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Bentley gas drilling suspension shows social licence is critical

Bentley gas drilling suspension shows social licence is critical

15 May 2014 by maxphillips

Media release - 15 May 2014 Greens mining spokesperson, Jeremy Buckingham today welcomed news that the government has suspended Metgasco’s licence to drill for gas in the Northern Rivers because of a failure to consult with the local community, saying that it was a huge win for the people power and the community and a [...]

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Government & Rio Tinto should respect Supreme Court’s decision

Government & Rio Tinto should respect Supreme Court’s decision

07 April 2014 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE - 7 April 2014 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham today congratulated the people of Bulga on their win in the Supreme Court, which dismissed an appeal brought by Rio Tinto and the NSW Government.  He called on both appellants to now respect the decision of the court by dropping plans to [...]

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Govt bungles aquifer interference policy on Santos’ giant coal seam gas project

Govt bungles aquifer interference policy on Santos’ giant coal seam gas project

04 April 2014 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE  4 April 2014 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham today expressed his dismay that the government’s centrepiece policy to protect groundwater, the Aquifer Interference policy, will not apply to the assessment of Santos’ 850 gas well project, despite admissions from Santos that there are risks to aquifers, a record of contamination [...]

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Ground water contaminated with uranium 20x limit & other poisonous elements – game over for coal seam gas

Ground water contaminated with uranium 20x limit & other poisonous elements - game over for coal seam gas

08 March 2014 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE - 8 March 2014 Ground water contaminated with uranium 20x limit & other poisonous elements - game over for coal seam gas The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham today called on the NSW government to halt all coal seam gas projects after the NSW Environmental Protection Authority found that gas company Santos [...]

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Fenton tour website

A Warning from Wyoming - John Fenton Tour

07 February 2014 by maxphillips

In Feb/March 2014 we are bringing John Fenton, a cattle rancher from the USA, out to Australia where he will be telling his story of how fracking for gas poisoned the water in his home town of Pavillion, Wyoming. Following the drilling of 200 gas wells in his region, drinking water now has to be [...]

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96.6% of NSW still open for fracking

96.6% of NSW still open for fracking

28 January 2014 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE - 28 January 2014 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham today called on the O’Farrell government to increase the land area protected from coal seam gas after only 3.37% of NSW was protected from fracking in its ‘finalised’ CSG reforms saying that many productive agricultural areas and water resources, as well as [...]

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Artificial gas shortage can be fixed with domestic gas reserve

Artificial gas shortage can be fixed with domestic gas reserve

29 November 2013 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE - 29 November 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham called on government and industry to discuss domestic gas reservation as a sensible regulatory response after the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) in its Gas Statement of Opportunities 2013 predicted a gas shortage in the East Coast network - particularly in NSW [...]

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Greens welcome industry recognition that there is no gas crisis for NSW

Greens welcome industry recognition that there is no gas crisis for NSW

04 October 2013 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE - 4 October 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham welcomed comments from BG Australia chairperson Catherine Tanna yesterday that there was no gas crisis.  She told a conference in Canberra that: “Gas is available, it may not be at a price that matches historical prices, but it is available.” “Ms Tanna’s [...]

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Fracking near Gloucester homes under AGL’s latest coal seam gas plan

Fracking near Gloucester homes under AGL’s latest coal seam gas plan

02 October 2013 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE - 2 October 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham called on the O’Farrell Government to honour its promise not to allow coal seam gas within 2km of residential areas and reject a proposal lodged by AGL yesterday to frack four coal seam gas wells in the Gloucester Valley.   AGL lodged [...]

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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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