http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/taxonomy/term/1760/all en http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal/2010/12/15/activist-brings-offshore-gas-tug-to-a-halt <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A local activist has prevented the tug supplying the controversial offshore gas drilling rig from leaving the Port of Newcastle by attaching himself inside the tug.</p> <p>The <em>Tour Maline</em>, which is berthed at the T1 terminal at Honeysuckle, was preparing itself to send supplies to the <em>Ocean Patriot</em> for exploratory drilling for gas and other minerals 55km off the shore of Newcastle.</p> <p>Rising Tide spokesperson Phillipa Parsons said that offshore gas and/or oil drilling was too risky and could destroy the marine and coastal environment.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Geography:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/geography/australia/new-south-wales/newcastle">Newcastle</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-5 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/climate-change">climate change</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/protest">protest</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/direct-action">direct action</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/gas">gas</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/fraccing">fraccing</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/tug">tug</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/ocean-patriot">ocean patriot</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/tour-maline">tour maline</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/indymedia.org.au/drupal/keywords/coast">coast</a></div></div></div> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:06:25 +0000 Anonymous 2280 at http://localhost/indymedia.org.au/drupal