MEDIA RELEASE - 15 September 2011 The Greens mining spokesperson, Jeremy Buckingham MLC, has congratulated the community for their response and engagement with the NSW Upper House Inquiry into coal seam gas with more than 800 submissions being lodged. “The significant public response to the inquiry should be a wake up call for the government [...]

MEDIA RELEASE 16 September 2011 The Greens mining spokesperson, Jeremy Buckingham MLC, slammed the O’Farrell Government for selling out farmers in renewing the mining exploration licences for BHP and Shenhua Watermark on the Liverpool Plains. “The renewal of coal exploration licences on the Liverpool Plains means our precious water resources and prime agricultural areas are [...]

MEDIA RELEASE 6 September 2011 The Greens mining spokesperson, Jeremy Buckingham MLC, has called on the government to also lift the royalty rate on gold and other major minerals in NSW from its current measly rate of 4%, or else the royalty increase on coal will look like a cynical exercise in political distraction.  “If [...]

MEDIA RELEASE 5 September 2011 The Greens mining spokesperson, Jeremy Buckingham MLC, has labelled as ‘desperate’ a new ‘We Want CSG’ advertising campaign launched by the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) yesterday. “The gas industry seems to think it can spend millions on a slick advertising campaign to paper over the legitimate concerns [...]