Archive | September, 2013

Inquiry needed into coal seam gas licences

30 September 2013 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE - 30 September 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham has called for an inquiry into the issuing of coal seam gas licences in NSW, after revelations that companies with no experience or real financial backing have been granted petroleum licences, as well as a company owned by Mr Travers Duncan and [...]

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Minister Macfarlane’s chest beating will only strengthen opposition against coal seam gas

26 September 2013 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE - 26 September 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham responded to the Federal Minister for Resources, Ian Macfarlane’s speech at a coal seam gas conference today, by saying his bravado will not earn a social licence for coal seam gas to operate, and called on the government to put the national [...]

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Origin gas purchase shows NSW gas ‘shortage’ is overblown

Origin gas purchase shows NSW gas ‘shortage’ is overblown

20 September 2013 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE - 20 September 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham said today that the agreement by BHP and Exxon to supply over 432 petajoules of gas from Bass Strait to Origin Energy for use in NSW showed that the assertion of a gas supply crisis was overblown. Mr Buckingham has put a [...]

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Coalition declares war on farmers and communities by backing coal seam gas*

Coalition declares war on farmers and communities by backing coal seam gas*

18 September 2013 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE - 18 September 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham said new federal Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane had effectively declared war on farmers and communities resisting coal seam gas after he labelled opponents “noisy protesters” and “minority groups”, citing “the need to make sure we get this gas out of the ground” [...]

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Key documents withheld by Shenhua over coal licence

Key documents withheld by Shenhua over coal licence

02 September 2013 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE - 2 September 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham is calling on coal giant Shenhua to come clean and allow the release of key documents relating to their exploration licence, after the company blocked twenty key documents from being release with a freedom of information request lodged by the Greens.  “I [...]

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Lapindo Mud Volcano

02 September 2013 by maxphillips


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