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| Latest update: CPR Inc submitted its response to GHD's draft Environmental Impact Statement (click here to read) - the deadline is today, Friday 12 December 2008 You can email: listenact@ghd.com.au or submit comment at www.ctceis.com.au Over on The RiotACT! is a discussion on the Auditor-General's findings on the flaws of the site selection process - click here to read more |
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At the request of the ABC we have temporarily removed our video, while we seek permission to use the ABC's footage of the news bulletin. The footage is of the claim by Chief Minister (Jon Stanhope) that the power station was down-scaled due to community concern and the proponents being good corporate citizens and blaming the community for the loss of $1bn of investment in the territory. The reality is that he signed a brief (7 February 2008) BEFORE the plans were filed (27 March 2008) acknowledging that it was not economically viable in its larger form and this was later confirmed by Michael Costello, CEO of ActewAGL.  Have your say - chat in our forumOur forum is now online so drop in and join the discussion (guests can browse and read, registration required to add your comments) Why are we concerned? A consortium led by ActewAGL is seeking to build data storage warehouses supported by a polluting 45MW (MegaWatt) fossil-fuel gas-fired power station (comprising 24/7 x 3 jet turbines) on Broadacre land in a rural buffer zone next to homes in the Tuggeranong Valley, Canberra The power station will impact the environment and affect the health of thousands of Canberrans The site was advertised in the media as being in Hume, but isn't - it's in the district of Tuggeranong, within 1km of residential suburbs in Southern Canberra The project appears to be more about profits than it is about benefit to the people of Canberra Lack of transparency and accountability - the public has been mislead, misinformed and has not been consulted. CPR launches "Leave Labor Blank" campaign In an effort to create a more evenly distributed balance of power in the Legislative Assembly, CPR Inc has produced 3 flyers & a trailer, calling for the electorate to "Leave Labor Blank" Download flyer (Adobe PDF, A4, black & white, double-sided, 1.2Mb) Make your vote count on October 18 CPR talks with political candidates In an effort to ensure that the data centres and gas-fired power station are NOT developed on the current proposed site, we have gained support from CAP (Community Alliance Party) and the ACT Liberals. CAP, Greens & Liberal parties recently attended CPR weekly meetings to state their position with respect to the development. How many jobs will be created by the data centre or the new power station? Data centres do not need many people to run them. Power Stations are all automated. The maximum number of jobs during construction could be 100-150 and at the meeting on Monday 28 April, the ActewAGL spokesman admitted employment would be minimal with an estimate of about 5 - 50 people at the most. The hundreds of car parking spaces set aside in the plan, are apparently for, again according to Carston Larson the ActewAGL project manager “if there is a disaster”. He was, we believe, referring to a disaster off site and presumably he would then expect hundreds of people to flood into the data centre to protect their data ruined from off site. We find this difficult to believe as other data centres do not hold that many car parking spaces and we do not see the purpose of concreting and maintaining a car park of this considerable size for the rare chance that people will need to access the data centre all at the same time. We believe the car parking spaces may be allocated now and will be used later to expand the Power Station size and increase the profit for ActewAGL. - The vast majority of this $1 billion construction could be given to an out of state construction company (big enough to handle it). |
Library of key documents Letters from CPR Inc To Chief Minister re draft EIS urgency - 08 Dec 08 To MLAs re alternative site - 07 Dec 08 To Liberals & Greens re when moving? - 04 Dec 08 To Chief Minister re representation - 01 Dec 08 To Chief Minister re people - 27 Nov 08 To Minister for Planning re extension - 24 Nov 08 To Minister for Planning re EIS - 24 Nov 08 To MLAs re draft EIS - 23 Nov 08 To MLAs re compensation claims - 21 Nov 08 To Zed Seselja re support - 19 Nov 08 To Greens & Liberals re moving - 14 Nov 08 To MLAs re historical timeline - 13 Nov 08 Media releases from CPR Inc Stanhope manipulates planning - 10 Dec 08 Response to alternative site - 07 Dec 08 Re Task Force's alternate site findings - 04 Dec 08 Statement re draft EIS release - 18 Nov 08 Re transferable EIS - 14 Nov 08 Re timeline letter to MLAs - 13 Nov 08 Re-focus media from Greens hysteria - 29 Oct 08 Power Station election issue - 15 Sep 08 Data Centres illegal on Broadacre - 01 Sep 08 Everything pollutes, just add more - 17 Jul 08 Health Forum and NO2 pollution map - 14 Jul 08 Submissions from CPR Inc CPR submission to GHD draft EIS Review of the EPBC Act Health Impact Assessment Steering Group Help us & donate now with PayPal Become a member of CPR Inc You can download our membership form and join CPR Inc for $30, inclusive of first year's membership. All proceeds directly assist CPR Inc in its campaign to have the power station/data centre relocated away from residential areas and not to be developed on the horse paddocks in Tuggeranong.
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Disclaimer: This web site was created to aid Canberra residents in gaining information regarding the ACTEWAGL proposed development of a major utility gas-fired power station and data centre. The contents of this site have been provided by other concerned residents who do not have the resources, either time nor money, that ACTEWAGL have to commission investigations, surveys and reports. These residents do have some skills and expertise in the areas they have provided details. They may make mistakes in their figures, especially those relating to high technology. They did not do this deliberately to mislead and any corrections are welcomed. We ask that you use this web site as a source of information and research details for yourself. The creators of this web site do not support all the views contained on this web site and again stress this site is provided as a resource for Canberrans to gain information and support research into this $2 billion project. It will affect you - use your voice.
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