Coal Seam Gas

Coal industry bullies infiltrate Australian environmental group.

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 01:58:53 +0000

The environmnetal movement, Landcare Australia is controlled by the fossil fuel and coal seam gas industry by a network of companies and organizations with controversial environmental ethics.

“We have to be aware of the possibility that some might want to partner with Landcare in order to greenwash what might otherwise be bad corporate behaviour.” Campbell Anderson, Landcare in Focus Nov 2012, p12.

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WGAR News: Muckaty no Solution for Sydney's Radioactive Waste: Australian Greens

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 02:07:42 +0000

Newsletter date: 9 March 2014

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* Jon Altman, Tracker: Evidently: Mining is not forever

* Australian Greens: Muckaty no Solution for Sydney's Radioactive Waste
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump in Northern Territory

* Emma Lancaster, The Wire: Gomeroi people call on Environment Minister to stop destruction of sacred sites [Featuring Dolly Talbott - Gomeroi elder and spokesperson]

* The Wilderness Society: Farmers and community stand strong to protect the Pilliga from coal seam gas

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CSG drilling rig workers in Queensland exposed to radiation by Schlumberger

gonzo — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 10:43:22 +0000

On Friday 28 February, four Weatherford drilling rig workers at a QGC coal seam gas (CSG) well site near Tara in Queensland were exposed to as yet undisclosed levels of radiation. They handled a radioactive equipment component left at the site by workers from another oil and gas services company, Schlumberger. The radiation source was not shielded and labeled as required by regulation.(1)

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WGAR News: Aboriginal Cultural Heritage under attack: The Wire

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 07:35:23 +0000

Newsletter date: 4 December 2013

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* The Wire: Aboriginal Cultural Heritage under attack [Featuring Steven Talbott, spokesperson for the Gomeroi Elders of Gunnedah]
* Tracker: Community members protest NSW C&H laws

* Stop Pilliga Coal Seam Gas

* Audioboo: Audio: Long awaited Aboriginal Heritage Bill disappoints [Featuring Legal officer for the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, Michael Mansell]
* Linda Seaborn, Green Left: Tasmanian Aboriginal community vow to fight heritage protection bill

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Video: Campbelltown rally hears how Sydney's water catchments under threat from CSG

takver — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:29:27 +0000

On Sunday around 300 residents rallied in Campbelltown in western Sydney and called on the NSW state government and Federal Government to protect drinking water and drinking water catchments, and for local communities to protect their farmland and water resources from Coal seam gas (CSG) development. Jess Moore from Stop CSG Illawarra spoke passionately and outlined the campaign to stop coal seam gas mining in Sydney's water catchments and the threat it poses to the millions of people who live in greater Sydney area. Here is her speech with transcription.

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Environment minister approves fossil fuel projects increasing carbon emissions 8% per year

takver — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:23:53 +0000

Maules Creek and Boggabri coal mines, and the Gloucester CSG Field in New South Wales get conditional go ahead from the Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke increasing Australia's contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Decision strongly condemned by the local community and conservationists, with court challenge being flagged as possible.

Environment Minister Tony Burke has conditionally approved the Whitehaven Maules Creek open cut coal mine near Narrabri in the Leard State Forest as well as the four fold expansion of the neighboring Idemitsu Boggabri coal mine, and a major Coal Seam Gas field near Gloucester being undertaken by AGL Energy.

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Coal seam gas field proposal for Pilliga Scrub withdrawn by Santos

takver — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:20:29 +0000

The Adelaide headquartered mining and energy company Santos has withdrawn proposals for development of the Pilliga gas field near Narrabri in north western New South Wales.

Santos took over Eastern Star Gas' assets in the Pilliga Forest in 2011 with the intention of developing 550 duel coal seam gas wells and associated infrastructure. They were vigorously opposed by the local community and activist groups including the Wilderness Society. Conservationists have welcomed the withdrawal but are aware that further proposals may be submitted in future.

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Carcinogenic chemicals in 5 water bores around the Qld town of Dalby

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:16:54 +0000

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Takin' it to the streets....

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Stop coal seam gas mining action: Sydney 18 August 201

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:33:30 +0000

There was a dramatic unfurling of a giant "Enough Is Enough: Stop Coal & Gas Expansion" banner by two activists who abseiled down the front of the hotel where mining company executives were meeting to plan the wholesale exploitation of NSW even at the cost of communities and the environment. This was the highlight the protest organised by Lock The Gate, an alliance of urban and rural groups opposing coal seam gas mining.
Text, video and picture by Peter Boyle

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Drew Hutton arrested at gas pipeline blockade

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:16:51 +0000

On March 29th Drew Hutton, spokesperson for Friends of the Earth and leading campaigner for the national Lock the Gate campaign, was arrested at the Tara anti-coal seam gas blockade. He appeared in court the following day after spending the night in custody where he was bailed to appear in court in April.

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Cessnock Council unanimously votes against coal seam gas

webboy — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:06:22 +0000

At the Cessnock Council Meeting on 6 October 2010, Councillor Dale Troy moved a rescission motion on part of the Cessnock LEP 2010 to put an amendment to exclude mining and extractive activities from the zone containing the vineyards.

This motion, seconded by Councillor James Ryan, welcomed by WAGE and the Hunter Valley Protection Alliance (HVPA) was supported without contest by the Council.

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