
Thursday 31 July 2008
The CEO of Snowy Hydro has again used his Corporation's resources to push for the sell-off of Australia's largest renewable energy generator, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
NSW emissions trading scheme would only set bad example
Thursday 31 July 2008
NSW Climate Change Minister Verity Firth's claim for Sydney to become the hub for the national Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) conceals the many failings of the Iemma government's own emissions trading system, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Anti-abortion message pushed in public schools is attack on rights
Wednesday 30 July 2008
The Iemma government is turning a blind eye to an extremist Protestant group being allowed to push its anti-abortion message in some public school classes, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Greens call for Hatz to stand up to Hillsong & suspend Shine
Monday 28 July 2008
Acting Education Minister John Hatzistergos should not be intimated by the political power of Hillsong. He should immediately suspend the controversial Shine program being run by the church in at least 20 NSW public schools, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Greens call for NSW govt support for bill to terminate trans fats
Sunday 27 July 2008
The Iemma government should follow the lead of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and ban trans fats, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Iemma hangs on to power sell-off fantasy
Saturday 26 July 2008
It's time for NSW Premier Morris Iemma to admit that the Rudd government's emissions trading scheme combined with widespread community opposition has fatally damaged his plans to privatise the state's electricity industry, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Power generators compensation would be good money after bad
Friday 25 July 2008
The Electricity Supply Associations of Australia's (ESAA) own modelling demonstrates the dangers of providing emissions trading compensation to coal-fired electricity generators, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Is Parkes gas power station a stalking horse for power sell-off?
Tuesday 22 July 2008
TransGrid's intention to build a new high voltage power line from Manildra to Parkes will make International Power's proposed $50 million gas-fired power station at Parkes redundant, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.