http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/victoria-coleman/ Victoria Coleman is the senior sustainability policy officer for consumer advocate CHOICE. Before joining CHOICE she was the program manager for the University of Cambridge Program for Industry in the UK, and an environmental policy and education Officer for Hornsby Shire Council. Victoria is deeply committed to equipping consumers with information that helps them make more sustainable choices both at home and at work, including ensuring consumers get a fair deal in the carbon offset market, on energy efficiency, and in the proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS). en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/operator-give-me-the-dirtiest-electricity-youve-got/ I recently rang my electricity company to discuss GreenPower. I knew I wanted 100% GreenPower but I didn’t want it now. I wanted it in January 2010. Right now, I want to do my bit to keep the government’s 2009 GreenPower baseline as low as possible – so my efforts towards emissions reductions really count. ‘Give me the dirtiest coal electricity you have,’ I said to the operator. I explained that under the government’s proposed emissions trading scheme, me paying extra for GreenPower wouldn’t actually reduce Australia’s carbon emissions – beyond what would happen if I didn’t take any action at all. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Victoria Coleman) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/operator-give-me-the-dirtiest-electricity-youve-got/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/operator-give-me-the-dirtiest-electricity-youve-got/#item810 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:50:35 +0000 Victoria Coleman | Author bios | The Punch