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How Australia’s coal country past is scuppering its renewable energy future

  Image: Shutterstock The crucial climate change summit in Glasgow has just begun, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is bringing his widely criticised plan for net-zero emissions...

Australia’s first offshore wind farm bill was a long time coming, but here are 4 reasons it’s not up to scratch yet

  Picture: Shuttlestock After years of waiting, the federal government finally introduced Australia’s first offshore electricity legislation in parliament yesterday. The bill will establish a regulatory framework...

Wind turbines off the coast could help Australia become an energy superpower, research finds

  Image: Shutterstock Offshore wind farms are an increasingly common sight overseas. But Australia has neglected the technology, despite the ample wind gusts buffeting much...

A ‘100% renewables’ target might not mean what you think it means. An energy expert explains

  Picture: Shuttlestock In the global effort to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, achieving a “100% renewables” electricity system is considered ideal. Some Australian...

Wondering if your energy company takes climate change seriously? A new report reveals the answer

  Picture: Shuttlestock A landmark report released last week put coal and gas on notice. For the first time, the International Energy Agency (IEA) declared reaching net-zero...

Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet

  Picture: Shuttlestock Australian governments are busy designing the nation’s transition to a clean energy future. Unfortunately, in a misguided effort to ensure electricity supplies...

Labor proposes discounts for electric cars and ‘community batteries’ to store solar power

 Picture: Darren England/AAP   Anthony Albanese will promise a Labor government would deliver a discount to cut the cost of electric cars and install community batteries,...

Now they want to charge households for exporting solar electricity to the grid — it’ll send the system backwards

 Picture: Shuttlestock It’s come to this. The Australian Energy Markets Commission has produced a draft decision that will make households and small business with solar panels pay...

Electricity has become a jigsaw. Coal is unable to provide the missing pieces

 Image: Bohbeh/Shutterstock There’s something the energy minister said when they announced the early closure of Victoria’s second-biggest coal-fired power station last week that was less...

Against the odds, South Australia is a renewable energy powerhouse. How on Earth did they do it?

 Picture: Shuttlestock Less than two decades ago, South Australia generated all its electricity from fossil fuels. Last year, renewables provided a whopping 60% of the state’s electricity...
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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.