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Hazelwood Power Station is one of the dirtiest coal power plants in the industrialised world and was due to be shut down in 2009 – however the Victorian ALP Government allowed its life span to be extended to 2031. Hazelwood emits around 17 million tonnes of CO2 every year and is a dangerous, polluting and outdated way to make electricity.
