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Manyseek green future at clean energyforums Man y seek gr een fu tur e at cl ean energy for ums CLEAN energy f orums held in Tam- worth over the past two days sug- gest there is a “fair bit of interest” among local people in a greener future, New England MP Tony Windsor says. Mr Windsor said a couple of hun- dred people attended Thursday night’s public forum and the same figures again were seen at yester- day’ s school forum. “I was really pleased and the feedback was very good, too, ” Mr Windsor said. Mr Windsor organised the events in conjunction with the Australian Conservation Foundation to inform residents about the oppor- tunities and advantages the clean energy industry is anticipated to provide. Attendees heard from a range of individuals and organisations involved in the clean energy indus- try, including Armidale entrepre- neur Adam Blakester from New England Wind, who hopes to devel- op a community-owned wind farm. Topics included clean energy projects already under way in Aus- tralia and around the world; the carbon price; how money can be made from the carbon farming ini- tiative; biogas plants and employ- ment opportunities. Mr Windsor said people in the local areas, including farmers, were already investigating carbon farm- ing and more sustainable practices. Others such as Mr Blakester and Pacific Hydro, the developer of the Moree solar farm, were looking to take advantage of the increasing shift to renewable e nergy, he said. GOING GREEN: McCarthy Catholic College students Hannah McPherson, lef t, and Brooke Aston- Brien learn more about the clean energy industry from the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Ed Butler. Photo: Geoff O’Neill 090312GOA0105 Media Monitors Client Service Centre 1300 880 082 Copyright Agency Ltd (CAL) licenced copy Northern Daily Leader, Tamworth NSW 10 Mar 2012 General News, page 11 - 243.82 cm² Regional - circulation 7,345 (MTWTFS-) ID 137135572 PAGE 1 of 1
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Manyseek green future
at clean energyforums
Many seek green future
at clean energy forumsCLEAN energy forums held in Tam-
worth over the past two days sug-gest there is a “fair bit of interest”
among local people in a greenerfuture, New England MP Tony Windsor says.
Mr Windsor said a couple of hun-dred people attended Thursday night’s public forum and the samefigures again were seen at yester-day’s school forum.
“I was really pleased and thefeedback was very good, too,” Mr
Windsor said.Mr Windsor organised the events
in conjunction with the Australian
CLEANenergyforumsheldinTam- worthoverthepasttwodayssug-gest there is a“fair bit ofinterest”among localpeople inagreenerfuture, New England MP Tony Windsorsays.
MrWindsorsaidacoupleofhun-dred people attended Thursday night’spublicforumandthesamefigures againwere seenat yester-day’sschoolforum.
“I was really pleased and thefeedbackwas verygood, too,”Mr Windsorsaid.
MrWindsororganisedtheeventsinconjunctionwiththeAustralian
ConservationFoundation toinformresidentsabouttheoppor-tunitiesandadvantagesthecleanenergy industry is anticipated toprovide.
Attendeesheardfromarangeof individuals and organisationsinvolvedinthecleanenergyindus-try, including Armidale entrepre-neur Adam Blakester from New EnglandWind,whohopestodevel-opa community-owned windfarm.
Topics included cleanenergy projectsalreadyunderwayinAus-traliaand around the world; the
Conservation Foundation toinform residents about the oppor-tunities and advantages the clean
energy industry is anticipated toprovide. Attendees heard from a range of
individuals and organisationsinvolved in the clean energy indus-try, including Armidale entrepre-neur Adam Blakester from New England Wind, who hopes to devel-op a community-owned windfarm.
Topics included clean energy projects already under way in Aus-tralia and around the world; the
carbon price; how money can bemade from the carbon farming ini-tiative; biogas plants and employ-
ment opportunities.Mr Windsor said people in the
local areas, including farmers, werealready investigating carbon farm-
ing and more sustainablepractices.
Others such as Mr Blakester andPacific Hydro, the developer of theMoree solar farm, were looking to
take advantage of the increasing shift to renewable energy, he said.
carbonprice; how money canbemadefromthecarbonfarmingini-tiative;biogasplantsandemploy-mentopportunities.
Mr Windsor said people inthelocalareas,includingfarmers,werealreadyinvestigatingcarbonfarm-ing and more sustainablepractices.
OtherssuchasMrBlakesterandPacificHydro,thedeveloperoftheMoreesolarfarm,werelookingtotake advantage ofthe increasing shifttorenewableenergy,hesaid.
GOING
GREEN:
McCarthyCatholicCollegestudentsHannahMcPherson,left, andBrooke Aston-Brien learnmore about
the cleanenergyindustry fromthe AustralianConservationFoundation’sEd Butler.Photo:Geoff O’Neill
090312GOA0105
Media Monitors Client ServiceCentre 1300 880 082
Copyright Agency Ltd (CAL)licenced copy
Northern Daily Leader, Tamworth NSW
10 Mar 2012
General News, page 11 - 243.82 cm²Regional - circulation 7,345 (MTWTFS-)
ID137135572 PAGE 1 of 1
