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	<title>Chris Harris</title>
	<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au</link>
	<description>Sydney City Greens Councillor Chris Harris</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Clover chooses developers over community</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/08/18/clover-chooses-developers-over-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/08/18/clover-chooses-developers-over-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Council</category>

		<category>Development</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lord Mayor Clover Moore has voted to side with developers over the community in the ongoing case of the Barangaroo development.  At a Council meeting last Monday I introduced a motion calling for the City to provide $10 000 to the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) should it proceed with legal action in conjunction with the Barangaroo Action Group if new development [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouraging low emissions technology</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/07/26/encouraging-low-emissions-technology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/07/26/encouraging-low-emissions-technology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Environment</category>

		<category>power generation</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The technology now exists to allow us to massively cut our greenhouse gas emissions, as I hope has become apparent from my many previous posts on this topic.  Renewable and low emissions energy technology has advanced so much in the last few years that the barriers against their widespread uptake, and against the replacement of dirty and inefficient coal fired power, are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harold Park planning proposal before Council</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/07/21/harold-park-planning-proposal-before-council/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/07/21/harold-park-planning-proposal-before-council/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Media Release</category>

		<category>Development</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The draft planning proposal for Harold Park was presented to Council&#8217;s Planning, Development and Transport Committee On Monday 19th July.  The plan can be found here.  I have mixed feelings on the plan and when it comes back to Council next week I will support it being exhibited for community comment but will not give it an endorsement until [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A new era in solar thermal power</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/07/14/a-new-era-in-solar-thermal-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/07/14/a-new-era-in-solar-thermal-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Environment</category>

		<category>power generation</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Opponents of renewable energy love to trot out the tired old line that it can’t provide baseload power.  This statement has been incorrect for many years and as technology continues to develop (despite the pathetic investment made in this area by both state and Federal governments) the ability of renewables to meet all our power [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing back life to Sydney Harbour</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/30/bringing-back-life-to-sydney-harbour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/30/bringing-back-life-to-sydney-harbour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Environment</category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/30/bringing-back-life-to-sydney-harbour/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sydney Harbour runs a tight race with Uluru to take the title of Australia&#8217;s most iconic and recognisable feature and likely has as bigger role in bringing tourism revenue to our country.  However, while Uluru is protected by a National Park, World Heritage Declaration and joint management with the traditional owners of the land Sydney Harbour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tennis players give back to community</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/25/tennis-players-give-back-to-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/25/tennis-players-give-back-to-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>community facilities</category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/25/tennis-players-give-back-to-community/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Things are looking up in the ongoing saga surrounding the tender to manage the City of Sydney&#8217;s tennis courts (for background information see my previous post on this matter).  At the last Council meeting a motion was passed to restart the tender process with criteria that would capture the true benefit to the community of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stormwater dampens Frasers&#8217; sustainable image</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/24/stormwater-dampens-frasers-sustainable-image/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/24/stormwater-dampens-frasers-sustainable-image/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Media Release</category>

		<category>Environment</category>

		<category>Development</category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/24/stormwater-dampens-frasers-sustainable-image/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite making numerous commitments to sustainability, Fraser&#8217;s have failed to control environmentally damaging stormwater runoff from their redevelopment of the Carlton United Breweries site on Broadway (see images).  Below is a media release on the matter that I sent out last week.  Many thanks to local sustainability expert Michael Mobbs for bringing this matter to my attention and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moore excludes opponents from democratic process</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/11/moore-excludes-opponents-from-democratic-process/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/11/moore-excludes-opponents-from-democratic-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Environment</category>

		<category>Development</category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/11/moore-excludes-opponents-from-democratic-process/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lord Mayor Clover Moore&#8217;s exclusion of Councillors from meetings is undemocratic.  Below is a media release I sent out today detailing how her recent uncooperative approach to meeting times is unfair and exclusionary. 
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City of Sydney Greens Cr Chris Harris was critical of undemocratic action by the Lord Mayor Clover Moore who deliberately reduced Greens representation at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petition for skate park</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/09/petition-for-skate-park/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/09/petition-for-skate-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>community facilities</category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/09/petition-for-skate-park/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I presented a 1000 signature petition from skaters to a Council meeting. The petition urges the City to build the skate park that it has already spent significant time and money planning for Prince Alfred Park.  After weeks of trying to present the petition to Lord Mayor Clover Moore, who talks big on skate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making up for climate change inaction</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/04/making-up-for-climate-change-inaction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/04/making-up-for-climate-change-inaction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Federal Politics</category>

		<category>Environment</category>

		<category>power generation</category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/06/04/making-up-for-climate-change-inaction/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A sad state of affairs has descended over Australian politics in recent months. What went from a mad rush by both the Labor and Liberal parties to prove their climate change credentials in the lead up to the 2007 Federal election has degenerated into a mass of inaction.  Prominent Liberals say that climate change is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Response to Liberal anti-Greens Tweeting</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/05/28/response-to-liberal-anti-greens-tweeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/05/28/response-to-liberal-anti-greens-tweeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 07:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Media Release</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Liberal Councillor Shayne Mallard is a big fan of Twitter - he posted 15 times during this week’s Council committee meetings.  Two of those posts in particular caught my eye because they included a couple of unfair comments about the Greens:
http://twitter.com/ShayneMallard/status/14604440665
http://twitter.com/ShayneMallard/status/14604681033
Below is a media release I sent out today responding to Councillor Mallards comments. 
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City of Sydney Councillor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Street supports Greens call to release Metro documents</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/05/26/justice-street-supports-greens-call-to-release-metro-documents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/05/26/justice-street-supports-greens-call-to-release-metro-documents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 00:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Transport</category>

		<category>NSW Government</category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/05/26/justice-street-supports-greens-call-to-release-metro-documents/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The NSW government have decided to add insult to the injury that was the failed CBD Metro by refusing to release 45 boxes of documents relating to land acquisitions and planning decisions carried out for the project.  After wasting half a billion dollars of taxpayers money on the cancelled project the government are trying to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harold Park</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/04/28/harold-park/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/04/28/harold-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Development</category>

		<category>NSW Government</category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/04/28/harold-park/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Harold Park’s owners have an obligation to create a development that favours the public good over profit. 
However if current plans for the redevelopment of Harold Park Paceway go ahead the iconic, though little used, race track will be transformed into a new mini suburb between Glebe and Forest Lodge.  A suburb where close to 2000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community voice wins out for Regent st garden</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/04/22/community-voice-wins-out-for-regent-st-garden/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/04/22/community-voice-wins-out-for-regent-st-garden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Development</category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/04/22/community-voice-wins-out-for-regent-st-garden/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stories about developers trampling over the desires of local communities are all too common these days.  I know I publish a lot more about problems here than I’d have to in an ideal world but once in a while a good news story comes along and I want to take this opportunity to share with you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Residents furious at CoFA backflip</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/04/19/residents-furious-at-cofa-backflip/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/04/19/residents-furious-at-cofa-backflip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Development</category>

		<category>NSW Government</category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2010/04/19/residents-furious-at-cofa-backflip/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seemed like the battle of the CoFA development was over but the University of NSW has turned its back on the community once again.  In my previous post on this topic I discussed how City of Sydney Council had reached a compromise agreement between Paddington residents and the University about the streets trucks would use during the [...]]]></description>
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